Simple Health Information For People From African and Asian Communities.
This week’s guest post explains what a heart attack feels like and the immediate steps you can take to minimise complications if you are alone when it happens. A heart attack and other cardiovascular problems can be frightening, especially if you’re alone or it’s your […]
When you have vaginal bleeding that doesn’t stop days or weeks after using the emergency birth control pill, should you worry?
Despite the preventive measures, people with SCA can fall seriously ill.
It is important to note that illness can start from age 4-6 months when levels of the natural foetal haemoglobin, which prevents sickle red cells even in the person with SS genotype begin to drop.
Ectopic pregnancy means ‘misplaced pregnancy’ and most often happens in the fallopian tube, which connects the ovary to the womb.
If someone accidentally swallows petrol, diesel (or a similar chemical like kerosene), the one thing you must not do is make them VOMIT!!
Allergens are the substance that cause or trigger an allergy reaction.
Sometimes we do not know what causes the reaction
But allergens can include: medicines, foods, fibre used in clothing, animals or animal hair, chemicals, dust, grass and tree pollen, cosmetics like makeup, hair dyes or henna, creams or household chemicals like soaps etc.
