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Tanzania: Hypertension Is a Silent Killer All Must Be Aware of
[Citizen] An increasingly high number of young Tanzanian and middle-aged are succumbing to diseases that had traditionally been associated with old age. One such disease is hypertension, the main cause of heart attacks and stroke.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Prestroke treatment of stroke risk factors: A cross-sectional survey in central Nigeria
Conclusions: A high rate of under-diagnosis and under-treatment of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and atrial fibrillation contributes to the stroke burden in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among women. Public health measures including mass media campaigns could help reduce the burden of stroke.
Source: Annals of African Medicine - August 22, 2016 Category: African Health Authors: Nura H Alkali Sunday A Bwala Jacob A Dunga Musa M Watila Yusuf B Jibrin Abdulrahman Tahir Source Type: research
Pattern of antihypertensive therapy among diabetic hyperten- sive patients in zewditu memorial hospital, addis ababa.
CONCLUSION: The pattern of antihypertensive drug therapy in our patients was consistent with the current treatment guidelines. However, the majority of diabetic-hypertensive patients did not reach target blood pressure.
PMID: 27476227 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - August 3, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Africa: Hypertension - Why Approach Has Changed to Tackle Silent Killer
[The Conversation Africa] Traditionally, someone who suffered from hypertension - or high blood pressure - would only receive treatment when his or her blood pressure was measured and the reading was found be higher than normal. But this meant that the condition was often picked up only when the person had a stroke or a heart attack - and in many instances this was too late.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 18, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The profile of risk factors and in-patient outcomes of stroke in Kumasi, Ghana.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that urgent concerted efforts are required to improve public awareness and management of the prevailing risk factors of stroke in Ghana.
PMID: 25709121 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - December 12, 2015 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research
Patterns of complications seen in patients with hypertension admitted to tikur anbessa hospital: a retrospective analysis.
CONCLUSION: This study has revealed most of the patients have stroke as a complication, therefore preventive or prophylactic measures should be encouraged to avail it.
PMID: 26591283 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ethiopian Medical Journal - November 29, 2015 Category: African Health Tags: Ethiop Med J Source Type: research
Important complications of chronic kidney disease.
Authors: Van der Walt I, Swanepoel CR, Mahala B, Meyers AM
Abstract
The complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are dyslipidaemia, hyperkalaemia, metabolic acidosis, anaemia, and bone and mineraldisorders. Dyslipidaemia may be treated with low-density lipoprotein-lowering agents. Statins are ineffective in stages 4 and 5 CKD, but areindicated for preventing the progression of disease in the earlier stages. Chronic acidosis has recently been shown to be a risk factor in theprogression of CKD renal dysfunction. Therefore, treatment is mandatory. Practically, this should consist of 1 - 2 heaped teaspoons of sodi...
Source: South African Medical Journal - August 22, 2015 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research
Significance, definition, classification and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in South Africa.
The objective of diagnosing CKD lies in its future prevention, earlydetection and proper treatment, which will prevent or delay functional deterioration.Primary hypertension (PH) occurs in 25% of South Africa (SA)'s black population and is the putative cause of stage 5 CKD in 40 - 60%of these patients. Moreover, in this group, stage 5 CKD occurs at a relatively young age (35 - 45 years) compared with other populationgroups in whom stage 5 CKD resulting from PH usually occurs between 60 and 70 years of age. In the cohort study, PH has been found in12 - 16% of black school learners (mean age 17 years) compared with 1.8 - 2% ...
Source: South African Medical Journal - August 22, 2015 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research
Nigeria: Why Deaths From Heart Attack, Stroke Are Increasing
[Vanguard] As the global population rises over seven billion, a new report has shown that the number of deaths from hypertension, stroke, heart attacks and other circulatory diseases is on the rise, climbing from 12.3 million deaths to 17.3 million.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 7, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: 'One in Three Adult Nigerians Has Hypertension'
[This Day]High blood pressure is one of the leading causes of heart disease and stroke in the world, and is also termed a silent killer because often, there are no symptoms or signs. People don't feel sick and are not aware of it and statistics show that one in every three Nigerians has the condition.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 22, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: World Health April 2014 Is High Blood Pressure Awareness Gambia"high Blood Pressure" Is Likely to Become an Increasingly Important Public Health Problem
[The Point]World Health Day is celebrated on the 17th April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. This year's theme is high blood pressure. With one in three adults worldwide having the condition, this 'silent killer' puts huge numbers of individuals at risk for heart disease and stroke, and represents one of the most important challenges facing public health today. It is estimated there will be a staggering 1.56 billion adults living with high blood pressure in 2025.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 22, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Contaminated BP Drug Recalled
[The Herald]Local pharmacies have removed Brinerdin, a drug used to treat hypertension, from their shelves after it was recently recalled by its Swiss manufacturer - Novartis - to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and quality control.The withdrawal of Brinerdin from the local market came amid indications that the drug caused severe side-effects such as kidney malfunction, ulcers, stroke, heart failure and depletes vitamins.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 24, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Cure for Almost All Diseases Unveiled
[Observer]Many people these days are dying of lifestyle diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart diseases, high-blood pressure, stroke etc, yet there is a simple, natural cure for all these diseases, discovered in 1818 by French chemist, Louis-Jacques Thenard. Unfortunately, it has all along been secretly suppressed by the pharmaceutical industry and its agents in the medical establishment because of it being natural, as by international law, they are not allowed to deal in natural products. That miracle cure is hyd
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news
