Though hidden mostly behind shoes, your feet should receive care and attention. With diabetes, they will need extra care as you might begin to experience open sores, swelling, ‘pins and needle-like sensations and loss of sensitivity in your feet.
Diabetes often leads to circulation problems and nerve damage, especially in the legs and feet. And this can make you lose the sense of feeling in your…
As a woman, few things are as scary as noticing a lump in your breast. You start to worry about a thousand bad possibilities. This is understandable, but do not panic – not every breast lump is cancerous. It is, however, still important to get evaluated by a doctor when you notice any type of lump in your breasts.
Breast cancer is pretty common among women. According to the International…
If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that mosquitoes are annoying.
The humming sound and the discomfort can make you swat carelessly for eons hoping to trap one between your palms. But the irritation is actually the smallest of your worries. Mosquitoes are notorious for spreading malaria.
Malaria is spread by a parasite that is transmitted through the bite of the female anopheles…
It is quite common to hear Nigerians say, “don’t stress yourself; do you want to have a high B.P.?” It sure works as a means of pacification because people know the severity of this condition.
Having normal blood pressure is essential to living a healthy life. This is because when the pressure that forces the blood to flow around the circulatory system is not present, nutrients or oxygen…
You must have heard of the amazing, almost magical benefits of good food to your health. Food can be a remedy for illnesses, especially those caused by nutrient deficiencies. But what can food do for illnesses caused by other factors like sexual contact? Can nutrition help make it better?
Sexually transmitted infections are infections that are passed on from one person to another through sexual…
For the average Nigerian, every illness is either malaria or typhoid.
Even before a proper diagnosis, headaches, fever and other symptoms are met with a quick run to the pharmacy for OTC malaria drugs or a dash across the street to purchase bitter-tasting local herbal mixtures that claim to treat typhoid and ‘flush the system’.
Malaria and typhoid are two illnesses that are very common in this…
Do you feel a tightness or squeezing sensation in your chest? Or regularly experience a burning sensation in your chest region?
One thing is sure- it is not normal. It could be a possible sign of the condition known as angina. Most times, people make the mistake of taking angina as just mere chest pain. There is much more to angina pain. Here, you will discover what angina is, angina symptoms and…
People say many things about Hepatitis B, some true, some untrue. The question now is, is what you know about Hepatitis B true?
Let’s find out as we debunk some myths and discuss facts about Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B causes the liver to get inflamed, and it is caused by a virus called the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is one of the various strains of Hepatitis which ranges from A to E and can be…