Chronic kidney disease affects 10% globally, 13% in Ghana – Specialist

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• Guv'ner 8 months ago

  We're still waiting for the Ministry Of Health to start aggressive public health education to highlight the causes of these lifestyle/Non- communicable diseases. Can we afford to spend all our resources on the ever increasing ...
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  We're still waiting for the Ministry Of Health to start aggressive public health education to highlight the causes of these lifestyle/Non- communicable diseases. Can we afford to spend all our resources on the ever increasing cases of these NCDs? Why should we be concentrating on fire fighting iso prevention?

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• WEST AFRICANS PREDISPOSED TO KIDNEY DISEASE 8 months ago

  Israeli Scientists made this discovery nearly 25 years ago yet I haven't read or heard anything being done about this. Our leftist leaders keep fooling us with stories about Europe and America being responsible for our underd ...
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  Israeli Scientists made this discovery nearly 25 years ago yet I haven't read or heard anything being done about this. Our leftist leaders keep fooling us with stories about Europe and America being responsible for our underdevelopment. At the same time, our stolen wealth, their wives and children always head for the same destinations.
  African Medical Students should start research on the Apol1 gene if we are to be saved from kidney disease.

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• THIS IS NOT SURPRISING AT ALL .PEOPLE TAKE ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES SUCH AS IBUPROFEN ,DICLOFENAC AND OTHERS LIKE TOFFFEE FOR EVERY HEADACH ACHE AND PAIN.ALSO THOSE WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (THE SILENT KILLER) DO NOT TAKE REGULAR ANTIHYPERTENSIVES. 8 months ago

  The regular long-term misuse of Anti-Inflammatory pain killers like Ibuprofen, Diclofenac and many others damages the kidneys of hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians.We take these drugs for every headache,muscle or joint pain u ...
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  The regular long-term misuse of Anti-Inflammatory pain killers like Ibuprofen, Diclofenac and many others damages the kidneys of hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians.We take these drugs for every headache,muscle or joint pain unsupervised by a medically qualified individual. Even more serious is the fact that millions of adult Ghanaians and even some children with high blood pressure (HYPERTENSION) remain untreated either because they don't even know they have the condition or because even where they have been diagnosed they do not understand that they need to be on REGULAR DAILY ANTI-HYPERTENSIVES to ensure that their Blood Pressure GOES BACK TO NORMAL( Most cannot afford regular antihyprtensives or in some cases have no access to these medications) I know of adults who have ended up with a stroke or kidney failure because of persistent high Blood pressure around of about 150/90mmHg (which many High BP patient's wrongly assume is normal). BP IDEALLY MUST BE WELL CONTROLLED ,WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS SHOULD BE NO HIGHER THAN 120/80mmHg. However each person's situation is different and High BP patients need careful monitoring by a qualified healthcare professional to ensure that the right treatment (including the right medications,lifestyle advice and diet) are prescibed.IT CAN TAKE MONTHS BEFORE YOUR DOCTOR OR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL WORKS OUT THE RIGHT DRUG OR DRUG COMBINATION THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU AND THIS TREATMENT MAY NEED TO BE MODIFIED OVER THE YEARS TO ENSURE EFFECTVE AND SAFE CONTROL OF YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE. AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR BASIC BLOOD TESTS INCLUDING A FULL BLOOD COUNT,KIDNEY TEST AND LIVER TEST MUST BE DONE TO MONITOR YOUR KIGENERAL HEALTH AND ESPECIALLY YOUR KIDNEY FUNCTION. Investing in a BP Monitor or Machine and learning to use it is very important. AT THE END OF THE DAY EACH ONE OF US IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OWN HEALTH AND HEALTH EDUCATION.
  Othere causes of chronic kidney disease include certain Herbal medicines and also recurrent untreated urinary,bladder and kidney infections.

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• CORRECTION 8 months ago

  Should read AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR A PERSON WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SHOULD HAVE BASIC BLOOD TESTS INCLUDING A FULL BLOOD COUNT,KIDNEY TEST AND LIVER TEST IN ORDER TO MONITOR THEIR GENERAL HEALTH AND ESPECIALLY THEIR KIDNEY FUN ...
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  Should read AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR A PERSON WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SHOULD HAVE BASIC BLOOD TESTS INCLUDING A FULL BLOOD COUNT,KIDNEY TEST AND LIVER TEST IN ORDER TO MONITOR THEIR GENERAL HEALTH AND ESPECIALLY THEIR KIDNEY FUNCTION.

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• Kidney Impairment has a myriad of causes 8 months ago

  Talk about pharmaceutical drugs including those given by doctors to treat certain conditions, self-medicated drugs, illegal drugs and substance use, food and diet, drinking, urine retention, urinary tract infections, kidney s ...
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  Talk about pharmaceutical drugs including those given by doctors to treat certain conditions, self-medicated drugs, illegal drugs and substance use, food and diet, drinking, urine retention, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, oxalates, uric acid and calcium content, overuse of certain vitamins eg vitamin c, lack of certain nutrients, minerals and vitamins eg citrates, eg potassium imbalance, lactic acidosis +metabolic acidosis (always eating bread, rice, evaporated milk, meats and not enough sour fruits, no vegetables, no fiber, sedentary life, no sweating activity like walking, jogging,etc) elevated daily stress levels, lack of sleep, unregulated and uncontrolled concoction use, DIABETES + HBP and many other seemingly harmless choices we make raise our CKD risks.

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