Health Tips - ºÚÁÏÍø /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips Tue, 15 Apr 2025 05:11:50 +0000 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management en-gb First Aid Treatment for Seizures/Epilepsy /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/first-aid-treatment-for-seizures-epilepsy /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/first-aid-treatment-for-seizures-epilepsy Description

Seizures are transient neurological abnormalities that are caused by abnormal electrical activities in the brain. Epilepsy is a tendency to have recurrent seizures. The brain controls the functions of the body by sending and receiving electrical impulses conducted through neurons (i.e., nerve cells) which act as messengers between the brain and other parts of the body, thus forming the communication complexity of the nervous system.

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Health Tips Wed, 01 May 2019 07:56:33 +0000
Save a Life /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/save-a-life /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/save-a-life In a bid to make the AUN Community health-literate, the AUN Health Center finds it necessary to provide some tips on how to administer First Aid treatment to save life in dire need, whether in the dorms, offices, at home or on the street.

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Health Tips Tue, 05 Feb 2019 13:52:08 +0000
Sleep Debt: Everyone Pays Sooner or Later /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/sleep-debt-everyone-pays-sooner-or-later /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/sleep-debt-everyone-pays-sooner-or-later Understanding the Concept of Sleep Debt

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Health Tips Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:48:39 +0000
Breathing Exercises for Relaxation /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/breathing-exercises-for-relaxation /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/breathing-exercises-for-relaxation Stress is your body’s way of responding to any demand or threat.

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Health Tips Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:03:14 +0000
Cholera /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/cholera /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/cholera As you may already know, cholera outbreak has been reported in different parts of Nigeria including Adamawa State. Cholera, a food or waterborne bacterial disease, can be life-threatening if left untreated. As a community, we ought to take sufficient measures to protect ourselves.

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Health Tips Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:47:01 +0000
Typhoid: facts to know /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/typhoid-facts-to-know /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/typhoid-facts-to-know Typhoid fever is an infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi or para typhi. Typhoid fever is common in developing countries and affecting 21.5 million persons in a year. 

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Health Tips Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:43:41 +0000
Tips For Good Sleep - Feeling irritable late-night? /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/tips-for-good-sleep-feeling-irritable-late-night /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/tips-for-good-sleep-feeling-irritable-late-night Tips For Good Sleep - Feeling irritable late-night? Simply worn out? It is possible you need better sleep.

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Health Tips Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:43:09 +0000
Malaria: Facts to know /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/malaria-facts-to-know /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/malaria-facts-to-know Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by infected female mosquitoes. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the main burden of this disease.

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Health Tips Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:42:48 +0000
Malaria /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/malaria /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/malaria Malaria is a life-threatening condition caused by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.  Sub-Saharan Africa carries the main burden of malaria.

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Health Tips Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:42:16 +0000
Lassa Fever /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/lassa-fever /index.php/campus-life/health-center/health-tips/lassa-fever Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic illness, transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by infected rodents. Person-to-person transmission can also occur, particularly in a hospital environment in the absence of adequate infection control measures.

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Health Tips Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:41:51 +0000