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Ringworm (Tinea Capitis) - How to Treat it

Ringworm (Tinea Capitis) – How to Treat it

Ringworm (Tinea capitis) is a disease provoked by superficial fungal contamination of the skin of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, with an aim for attacking hair shafts and follicles. Various synonyms are used, but generally, ringworm is the term known worldwide. In Ghana, it is often called “Kaka Were” or “Eyam”. Hairs in the afflicted regions assume a characteristic dull, grayish, discolored…

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Peptic Ulcer - Causes and Symptoms

Peptic Ulcer – Causes and Symptoms

Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is the wearing away of the lining of the abdominal tract. Usually, there are cells in the wall of the intestinal tract that secrete shielding mucus. Some organs in the wall of the stomach secrete acid and some enzymes to help tear down food for digestion. Without the shielding mucus, the acid immediately eats away the stomach and the first part of the small intestine…

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Sickle Cell Disease - All you Need to Know

Sickle Cell Disease – All you Need to Know

Sickle Cell Disease is a derived dysfunction in which one acquires two abnormal haemoglobins, one from each parent, one of which must be the haemoglobin S type. Mindfulness is provoked preventive means and what parents and caregivers go through in caring for somebody with this genetic health state the world over. The blood of every one of us has got a mix of diverse cells one of which is the red…

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Wheezing in Children, what causes it?

Wheezing in Children, what causes it?

Wheezing is a whistling noise that happens when minuter airways are narrowed. It is normally a high-pitched tone that can either be overheard with bared ears or seldom with the aid of a stethoscope. It can be overheard when breathing in (flash) or when exhaling out (end). It can be precipitated by the proximity of any of the following: Bronchospasm- where the tissues around the bronchus and more…

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Deep Bone Thrombosis - What is it?

Deep Bone Thrombosis – What is it?

Deep vein thrombosis, normally attributed to DVT, is the bearing of a blood clot (known in therapeutic parlance as a thrombus) in one of the deep veins that deliver blood to the heart from the rest of the body. I believe we all identify from biology class that veins return blood to the heart while arteries convey blood from the heart. DVT most generally entails the deep veins of the leg or…

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Causes of Allergies - All you need to Know

Causes of Allergies – All you need to Know

Allergies or known medically as atopy is a genetically acquired tendency to respond to some matters. The allergy is customarily propitiated by a kind of immunoglobin called IgE. Atopy, a Greek word suggesting “special” or “unusual” is a condition distinguished by an inclination to “exaggerate to things”. It may exhibit in diverse parts of the body with the part of the body concerned ascertaining…

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Kidney Cancer in Children - All you Need to Know

Kidney Cancer in Children – All you Need to Know

Kidney Cancer is the most prevalent youth gastric cancer in infancy. Wilms tumour is thought to be caused by modifications of genes accountable for normal development of the genitals and the urinary systems. Evidence of this arises from the perception that Wilms tumour tends to happen in the presence of common abnormalities of the genitourinary method such as undescended testes, horseshoe kidneys…

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Breast Cancer is Curable if Reported Early

Breast Cancer is Curable if Reported Early

Breast cancer all over world is the most commonly diagnosed life-threatening cancer in women. In less-developed countries, it is the leading cause of deaths from cancer in women, surpassed only by lung cancer in advanced worlds. In Ghana, the cancer is the commonest cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths. Sadly, over 60 per cent of women with the cancer in Ghana report late or have their…

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Prostate Problems can be reduced by Having More Sex

Prostate Problems can be reduced by Having More Sex

The prostate is a gland of the male reproductive system. In adults, it is about the size of a walnut, and has an average weight of about 11 grams, usually ranging between 7 and 16 grams. It is located in the pelvis. It sits below the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra. The part of the urethra passing through it is called the prostatic urethra, which joins with the two ejaculatory ducts. It…

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Face Masks Only Effective When EVerybody Wears

Face Masks Only Effective When EVerybody Wears

Face masks, such as surgical masks and cloth masks, have been adapted as a public and personal health control measure against the spread of the Covid-19 pandermic. In the world fight against the COVID-19 pandermic, a whole variety of safety procedures have been touted to be useful in breaking transmission and effective for protecting oneself with strict adherence. These procedures include…

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Covid-19 variants, The Danger and Easy Contracting

Covid-19 variants, The Danger and Easy Contracting

Covid-19 has caused a lot of harm to the entire planet with reports of millions of deaths and much more millions of cases worldwide. There is a lot of Information out now about the characteristics of variants of the COVID-19 disease which is speedingly emerging. Science experts all over the world are working on the clock everyday in learning more about how easily they spread, whether they could…

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Too Much Fat in Body Causes High Blood Pressure

Too Much Fat in Body Causes High Blood Pressure

Fat is a huge topic and whenever it is mentioned, a lot of eyes keep rolling. Gone were the days, whenever you heard of high blood pressure it was almost always related to people of old age but these days, surprisingly a lot of young people are showing up at health facilities with complications of high blood pressure such as kidney failure, stroke, and hypertension. A Ghanaian experienced Doctor…

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People who drink Tea live longer - Study Reveals

People who drink Tea live longer – Study Reveals

A new study has revealed that people who drink tea a lot may live lover and healthier than those who don’t

Regular intake of tea is associated with lower risks of cardiovascular disease and all-cause death, potentially extending your life for a year and a half.

But you’ll need to be a green tea fan rather than drinking your regular builder’s brew.

The researchers were able to analyse 100,902…

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Coconut Water - Why you Should Always Drink Some

Coconut Water – Why you Should Always Drink Some

Coconut Water apart from being one of my favourite natural drinks also has some wil healthy benefits that will just beat your imagination upon hearing them.

Well in this article i will be sharing with you a few reasons out of the many reasons out there why you should never ignore making it one of your favourite drinks. And that not all, guess what, we’ll be making a smoothie right here……..yaaaay!…

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Hair Loss in Men - Best Medication in 2020

Hair Loss in Men – Best Medication in 2020

The Hair Loss that causes a lot of problems which affect most men is what is known as Male Pattern Baldness (MPB). It is a very common form of hair loss in men and can be quite depressing for men when it slowly creeps upon them in their late 20s or early 30s.

Genetic hair loss is also common in approximately 60 percent of men from their late teens up until their 50s. The main cause of this is…

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Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills

Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare’s Hammer On Hospital Bills

This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details).

States. They’re just as perplexed as the rest of us over the ever-rising cost of health care premiums.

Now some states are moving to control costs of state employee health plans. And it’s triggering alarm from the hospital industry. The strategy: Use Medicare reimbursement rates to recalibrate how they pay…

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Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

This story is part of a partnership that includes KJZZ, NPR and Kaiser Health News.

This story can be republished for free (details). The U.S. Surgeon General’s office estimates that more than 20 million people have a substance use disorder. Meanwhile, the nation’s drug overdose crisis shows no sign of slowing.

Yet, by all accounts, there aren’t nearly enough physicians who specialize in…

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