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Daily Health Tips: World Malaria Day

Posted on April 25, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Today is World Malaria Day, 2014! In a country like Nigeria, malaria is so endemic that we hardly talk about it seriously. Indeed, it is referred to as common malaria, right? 😀 Nigeria is one of the 5 countries hardest … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: Are These Malaria Or Pregnancy Symptoms?

Posted on February 26, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: Please I have a personal question. I am an expectant mother, in my first trimester. I often have fever, loss of appetite, nausea, feel like vomiting whether I eat or not (I have actually vomited sometimes), cough and weakness … Continue reading →

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Daily Health Tips: Agbo and Malaria: a match made in heaven…or not?

Posted on February 2, 2014 by chatwithdrketch

Q: Many people take ‘agbo’ herb drink…especially Lagos people. What is the effect in the body? A: I have seen people who swear by Agbo and claim not to have been to the hospital for ‘gazillion’ 😀 years as a … Continue reading →

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Kill a mosquito with a sledge hammer? Heck, yes!!

Posted on May 4, 2013 by chatwithdrketch

It was world malaria day, last week. WHO essentially set out that day for everyone to sit up and pay attention to the ills of malaria. A lot of corporate bodies marked the event with information on malaria in print … Continue reading →

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