COLLAPSED!

COLLAPSED! Witnessing an individual collapse and lose consciousness can be a tremendously frightening experience. You may get so confused that in a bid to offer help, you end up doing things that might cause more harm than good to the victim. Are you interested in knowing what to do when this happens? Please continue reading. […]

HYPERTENSION SERIES 5 – How to prevent high BP

HYPERTENSION SERIES 5 How to prevent High BP       Do you know it is possible to prevent hypertension even if your parents are Hypertensive? What can you do to avoid this? Keep reading, as this post is an exposition of specific practices that can help you prevent hypertension. These measures also improve blood […]

HYPERTENSION SERIES 4

HYPERTENSION SERIES 4 Do you have hypertension? “God forbid! It’s not my portion.” She said emphatically, circling her right arm around her head thrice and then snapping her fingers. “Alright, ma’am. Have you ever checked your blood pressure before?” “It’s only the sick that need a physician. I have divine health. Sickness can never come […]

HYPERTENSION SERIES 3

HYPERTENSION SERIES 3       “My head is banging like drummers are hitting it. I can’t really describe how I feel but this headache is very bad. I went to bed early because of this headache and still woke up with it this morning.” After asking a few questions about the headache and other symptoms, the […]

HYPERTENSION SERIES 2

HYPERTENSION SERIES 2       Hypertension is like a rat that is eating up your skin while quietly blowing air on your bitten skin. You don’t feel the pain (no symptoms) but the damage is being done anyway. Uncontrolled hypertension gnaws away at your blood vessels, heart, kidneys, etc. Gradually, it destroys your body organs, but […]

HYPERTENSION

HYPERTENSION Over 40 percent of the adult population has high blood pressure! This means 4 in 10 persons. That’s how common it is.Systemic hypertension is a non-communicable disease in which the blood pressure is persistently higher than the normal range for the age group. What is blood pressure?Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted on blood vessels […]

STROKE SERIES 4

STROKE SERIES 4 Stroke treatment, complications, and prevention.Having discussed stroke in detail in the last 3 series, I bet the question on your mind is how it can be treated and how preventable it is. Right? The good news is stroke can be treated. Some cases can be reversed such that the paralysis resolves almost immediately! The […]

STROKE SERIES 3 – Symptoms of stroke.

STROKE SERIES 3 Symptoms of stroke.       Stroke symptoms are numerous and varied. This largely depends on the part of the brain affected and the type of stroke. Stoke may manifest with classic dramatic changes or confusing symptoms. Dramatic because it’s so sudden in someone who was hitherto fit as a fiddle. Confusing because some […]

STROKE SERIES 2

STROKE SERIES 2 Who is at risk of having a stroke?Last week we started the stroke series where we discussed the burden of stroke and its types. Strokes may affect both the young and elderly. Most people who attribute it to aspiritual attack do so because of the sudden nature of symptoms of a stroke.A stroke […]

Stroke

STROKE Every year, over 16 million people all over the world suffer a stroke. Stroke is a leadingcause of death and disability worldwide. It is more common in men than in women. In low and middle-income countries like Nigeria, stroke is most common in the middle age group (the forties to sixties) but also seen in young […]