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Delta, Sanofi, partner on diabetes, hypertension management

To help address the growing incidence of diabetes and hypertension in Nigeria, the Delta State Government and multinational pharmaceutical company, Sanofi Aventis yesterday (October 22) signed an agreement to ensure

Hypertension remains Nigeria’s  leading  cause of sudden deaths – Dr. Faduyile

A Consultant Anatomic Pathologist, Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Ikeja, Dr Francis Faduyile, last week said hypertension is still the number one cause

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Cardiologist raises alarm on increase of hypertension in Nigerian youths

… says it’s becoming rampant among youths in their 30s A cardiologist, Dr Folasade Alli, has raised the alarm over the rate at which Nigerians are dropping dead in their

Scientists discover how the body regulates high blood pressure

A breakthrough  by British scientists could pave the way for more effective blood pressure drugs, The Mail Online reports. Experts have discovered how the body regulates blood pressure – giving

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Sudden death : Watch out for cardiac arrest – Cardiologist

There were conflicting reports about the sudden death, on November 22, of Abubakar Audu, fomer Kogi State Governor and APC governorship candidate for the 2015 election. While it was rumoured

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Women with PMS have increased risk of High Blood Pressure

… also high risk of heart attack and stroke, new study shows   The headaches, fatigue and other symptoms of premenstrual syndrome may not all the problem women suffering from

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Deadly heart conditions to watch

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) claim about 17.3 million lives worldwide each year and the number is rising. It is expected that by 2030, about