Publications and Journals

MENOPAUSE

MENOPAUSE INTRODUCTION Menopause is the time that marks the end of a woman’s menstrual cycles. It…

BACKACHE

BACKACHE Definition Backache is also called back pain and dorsalgia This is pain felt at back…

SLEEP

SLEEP Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively…

MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE

MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE This is a rare, extremely dangerous viral haemorrhagic disease with average mortality of…

SICKLE CELL DISEASE/DISORDER

SICKLE CELL DISEASE/DISORDER By Dr B. M. L. Yarima INTRODUCTION Sickle cell disease and its variants…

STROKE

STROKE Other names are: o Cerebrovascular accident o Apoplexy o Brain Attack Stroke is sudden impairment…

SALT

SALT According to Britannica sodium chloride, (NaCl), is a mineral substance of great importance to human…

HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM ALCOHOL (ETHANOL)

HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM ALCOHOL (ETHANOL) Alcohol (ethanol) is the name of the drug that alters mood…

LASSA FEVER

By Dr A. I. Madaki Lassa fever is viral illness that occurs in West Africa. The…

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN PLATEAU SOUTH SENATORIAL ZONE

S/No   LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS   POPULATION   GEN./COTTAGE HOSPITALS   PRIVATE HOSPITALS PRIMARY HEALTH…