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Alert: Gastro-enteritis Outbreak In Lagos
Alert: Gastro-enteritis Outbreak In Lagos In the first week of November, the Lagos state…
What Is Medical Negligence?
Before now, medical negligence was not a topic of popular discourse in Nigeria. In…
Meet The Top Rated Hospitals in Nigeria For Q2 2019
Lagos, Nigeria. – The regular rankings of hospitals in Nigeria by Hygeia HMO – Nigeria’s premier health insurer has revealed the Q2 rankings of the top hospitals in Nigeria according to Hygeia HMO members.
As always, the rankings depend on the deep analytics capability of Hygeia HMO’s technological innovations and derives these insights from the feedback from members actually using the hospitals.
All of the feedback and the rankings derived help patients make informed decisions about where to receive care and provide deserving hospitals with the recognition that superior service deserves.
Can Cold Weather Make You Ill?
Rhinoviruses, the viruses that cause more than half of all colds, spread more easily in lower temperatures, and exposure to cold and dry air may adversely impact your body’s immune system. Rhinoviruses can also cause more severe illnesses, such as bronchitis and pneumonia, in people with weakened immune systems. Research suggests that temperatures below 37oC may allow rhinoviruses to replicate more efficiently.
Is It Necessary (Or Even Possible) To Get A Massage Every Month?
Massages are often regarded as an extravagance or an unnecessary expense without suitable justification, it is rarely regarded as a viable form of treatment, even though it is one of the simplest and oldest forms of medicine.
Massages are not just for high-class people with a fortunate life of luxury, massages offer massive health benefits and a massage at least once a month should be considered compulsory to every active person from age 12.
Surviving Grief
Grief is a natural response to the loss of someone or something very dear. When you are grieving the death of a loved one, the loss of a marriage or other major life transitions, it can be a painful and lonely time. After a loss like this, it can be difficult to see how to go on. It might feel like standing in front of a mountain you’ll never be able to climb or going down a winding emotionally crushing road with no end in sight.