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Every June, the world celebrates cataract awareness to educate the public on risk factors, symptoms, cataract types, and surgery and encourage them to learn the facts about cataracts. The theme for 2022 is The Year of  Children’s Vision, which aims at raising awareness and educating the public on children’s vision and eye health issues. At…

Every year, on the month of June, Family and health Fitness day is celebrated to encourage families to put more effort into keeping healthy and fit. This year, the celebration landed on June 11th. Focusing on parks and recreational facilities to keep the community actively embracing the day. According to the National Recreation and Park…

What is Parkinson’ Disease? Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder caused by the loss of the nerve cells in the brain, responsible for the production of a chemical called dopamine. According to the Mayo Clinic, the nerve cells in the brain gradually breakdown or die. Parkinson’s Disease (PD) symptoms are as a result of loss of…

Nutrition is a major key to preventing heart disease. Heart Disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. According to Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , as of 2018, 30.3 million U.S.  were diagnosed with heart disease. Every year, about 647,000 Americans die from heart disease, making it…

Alzheimer’s Care What Is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Alzheimer’s is a degenerative brain disease that is caused by complex brain changes following cell damage. It leads to dementia symptoms that gradually worsen over time. It progressively destroys the memory and other mental functions such as thinking and reasoning…