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EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE

Written by U.S Immigration News Saturday, 09 August 2014 03:34

The issue of Ebola Virus disease (EVD) has become of great concern because of the lack of available treatment for the deadly disease. The outbreak ongoing mainly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea has affected about 1,323 people over half of whom have died according to the World Health organization (WHO). The time of the year that is a peak season for free travel between nations has further worsened the fear. To circumvent the spread of the disease, nations including United States are taking...

TUBERCULOSIS

Written by U.S Immigration News Friday, 07 March 2014 23:37

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by a bacillus (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) which primarily affects the lungs. It is spread by tiny droplets carried in the air when an infected person sneezes, coughs or talks. It is a disease of global concern with a new person being infected every second. It is estimated about one third of the world’s population is infected.

How TB is contacted and spread

It is spread through the air when someone infected in the lungs coughs, sneezes, talks or spits.

It is not every infected person that becomes sick because the body defenses (immune system) can curtail the bacilli and it will remain in an inactive form for years.

Symptoms and signs

DIABETES DEVASTATING THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION

Written by U.S Immigration News Monday, 13 January 2014 03:58

Happy New Year to all our readers. I wish you good health this year 2014. May the Lord richly bless you.

It is time for New Year resolution again. You may want to read this article and make the decision to do certain things differently this year. I want to talk about Diabetes.

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disease in which the body does not use sugar (glucose) normally. The body under normal circumstances uses glucose which it gets from food as a major source of energy. A chemical (hormone) produced in the body called insulin is required to adequately use up glucose as a source of energy. When there is no insulin, little insulin or when the cells of the body are somewhat resistant to insulin it results in high levels of sugar in the body which is what is called...

COMMON CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH PART 11

Written by U.S Immigration News Monday, 06 May 2013 21:13

Sudden death in simple terms is death that occurs unexpectedly. In the first article on this topic, we focused on coronary heart disease (CHD) as a major cause of sudden death. Still utilizing case scenarios, further attempts will be made to bring to light more causes of sudden death.

Case 1: John is a well built man in his early fifties. His health had been pretty good. He noticed that sometimes he feels his heart ‘racing’ for a short while and then it corrects itself. He assumed that it was the coffee he liked to drink that caused it, so he stopped. The problem did not completely resolve itself despite him giving up drinking coffee. On some of the occasions, that he experienced the racing heart, he felt somewhat funny, but was unable to really explain...

KNOW YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVEL 1

Written by U.S Immigration News Monday, 04 February 2013 22:41

Many people do believe that cholesterol is not good for the body. The truth, however, is that cholesterol is one of the most abundant sterol in the body. It serves as building blocks for many hormones such as progesterone, testosterone to name a few. It is also important for proper functioning of cell membranes. In excess amounts it can clog blood vessels thereby causing damage to vital organs like the heart (heart attack) and the brain (stroke). It can be measured in the blood as a component of lipids (simply called fat). It is carried around in the blood by special proteins called lipoproteins (proteins transporting lipids). The measurement of cholesterol should start by twenty years of age, except the person has other reasons to justify measurement at an earlier...

Healthcare

EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE

TUBERCULOSIS

DIABETES DEVASTATING THE IMMIGRANT POPULATION

COMMON CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH PART 11

KNOW YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVEL 1

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