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Best supplements for high blood pressure: Supplement to lower pressure and reduce risk BEST supplements for high blood pressure: When it comes to taking supplements there are a few which are known to be the powerhouse of supplements. For a dangerous condition such as high blood pressure, taking the best is crucial. According to leading health experts, making a daily dose of a certain supplement could help lower your blood pressure and reduce further risk. What is it? Having high blood pressure is extremely dangerous as blood vessels become damaged and can narrow. This could lead them to rupture or even leak. High blood pressure can also cause blood clots to form in the arteries leading to the brain, blocking blood flow and potentially causing a stroke. Fortunately, there are a few things ...

Doctors Confess Their Fatal Mistakes Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists hold your life in their hands. Here, their shocking stories of what can go wrong—and what has to improve to keep us safe. “It was more than 20 years ago, but it still haunts me,” says Bryan E. Bledsoe, a clinical professor of emergency medicine at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. “I made a mistake that may have cost a woman her life.” Bledsoe’s oversight, which you’ll read about later, has driven him throughout his career. To this day, he is an outspoken advocate for health care safety, teaching physicians-in-training to treat patients as individuals, not as numbers at a deli counter. It sounds like an obvious message, but an overemphasis on speed is just one of the reasons that, every day, Americans in hos...

No plans to include foreign-trained healthcare workers in COVID-19 response The South African Nursing Council (SANC) is fast-tracking applications by private hospital groups and provincial health departments to re-register retired nurses to prepare for what experts say is an expected wave of COVID-19 cases. But foreign-trained healthcare workers in South Africa say they’re still being sidelined in the response. All nurses have to be registered with SANC to practice in the country, but nurses’ registrations lapse if they retire or fail to pay annual fees to the body. Now, the council says it’s allowing potential employers of nurses with out-of-date registrations to apply on their behalf, streamlining the process to get the healthcare workers back into understaffed wards, says SANC senior...

Women Clinic Soweto Call us 0739336524 Women Clinic provides abortion and other reproductive health services in a supportive, non- judgmental and confidential setting. We recognize how difficult and sensitive the issue of an unplanned pregnancy can be. Having worked in this field of health care for many years, this Women clinic was established with one important goal in mind - to make your experience one in which you feel calm, informed, dignified and safe. Are you pregnant? If you are visiting this site, you or someone you care about is considering terminating a pregnancy. It is such a personal, private decision; you don't want to share it with everyone. So, where do you turn for help and honest information? Not all clinics are alike, be sure to ask a lot of questions, and trust your feel...

Abortion Abortion is a medical procedure that removes the fetus from the uterus. Termination can have immediate side effects and/or long-term physical and emotional consequences. It is important to understand all the facts so you can make an informed decision. There are different types of abortion women can choose from. However, the options available to your situation will be determined by how far along you are into the pregnancy. During the first trimester, you will usually have the option of having a chemical (pill) abortion procedure or a surgical abortion procedure. Chemical abortions are only available up through nine weeks of gestation. Before exploring your options you will need an ultrasound to determine the location of the pregnancy (ectopic vs. inside the uterus), to determine ...

ALCOHOL DURING PREGNANCY KEY POINTS Don’t drink alcohol if you’re pregnant, trying to get pregnant or think you may be pregnant. Alcohol can cause problems for your baby at any time in pregnancy, even before you know you’re pregnant. Therefore Drinking alcohol during pregnancy makes your baby more likely to have a premature birth, birth defects, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. How does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect your baby's health? Some times Drinking alcohol at any time during pregnancy can cause serious health problems for your baby. Alcohol includes wine, wine coolers, beer, and liquor. When you drink alcohol during pregnancy, the alcohol in your blood quickly passes through the placenta and the umbilical cord to your baby. The placenta grows in your uterus (womb) an...