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Guidance for close contact of deceased Person due to COVID-19

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Thursday, April 30, 2020, In : Health & Medical

FYI: This important information is from health department or center for disease control.

Physical contact with the recently deceased

It is currently thought that SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, is spread primarily from person-to-person through respiratory droplets (e.g. coughing, sneezing). Transmission may also occur via contact with contaminated surfaces, as the virus is estimated to survive for hours to days on different materialsFootnote1. It is not yet known how long the virus will...

Coronavirus and Our sense of Religiosity

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Saturday, March 14, 2020, In : Health & Medical

FYI: This articled was originally written by Ambassador Kenneth Nwachukwu and is being shared with permission.

CORONAVIRUS AND OUR SENSE OF RELIGIOSITY

Coronavirus, the lung-eating virus which made an insidious appearance in China a little more than two months ago is described as the worst challenge to the global order for more than two decades. Although its putative birthplace is in the bat-eating community of China, the offspring are all over the world. At the beginning the world paid little...

Pre-Diabetic: Medical Implications

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Sunday, January 12, 2020, In : Health & Medical

The following is an important health information that may help you or your loved one. Knowledge is power as they say but you must utilized that knowledge for it to benefit you. Have you heard of "Prediabetes"? Yes as the name says it will lead to full blown diabetes if it is not resolved. Unfortunately many people neglect annual medical checkup until they become sick and then find out they have diabetes. Regular medical check ups will help your doctor detect early signs of diabetes yo...

Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Saturday, May 6, 2017, In : Health & Medical

What is Cholesterol?

If you are not a doctor or someone that works in the medical field you may not care about cholesterol until your doctor tells you that your cholesterol is high and that you need to do something to keep it low. But why are doctors so concerned about high cholesterol? Well am glad you asked and you will certainly find out after reading this blog. In a nutshell Cholesterol is a waxy kind of substance in the human body that the body uses to build new cells, insulate the nerv...

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, In : Health & Medical

What is Alzheimer’s disease?

Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that affects people’s memory and makes it very hard for the patient to remember things especially recent events. It is ironic that the patient may be able to remember things that happened many years ago in the past but still won’t be able to remember something that just happened. The disease will eventually progress as time goes and other symptoms will start to show up. Some of the symptoms of Alzheimer that the patient ma...

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): The number one killer in America

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, In : Health & Medical

There is a common and dangerous trend happening in America and probably in many other country's of the world. A fifty year old man with an apparent perfect picture of good health all of a sudden dropped dead. Autopsy report is usually done to find out why such an unexpected death of a man in his fifties dying mysteriously. The verdict will always be reported as "Heart attack". It has been found that the leading cause of death in Western nations is Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Unfortunate...
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Heart Disease and Congestive Heart Failure

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Friday, February 5, 2016, In : Health & Medical

The heart is an essential vital organ of the body so it must be maintained in good shape. When the heart is diseased the whole body is in trouble. Below is an informative article on heart disease and congestive heart failure which also appeared in an online health media.

Heart failure affects nearly 6 million Americans. Roughly 670,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year. It is the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65.
What Is Heart Failure?

Heart failure does n...

Vitamin D - Are you deficient? Is it Important?

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, In : Health & Medical

Here's an information you may need about vitamin D. This article was sponsored by the American Cancer Society and was reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD.

The Truth About Vitamin D

Vitamin D: Wonder Pill or Overkill?

Wouldn’t it be great if one vitamin could build stronger bones and protect against diabetes, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, and depression? Or even help you lose weight? Researchers have high hopes for vitamin...

High Blood Pressure - What is the cause?

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, In : Health & Medical

There's a YouTube video of this blog which you may watch following this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNOItp33mz8

We need the pressure pumping blood in our body to be within a normal range, but when this pressure gets too high it becomes abnormal for the human body. This abnormal blood pressure in medical term is called hypertension or high blood pressure. But what really causes our blood pressure to be too high? Below is an article from "Medical Symptoms Guide" which helps explain this...
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Tips to Lower Your Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Friday, May 8, 2015, In : Health & Medical

It is a well know fact that prevention is the best medicine. Below are ways for you to lower the risk of a heart attack or stroke. It was reviewed by James Beckerman, MD, FACC and appeared on a medical journal.