ACCIDENTAL POISONING AT HOME: IMMEDIATE CARE
It is a common home accident. Most cases of accidental poisoning occur in children between the age of 1-5 years. This occurs when an...
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COMMON CAUSES OF CHEST PAIN
Chest pain is a common symptom with several possible causes. Chest pain is a common symptom with several possible causes. Common cau...
COMMON BREASTFEEDING PROBLEMS
In the first 3 days, the mother produces thick yellow milk called colostrum. In the first 3 days, the mother produces thick yellow m...
PAIN DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
Also called dyspareunia, is any form of pain or discomfort in a woman’s vagina or the lower abdomen during or after sex. Also called...
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
These are illnesses that are passed between people through sexual contact. Many diseases fall under this group. The common ones incl...
FEVER IN ADULT
This means a high body temperature, more than 37.40C This means a high body temperature, more than 37.40C Common causes in adults in...
Injection Abscess
Swelling can occur immediately at the site of an injection especially if the medication injected is oily/thick. Such swelling should...
COMMON CAUSES OF DIZZINESS
It can be associated with fast heartbeat, falling, blurring of vision or loss of consciousness. Also sometimes described as eye-turn...
VAGINAL BLEEDING IN EARLY PREGNANCY
Sometimes a pregnant woman has bloody vaginal discharge; such bleeding can sometimes be caused by the attachment of the pregnancy to...
LOW BACK PAIN: CAUSES AND TREATMENT
Characterized by pain or discomfort in the lower back or waist What may have caused it Strain of muscles of the back e.g. in people...
Drowning: What you need to know
Drowning is the condition of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion in liquid, in most cases, water. Children, teenager...
ASTHMA ATTACK: What you need to know
Asthma is a major noncommunicable disease (NCD), affecting both children and adults and is the most common chronic disease among chi...