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When darkness falls at mid-day: young patients' perceptions and meanings of chronic illness and their implications for medical care.
CONCLUSION: Young adults diagnosed of certain chronic illnesses ascribe supernatural interpretations to their disease condition. These determine their attitude to their condition as well as health seeking behaviours adopted by them and their families. Responses interfered with their biomedical care and thus have implications for health promotion and healthcare planning and policy. PMID: 23661817 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - December 12, 2015 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research

South Africa: Hotter Weather Likely to Affect People in Developing Countries More
[The Conversation Africa] As the temperatures soar and weather patterns continue to be affected by global warming and climate dynamics, more people - particularly in developing countries - are likely to die from natural deaths such as respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke deaths.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 22, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

East Africa: The First Air Ambulance in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Once, when I was attending a family invitation I heard a tragic story that saddened the nation. The story goes as follows; a famous Ethiopian vocalist got sick when he returned home after taking his son to school. His sickness was ascribed to stroke. His friends and the family took him to hospital. Unfortunately, the case proved beyond the capacity of doctors and medical service rendered here. Without any further ado, they thought of taking him abroad as quick as possible via air ambulance. Surprisingly, t
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 4, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Ethiopia: Watch Out! Non-Communicable Diseases
[Ethiopian Herald] Yosef Niguse, a 12th grade student left home to school wishing his father a good day. For both the father and son, that day was normal like every other days. There weren't signs or wake up calls for his father and rather lack of awareness was the evil that kept him feel like everything was alright. Yosef was in class while he received a phone call of bad news that his father fall down because of stroke and went to a hospital. Though he had received an emergency medical treatment, Yosef's father passed away
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 12, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Sudan: Meteorological Authorities Warned Against Exposure to Sun Rays
[SudaNow] Khartoum -Sudanese weather officials have warned people from exposure to direct sun heat to avoid sun stroke, a disease associated with exposure to direct sun rays.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 3, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Sudan: The Ministry of Health Warns Against Exposure to Sun Head
[SNA] Khartoum -The Department of epidemics at the ministry of health has warned people from being exposed to direct sun heat, to avoid sun stroke , stressing the need of consuming quantities of waters and drinks.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 16, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

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

Kenya: Shift Work Linked to Danger of Suffering Severe Stroke
[Nation] Employees, especially shift workers who punch in for graveyard or rotating shifts are more prone to numerous health hazards, from heart attacks to obesity, and now, new research shows shift work may also have serious implications for the brain, Texas A&M University in the US wrote on its website on Wednesday.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 5, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

An approach to a patient with infective endocarditis.
Authors: Hitzeroth J, Beckett N, Ntuli P Abstract Although infective endocarditis (IE) is relatively uncommon, it remains an important clinical entity with a high in-hospital and 1-year mortality. It is most commonly caused by viridans streptococci. Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for a malignant course of IE and often requires early surgery to eradicate. Other rarer causes are various bacilli, including the HACEK (Haemophilus, Actinobacillus,Cardiobacterium, Eikenella and Kingella spp.) group of organisms and fungi. The clinical presentation varies. Patients may present with a nonspecific illness, valve dysfu...
Source: South African Medical Journal - June 17, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research

High prevalence of primary dyslipidaemia in black South African patients at a tertiary hospital in northern Gauteng, South Africa.
CONCLUSION: A significant burden and a high prevalence of dyslipidaemias were present in adults in whom a monogenic disorder should be considered. The extent and severity of dyslipidaemia justify a special clinic and laboratory to ensure accurate diagnosis with effective intervention for patients and their families. PMID: 27384370 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: South African Medical Journal - July 8, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research

Kenya: Report That Highlights On Serious Public Health Concerns Launched
[Capital FM] Nairobi -A report by health stakeholders has revealed that HIV/AIDs, diarrhoea, stroke, and tuberculosis remain the top causes of death in the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 13, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

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: Metabolic Syndrome - Could You Be At Risk?
[New Times] The importance of managing the metabolic syndrome has been emphasised in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Experts also warn that the risk for heart disease, diabetes and stroke increases with the number of metabolic risk factors one has. But what is metabolic syndrome?
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 22, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

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

Risk of cardiovascular disease among teachers in Cape Town: Findings of the South African PaCT pilot study.
CONCLUSION: Establishing a cohort study among teachers has challenges but also opportunities for addressing CVD, which will soon impose a substantial burden on Cape Town's education system. PMID: 27725020 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - October 12, 2016 Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research