Asthma is a major Noncommunicable disease, a clinical syndrome of chronic airway inflammation characterized by recurrent, reversible, airway obstruction. Airway inflammation also leads to airway hyperreactivity, which causes airways to narrow in response to various stimuli. According to WHO in 2016, It was estimated that more than 339 million people suffer from asthma of which …
Have you ever woken up from sleep and realized that you can’t move, like your body is paralyzed? There’s a medical term for it- SLEEP PARALYSIS. It is a feeling /state of being unable to move or speak right after falling asleep or waking up. The condition occurs when the mind feels lucid and awake …
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is the umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. IBD is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine. There are two major types of inflammatory bowel disease, which are: 1. Ulcerative Colitis 2. Crohn’s Disease.1. Ulcerative Colitis: This condition causes …
Globally, Substance abuse kills 11.8 million people each year. This is more than the number of deaths from all cancers. according to the latest World Drug Report, released recently by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The higher estimates for 2017 are the result of improved knowledge of the extent of Substance …
Over 300,000 children worldwide are born with the Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), a genetic abnormality of the red blood cells in which they take a crescent or “sickle”- shaped appearance. Over half of these children die before the age of five. With over 300,000 babies born with the sickle cell disease every year, Nigeria has …
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When delivered through cigarettes, nicotine is considered to be one of the most addictive substances on Earth, so it may seem odd to suggest that people should use more, rather than less, to quit smoking. A recent review of the research, however, has found just that. Nicotine replacement therapy, known as NRT, has been used …
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According to American kidney fund, the term “chronic kidney disease” means lasting damage to the kidneys that can get worse over time. If the damage is very bad, your kidneys may stop working. This is called kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). If your kidneys fail, you will need dialysis or a kidney transplant …
