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Medical doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses, Medical Laboratory Scientists, Radiographers, Dentists, and other health professionals have finally found a source to search for scholarly written articles concerning health topics, drugs, clinical trials, patient education and diseases.

Free Online Short Course - The 'International Diabetes Federation (IDF) School of Diabetes'

If you wish to join in the mission to promote diabetes care, prevention and improved living for your patients, then enrolling for this program as a health professional would be your best choice!

Measurement and Clinical Evaluation of Arterial Blood Pressure By Alexander Entonu

Objectives At the end of this presentation we should be able to: Accurately assess a client`s blood pressure using the right clinical technique and equipment Interpret blood pressure reading in relation to factors affecting blood pressure like age, sex, medical condition, diurnal variation, exercise, stress, race, obesity, temperature etc.

What are Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers?

A group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses. A severe multisystem syndrome (multisystem in that multiple organ systems in the body are affected).  Characteristically, the overall vascular system is damaged, and the body's ability to regulate itself is impaired. Often accompanied by hemorrhage however, which is rarely life-threatening.

DiabetesMellitus: Blurry vision, excess urination and other factors as signs

What  is diabetes mellitus? Diabetes mellitus  is  a disease condition  in which there is a chronic rise in the level of blood glucose as a result of abnormal glucose (blood sugar) regulation, resulting from insulin deficiency or insulin poor performance. There are two types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2.

Anaemias and Bleeding Disorders

Anaemia: Most common problem in medical clinics the world over. Major public Health importance Chronic disability Poor quality of life Low income

Types Of Cancer

A n abnormal growth of the cell is defines what cancer is about, and this abnormal cell growth are most likely to attack other body part. There are more than hundred types of cancers that can affect man. One of the major cause of cancer is the use of tobacco, others are obesity, lack of nutritional diet, indiscriminate alcohol consumption. Another important cause of cancer is the onset of some diseases. Diseases like Hepatitis B, C and others can distort the genes of cells. One of the most effective way of preventing cancer is by shunning smoking, exercising, controlled alcohol consumption, eating more nutritional diet, early detection of cancerous. Below are the full compilation of the most common type of cancer: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood Adrenocortical Carcinoma Adrenocortical Carcinoma, Childhood AIDS-Related Cancers AIDS-Related Lymphoma A

6 Essential Hygiene Tips

The best way to protect yourself is to ensure you wash your hands always, it is one of the most effective way of preventing the onset of infectious diseases. Below are some essential hygiene tips: Everyone understands that washing of hands after the use of toilet is a necessity but, so far people who routinely cleanse their hands after toilet use are not more than 50%, and it is done the right way by nobody. Wash with soap and water for thirty to forty five seconds. Even better, you scrub and lather those fingernails and rinse – then repeat.   Ensure you desist from the temptation of ‘multitasking’. That is one way to cross contaminate infection. Do not use the same sponge or rag cleanse everything in the house – kitchen, bathroom, parlor e.t.c Frequent replacement of sponge is a necessity, the reason being that the warm, wet or damp nature of sponge traps particle of food, which leads to bacteria flourishing. Bacteria reproduces fa