The harmattan season is finally upon up and with it comes some health implications that can lead to sickness if precautions are not taken. Generally known as a dry and dusty time of the year characterized by a temperature which is cold in most places, but can also be hot in certain places, depending on local circumstances. During the harmattan season, there...
Vision problems may affect children from an early age and this can impact their performance in and outside the classroom. It’s therefore important to understand eye health so you can recognize the signs that your child may have a vision problem and possibly need to schedule an appointment for a full eye exam. The doctor may determine whether your child is...
Mushrooms have been consumed as food and used medicinally since ancient times and are widely known for their great taste and health benefits. Some of the roughly 38,000 mushroom varieties are edible, but others are highly poisonous. To avoid any dangers, only consume mushrooms from a reliable source. Packed with a ton of essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, they make for...
It’s important to look forward to having children, but it’s more important to actually prepare yourself for that journey. Also, if you’re aiming at having more children, your uterus needs to be healthier than it was previously. This is to ensure safe delivery, a healthy child, and avoid complications during childbirth. Remember the old saying that goes “You are...
There are home remedies that are effective in treating hemorrhoids in women. Hemorrhoids commonly known as piles are enlarged, swollen veins in the lowest part of the rectum and anus. These veins bulge and get irritated, especially when the patient defecates, and cause bleeding. Common symptoms of hemorrhoids may include anal pain/discomfort, itching/irritation, rectal bleeding, leakage of feces, and swelling or...
Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking, and social abilities. These changes are severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. It isn’t a specific disease; it’s a group of symptoms caused by other conditions. About 5%–8% of adults over 65 have some form of dementia. This percentage doubles every five years...
The world is on high alert again over the news of the emergence of a new Coronavirus variant called Omicron. While it will take scientists some weeks to understand the omicron variant, including how quickly it can spread and what the illness that results from infection looks like, the World Health Organization has already labeled Omicron a “variant of concern”, meaning it...
Fibroids are more common in Black women than in white women, according to research. Uterine fibroids usually appear in women of childbearing age, generally between 30 and 40 years old, but they can show up at any age. Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on the walls of a woman’s uterus. Sometimes these tumors become quite large and...
Going to sleep at 10 pm regularly could result in a lower risk of developing heart disease, new research has found. For the research published in the European Heart Journal, UK experts studied 88,000 volunteers and concluded that matching sleep to the body clock may account for a reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes. The study collected data on the...
Passion fruit is a tropical fruit of the Passiflora vine with numerous health benefits. The fruit is named after its flower, which comes from one of the hundred species of the passionflower. Grown all over the world, they are commonly found in Asia, Europe, Australia, and South and North America. The passion fruit got its name because priests in the 1500s...