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Nigeria: 100,000 Nigerians Suffer Stroke Yearly - Group
[Premium Times] As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2019 World Stroke Day, the Nigerian Stroke Organisation (NSO) says 100,000 stroke cases occur in the country every year.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 30, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria:Study Reveals Rising Stroke Cases in Women Than Men
[Daily Trust] A new research has suggested that stroke rate is fast declining among men than in women. Stroke is a condition where a part of the brain is affected due to a blood clot. The blood clot prevents the normal blood supply to this part of the brain.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Lettuce 'Cure' for Depression, Stroke, Thromboembolism
[Guardian] Can eating meals rich in lettuce provide relief from anxiety, depression, chronic pain, sleeplessness, indigestion, lack of appetite, blood clots, heart attack, stroke and thromboembolism? CHUKWUMA MUANYA (Assistant Editor) writes.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 6, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria:Being Black Predisposes Africans to Stroke, Says Expert
[This Day] Abuja -A neurosurgeon at Spine Fixed in Abuja, Dr. Biodun Ogungbo, has revealed that the African race is susceptible to stroke, which he said is a preventable but silent killer that has been ignored over the years due to little knowledge about its causes and preventions.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 28, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Pfizer Moves to Check High Prevalence of Stroke in Nigeria
[Leadership] Pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer has relaunched Eliquis, an anticoagulant, to address the continued increase in the prevalence of stroke due to heart condition called atrial fibrillation in Nigeria which is a common cause of death in the adult population.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 2, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Who and Nigerian Government Move to Curb Cardiovascular Diseases
[WHO] Abuja, October 7, 2019 - "My life has not been the same. Had it been I knew how awful it is to have a stroke, I would have been more cautious and protective of my health. I have lost my job and have not been able to secure another one all because I don't walk and look like I used to. I also get rejected everywhere I show up for an interview", says Ms. Oninye Iromba, a 34-year-old from Abia state who had stroke at the age of 30.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 10, 2019 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

Nigeria: Nigerians Are Dying of Unhealthy Diets - - Minister
[Vanguard] Minister of Health Prof Isaac Adewole, has said that too many Nigerians are dying of unhealthy diet even as he cautioned that the economic loss from Non Communicable Diseases, NCDs, such as stroke, High Blood Pressure (hypertension), heart attack, and diabetes among others, could rise to a projected US$8 billion over the next 10 years in the country,
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 5, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: 1st Lifestyle Clinic Opens in Lagos to Tackle Cancer, Others
[Vanguard] Good news for Nigerians prone to common health issues and disorders related to lifestyle such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, stroke , cancer etc., as the 1st lifestyle clinic in the country - Grover Medical's Lifestyle Clinic, in collaboration with Artemis Hospitals Gurgaon, India - made its debut in Lagos recently.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 19, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria:How Painkillers, Kidney Disease Increase Obesity, Diabetes Risk
[Guardian] New research from the largest study of its kind reveals patients taking painkillers alongside medication for heart disease, stroke or diabetes are 95 per cent more likely to become obese as the sedative drugs make people inactive and affect their metabolism.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 12, 2017 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria:Tobacco Consumption Contributes 12% Deaths From Heart Diseases - NHF
[This Day] Tobacco use and second-hand smoke is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease; contributing about 12 per cent death from heart disease, the Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF), has said.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 17, 2018 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Campaigner in Hit and Miss With Facts About Nigeria's Stroke Burden
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Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 24, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Indiscriminate Use of Aphrodisiacs
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Sunday raised the alarm over indiscriminate use of performance enhancing substances popularly known as aphrodisiacs, warning that consumption of such substances could lead to stroke, organ damage, or sudden death.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 27, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: A Beep in Time Could Save a Life
[Nigeria Health Watch] Enoh Richard's doctor is reducing the number of pills she takes daily to keep her blood sugar under a healthy level. Previously, she was on 2,000mg of a blood sugar-controlling drug, 10mg of another to reduce the risk of heart failure or stroke, five units of insulin and she checked her blood sugar every day. After signing up on an app and starting a tailored diet, exercise and care plan, she now checks her blood sugar every other day. "It has stayed within 4.5% to 4.7%," she says. A reading between 4% and
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 6, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news