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  • Healthcare: Oromoni flags off free hypertension, diabetes screening

    Healthcare: Oromoni flags off free hypertension, diabetes screening

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    Emman Ovuakporie
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    The Executive Chairman of Warri South West Local Government Council, Hon. Sylvester Oromoni, has flagged off a compulsory hypertension and diabetes screening exercise in Ogbe-Ijoh, as part of the council’s efforts to promote healthcare and wellness in the community. Speaking during the ceremony, Oromoni said the screening exercise aims to identify and manage hypertension and…

  • How barbers help hypertensive customers cut their blood pressure

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    Bayo Millz
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    While snipping or shaving to a hip-hop background beat, California barber Corey Thomas passes out friendly advice to his African-American customers: Watch what you eat, check your blood pressure and don’t take life so hard. Along with 51 other black-owned, Los Angeles-area barbershops, Thomas, the proprietor of the local barber A New You, took part…

  • One-third Nigeria’s adult population hypertensive – NHS

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    Bayo Millz
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    The Nigeria Hypertension Society (NHS) on Thursday said that one-third of Nigeria’s adult population is hypertensive. The President of the Society, Prof. Ayodele Omotoso, disclosed this in a statement issued to commemorate the World Hypertension Day. Omotoso, who is with the Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), said the theme…

  • 30% of tanker drivers hypertensive, medical doctor affirms

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Dr Taiwo Adekanmbi, a Medical Doctor, from the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has said no fewer than 30 per cent of tanker drivers nationwide were hypertensive. Adekanmbi disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos at the ongoing national training for tanker drivers organised by the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), a branch of NUPENG.…