Category: HEALTH

Preeclampsia is a serious blood pressure condition that develops during pregnancy. People with preeclampsia often have high blood pressure[hypertension] and high levels of protein in their urine[proteinuria]. Preeclampsia usually develops after the 20th week of pregnancy. Preeclampsia can also affect other organs in your body and cause kidney and liver damage, brain injury and other …

A cataract is a clouding of the lens in your eye. It happens when the protein in the lens of your eye starts to breakdown and clump together. This causes the lens to become cloudy and affects your eyesight. In its early stages, a  cataract may not cause a problem. The cloudiness may affect only …

The Anambra State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon to protest the kidnap of Dr Stephen Ezeh, an Ihiala based medical doctor. The NMA, which announced its members’ return to duty posts in a statement on Sunday, said the decision followed Ezeh’s release on Saturday. …

Children who are visually impaired and cannot see well finds it difficult to participate in group activities, they always feel inferior and this can affect their self confidence and boldness and  can also tamper with their social wellbeing. The human eyes keeps growing and going through an extra spurt during PUBERTY, Your childs eyes reaches …