Facts About Heart Disease in Women CAUSES AND PREVENTION OF HEART DISEASE by  the Go Red For Women Editors It’s true: Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in women. Yet, only 1 in 5 American women believe that heart disease is her greatest health threat. Take  Amy Heinl , for example, an avid marathon runner and fitness devotee. Heart disease was the furthest thing from her mind – until she collapsed during an early-morning workout. A diagnosis of heart disease followed, and it took her completely by surprise. “I really couldn’t believe this happened to me,” Amy says. “I thought of myself as a healthy person, and I was exercising when it happened. I truly believed I had pulled a muscle.” Which is why her friend called 9-1-1, not Amy. The truth is, women are less likely to call 9-1-1 when experiencing symptoms of a heart attack themselves. It simply doesn’t occur to them to do so. And why would it? The bulk of media attention on the disease is focused on men. He...

The fourth edition of Science of Eradication: Malaria was held in Boston this week and the next edition will be held in Barcelona in 2016 According to the World Malaria Report 2014, published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), progress continues to be made in the struggle against this disease. Between 2000 and 2013, the incidence of malaria decreased by 30% worldwide and the mortality rate fell by 47%. Building on these important advances, the WHO's new global malaria strategy for the next 15 years shifts the focus to malaria elimination, an area in which there is still much work to be done: in 2013, 198 million people were infected worldwide and 584,000 died. Against this backdrop, officials from malaria programmes and health ministries across the globe and leading malaria researchers from international organisations and universities gathered for the fourth edition of Science of Eradication: Malaria. The aim of the course was to discuss the paradigm shift involved in ...

  GMB : SHAMBLE HEALTH SECTOR  Nigeria is a big country in Africa and known as 'big brother' of Africa. The workforce of any nation is strong when its healthy. The healthy mind is strong enough to contribute maximally to economic development of the society. In every society its the responsibility of the government to provide healthy environment, make policy that enhance healthy support and favour the society.  A major issue of health sector in Nigeria is that the health sector is sick itself, then who will cure or heal the sickness? Its so unfortunate that previous and outgoing government has not been able to heal the sector. This is a sector that is saddled with the responsibility of promoting healthy living among the populace, whereas the sector itself is suffering and bleeding heavily.  Health sector is a multidisciplinary sector which required the knowledge of expertise put together to achieve a desired effect. Every personnel in the industry has its due place...

Arming the Immune System Against Cancer James P. Allison in his laboratory in Houston. He discovered an alternative to using radiation to fight cancer, finding a way to set T-cells loose on the disease. Credit Scott Dalton for The New York Times Continue reading the main story Claudia Dreifus James P. Allison is the chairman of the immunology department at the University of Texas...

    Domestic Violence Reporting for Nurses Spotting the warning signs By Sue Montgomery, RN, BSN, CHPN 4 in Share Nurses have a legal and ethical responsibility to report suspected cases of domestic violence. However, abuse can take many ugly forms, some of which are easier to spot than others. In this article, we’ll talk about the warning signs to help you better protect your patients. Scope of the Problem According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 24 people in the U.S. are victims of physical violence, rape or stalking every minute. That adds up to more than 12 million women and men each year.  The most recent National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey found that: ◗  One in four women and one in seven men have experienced severe intimate partner violence (IPV). An intimate partner is a current or former spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend or partner. ◗  Women are dispro...

HEALTH HEART DISEASE Risk for Stroke Is Greater in People Who Oversleep Alexandra Sifferlin @acsifferlin Regularly sleeping over eight hours may be a sign of a serious health risk Oversleeping feels like a treat on the weekend, but regularly sleeping too much is actually a sign that there may be a medical problem at play. According to a new study, people who sleep more than eight hours a day have a higher risk for a stroke compared with people who sleep six to eight hours. In the new study, published in the journal Neurology, researchers followed nearly 10,000 people ages 42 to 81 for almost 10 years. They recorded both the amount of sleep they typically got each night, as well as whether they had a stroke. Around 7 out of 10 of the men and women slept six to eight hours, and about 1 in 10 slept more than eight hours a night on average. The people who slept the most had a 46% higher than average risk of stroke when the researchers accounted for other variables that could con...

NURSE PRACTITIONER: AN UNTAPPED AREA OF SPECIALIZ... : NURSE PRACTITIONER: AN UNTAPPED AREA OF SPECIALIZATION IN NIGERIA                  BY OMOLOLA ADAMS OLATAYO RN, RM, RPHN, HEAL...

NURSE PRACTITIONER: AN UNTAPPED AREA OF SPECIALIZATION IN NIGERIA                  BY OMOLOLA ADAMS OLATAYO RN, RM, RPHN, HEALTH&HOSPITAL MGT (CERTIFIED), BLS, BNSC,       Nursing is defined as science and art of life which is evidenced-based practice profession that is built upon a desired goal in attaining maximal health status of a client well or sick   (Omolola 2014 unpublished). It encompasses the holistic care given as requested by the client ranging from clinical based disorder to psychological, economical, emotional, spiritual, and environmental and community care.   Nursing in Nigeria is not different from its counterpart around the globe, thus need to evolve as the global trends moved. A lot has been happening in the world of nursing profession. Nursing in Nigeria is not left out in the global nursing which makes it recognized in the world. A l...

THE SENATE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA NATIONAL HEALTH BILL, 2014 (SB.215) A BILL FOR AN ACT TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THE REGULATION, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF A NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND SET STANDARDS FOR RENDERING HEALTH SERVICES IN THE FEDERATION, AND OTHER MATIERS CONNECTED THEREWITH, 2014. FIRST READING TUESDAY, 2NDOCTOBER, 2012 SECOND READING WEDNESDAY,12TH DECEMBER, 2012 THIRD READING AND PASSAGE WEDNESDAY, 19TH FEBRUARY, 2014 NATIONAL HEALTH BILL, 2014 Arrangement of Clauses PART 1 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH AND ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM 1. Establishment ofthe National Health System. 2. Functions of the Federal Ministry of Health. 3. Eligibility for exemption from payment for health services in public health establishments. 4. Establishment and Composition ofthe National Council on Health. 5. Functions of the National Council. 6. Establishment and Composition of the Technical Committee of the National Council. 7. Functio...