Worm infestations can be bothersome, but with a few practical steps, you can effectively manage and prevent them. Follow these simple guidelines to keep your home and surroundings worm-free: Regular Cleaning: Maintain cleanliness in your living spaces. Vacuum carpets, mop floors, and dust surfaces frequently to eliminate worm eggs andContinue Reading
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common health issue that can lead to serious complications. To manage this condition effectively, you need to do the following: Know Your Numbers: Understand what blood pressure readings mean. Normal is around 120/80 mm Hg. Hypertension is diagnosed when consistently above this range.Continue Reading
Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, can be a serious health concern. Here’s a simple point-by-point guide to help you understand and tackle this preventable disease: Understand malaria: Know that malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite, transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. Recognise symptoms: Familiarise yourself with common symptoms likeContinue Reading
Effective wound cleaning is an essential skill that requires proper training and practice to master. The process involves the removal of infected or dead tissue from the wound using scalpels or enzymes. This not only helps to keep the wound clean but also promotes faster healing. Interestingly, sterile maggots ofContinue Reading
Many people adopt tooth brushing as their primary method of oral hygiene. Tooth brushing is a mechanical means of eliminating microbial biofilm (dental plaque) from the oral cavity. Evidence has shown that dental plaque is implicated in the initiation and progression of the commonest oral diseases – dental caries andContinue Reading
Dentinal hypersensitivity (DHS) is a common and significant dental condition typically characterized by a brief sharp pain in response to exogenous, non-noxious stimuli. This condition negatively affects patients’ quality of life and may disturb their eating, drinking, brushing, and sometimes even breathing. The exact nociceptive mechanisms of DHS have notContinue Reading
Obesity – excessive amount of body fat, is a key public health concern, the world over. It is occurring in epidemic proportions in many populations. We need good health to be able to live life like we ought to and to be productive in our endeavours; but obesity impairs goodContinue Reading
Noma (Cancrum Oris) is a destructive and disfiguring disease that affects the tissues of the mouth and face. This disease has affinity for children who are not eating well, live in poor communities, have low body immunity, and do not take care of their mouth very well. However, this diseaseContinue Reading
There has been an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Germany, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Uganda, Netherlands, USA, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Kenya, and South Africa. Equatorial Guinea is still reeling under the burden of an outbreak. MVD is a severe fever that causes serious bleedingContinue Reading
Remember the Oxford University’s Malaria Vaccine (the R21/Matrix-M vaccine) that Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority approved for use in children aged 5-36 months last week? Nigeria has just become the second nation to approve it for use. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) communicated theContinue Reading
