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Stress overload – Recognizing the symptoms

Do you think illness is to blame for your aches and pains, the “malaria” that never gets better, your sleepless nights or inability to concentrate at work? Stress may actually be behind it all. Stress...
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The Harmful Effects of Stress

Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened, are demanding or upset your balance in some way. When you feel threatened, your nervous system responds by releasing stress hormones,...
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Zika Virus – Latest updates

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC has stated that “there is no longer any doubt” that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is directly linked to microcephaly, a severe defect that causes babies...
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World Malaria Day

The HealthZone, Africa’s pre-eminent television health show, in partnership with The Private Sector Healthcare Alliance of Nigeria and St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos hosted a Healthcare Round table to commemorate the World Malaria Day on...
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Malaria – Why we must aim for zero cases

Did you know that approximately 1 out of every 10 of all hospital admissions in Africa are due to malaria? Malaria is the most common reason people seek care in hospitals and clinics. It...
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Malaria in Pregnancy

Did you know that Malaria is the cause of death in one out of every ten women who die from pregnancy-related conditions? Startling as that may sound, when you tally the numbers, it’s even more...
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Every Fever is not Malaria

You develop a fever and headache and feel a bit run down. You decide that you probably have malaria, so you go to your local medicine vendor to buy paracetamol and an anti-malarial drug. ...
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Malaria – Are we winning the battle? (Part 2)

What causes Malaria? If you ask the average person on the street, what causes malaria, the responses range from mosquitoes, to dirty water, to dirty surroundings. The truth is that all cause malaria directly...
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Malaria – Are we winning the battle? (1)

Did you know that an African child still dies every two minutes from malaria? Of the 214 million clinical cases of malaria that occurred globally in 2015, 90% of them were in...
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The “Late Bloomer” could be developmentally delayed.

The other day I attended a baby shower for a friend due with her second baby. Several other mothers were there and some had their children with them. Amidst all the fun and excitement of...
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8 years ago

Do you think illness is to blame for your aches and pains, the “malaria” that never gets better, your sleepless nights or inability to concentrate at work? Stress may actually be behind it all. Stress...

Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened, are demanding or upset your balance in some way. When you feel threatened, your nervous system responds by releasing stress hormones,...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC has stated that “there is no longer any doubt” that Zika virus infection during pregnancy is directly linked to microcephaly, a severe defect that causes babies...

The HealthZone, Africa’s pre-eminent television health show, in partnership with The Private Sector Healthcare Alliance of Nigeria and St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos hosted a Healthcare Round table to commemorate the World Malaria Day on...

Did you know that approximately 1 out of every 10 of all hospital admissions in Africa are due to malaria? Malaria is the most common reason people seek care in hospitals and clinics. It...

Did you know that Malaria is the cause of death in one out of every ten women who die from pregnancy-related conditions? Startling as that may sound, when you tally the numbers, it’s even more...

You develop a fever and headache and feel a bit run down. You decide that you probably have malaria, so you go to your local medicine vendor to buy paracetamol and an anti-malarial drug. ...

What causes Malaria? If you ask the average person on the street, what causes malaria, the responses range from mosquitoes, to dirty water, to dirty surroundings. The truth is that all cause malaria directly...

Did you know that an African child still dies every two minutes from malaria? Of the 214 million clinical cases of malaria that occurred globally in 2015, 90% of them were in...

The other day I attended a baby shower for a friend due with her second baby. Several other mothers were there and some had their children with them. Amidst all the fun and excitement of...