Air is said to be polluted when certain substances are present in the air in such quantity and for such time that can injure your health or damage the environment. These substances are called air pollutants; they include dust, smoke and gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide and metal fumes. …
Category Archives : HEALTH
Causes of Fever
Apr 24, 2015 0
A fever exists when the body temperature is raised; this in itself is not a disease but an indication that something may be wrong somewhere in the body. The human body through several processes and activities generates a lot of heat and also removes it to maintain a balance.
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What You Should Know About Sinusitis
Apr 22, 2015 0
Sinusitis or rhinosinusitis is a disease of the spaces within the bones of the face. All these spaces, four in number in each side of the face are connected to the nose and do produce some fluids. When the openings to the nose are blocked due to running nostrils or something else, infection of any or all of them could follow. …
Water: key to a healthy life
Apr 21, 2015 0
–By Loretta Okonkwo
Adequate supply of water is central to life and civilization. The five basic human needs namely air, water, food, lig ht, and heat. Water is common factor to other four. It is therefore not an understatement to say water is life, because it forms an appreciable proportion of all living things including man.
Some Bedroom Mistakes Women/Spouses Make:-
Apr 21, 2015 0
1.Faking Orgasm especially by women.
2.Expecting to climax simultaneously with spouse; less than 15% of couples climax together.
3.Sex should not have a frequency per week or per month, should be whenever possible, no ideal recommend number.
All You Need To Know About Ear Discharge
Apr 21, 2015 0
Middle Ear infection otherwise called otitis media is a disease of the middle ear; the ear has three parts—outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. The middle ear infection may be accompanied by clear or pus discharge. The infection is fairly common in developing countries like Nigeria. Other countries include China, Thailand, India, Tanzania, Philippines, and Vietnam among others. …
How to Quit Smoking
Apr 20, 2015 0
Smokers whether active or passive are prone to several disease conditions. Smokers die about 10 years earlier than never-smokers, they have twice the risk of heart disease, 10 times the risk of lung cancer, several times the risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, oesophagus, pancreas, cervix, kidney and bladder.
The following health problems also occur more in smokers:-stroke, peptic ulcers, fractures and cataract.
Several smokers try to quit each year but it is not easy to beat the addiction.
Below are some ways you can use to beat the problem. …
Nine (9) diseases you could get through kissing.
Apr 18, 2015 2
1. Polio
Polio (A.K.A. Poliomyelitis) is an extremely contagious and debilitating disease caused by the polio virus. It occasionally causes death but the infection leads to paralysis, death results if the respiratory muscles are paralyzed. Polio is common in developing countries like Nigeria where sanitation is poor and potable water is in short supply. …
