Tag: hypertension
Parks And Gardens Development: The Lagos Example
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The benefits of parks and gardens, especially in a cosmopolitan city like Lagos, cannot be over- emphasised.…
Energy drinks dangerous, says Nigerian doctor
A physician at the Nigerian National Hospital, Abuja, on Friday advised people with hypertension and diabetes to avoid energy drinks…
Hyper Speed, Hyper Stress
One day my friend Flora and I were discussing the challenges of time. We admitted that like most people we…
The Silent Killer
High blood pressure or hypertension has always been called ‘the silent killer’ because it develops with little or no symptoms…
‘2.3m Nigerian Kids Live With HIV’
A non-government organisation, KALVAC Human Development Initiative has revealed that about 2.3 million Nigerian children live with the dreaded Human…
600,000 Screened For Hypertension, Diabetes
As Lagos State begins preparation for another round of the state wide free hypertension and diabetes screening, the state government…
Awareness On Alternative Medicine Commendable
High Chief Oladosu Ekunrin is the Chairman/CEO of Healtwaiz Herbal Products Nigeria Limited (formerly Dosu Ekunrin Traditional Healing Centre). He…
NGO Seeks Financial Support To Increase Awareness On Diabetes, Hypertension
The Diabetes and Hypertension Help Society (DHS), an NGO, has called for increased support to enable it to enlighten the…
Lagos Trains 120 For Diabetes Screening
The Lagos State Government has begun the training of 120 health workers drawn from all the local government and local…