Health

IN  ANY YEAR , 70 per cent of people suffer from colds, 9 per cent with flu, 57 per cent with coughs and sore throats  and 46 per cent with stuffy noses – quite  a catalogue of discomfort. Research  indicates  that certain vitamins  may increase your resistance to and reduce...

DURING the winter, most  of us experience  tingling  fingers and toes and numbness as a result of the drop in temperature. For some people  however,  exposure  to the cold brings on severe symptoms, such as loss of feeling in the fingers and numbness that seems to take forever to resolve....

Brain neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, acetylcholine, gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), and serotonin are associated with sexual and reproductive function.   The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis is the key neuroendocrine pathway linking the brain and nervous system with the reproductive system.  At a time where we are in an ‘obesity epidemic’ it is interesting...

It may seem that we take our reproductive health somewhat for granted. In fact, a survey found that 25% of Britons experience reproductive health issues and the current prevalence of infertility lasting for at least 12 months is estimated to be around 9% worldwide for women aged 20-44. The encouraging...

Having a high blood pressure or hypertension is one of the diseases that affects almost 1 out of 3 people. So here are some tips on how to lower high blood pressure. First thing you have to do is change your lifestyle. High blood pressure. woman measures the pressure Stop...

It is a struggle for hypertensive people on how to reduce blood pressure from time to time. This disease is considered a traitor because the patient is asymptomatic from the onset and only shows symptoms when it progresses to its critical stage. Doctor taking a patients blood pressure People who...

Monitoring the patient's vital sign is an important task of a Healthcare Professional. This includes Blood Pressure, Respiratory, Cardiac rate as well as Temperature measurement. Doctor taking a patients blood pressure One of the most crucial assessments in the Vital Signs is the Blood Pressure (BP) taking. How to calculate...

Blood pressure is simply a force exerted on the blood vessel by the flowing blood. Low blood pressure or hypotension may be caused by a decrease in the fluid in the body due to dehydration or blood loss. High blood pressure. woman measures the pressure There are ways on how...

Medical interventions may be the best way to lower high blood pressure but though they occur in less than 10% this medicines also have adverse reactions that you should watch out for. High blood pressure. woman measures the pressure So what better way than to switch to the natural ways...

Do you have hard time thinking on how to lower blood pressure? If yes, there are tips to resolve this problem such as the natural ways to lower blood pressure. Doctor taking a patients blood pressure To start with, you have to lose or maintain an ideal body weight since...