Health Prevention
Covid-19 and community life
Sheet prepared for EMI members in April 2020 The COVID-19 Coronavirus Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which cause illnesses which range from a simple cold (some seasonal...
Covid- 19 - Community Infirmary Sheet
Sheet prepared for IMS’s members – April 2020 NURSE SUPERVISION Monitoring parameters The monitoring parameters to take into account for a patient showing non-serious symptoms requiring rest...
High blood pressure : risk factors, prevention and treatments
High blood pressure is the most common cardiovascular disease. It is a chronic disease requiring lifetime treatment. High blood pressure (HBP) or hypertension is where an increase in...
Diabetes
What is it? Diabetes is an emerging public health problem characterised by a fasting blood sugar level above 1.26g/l or a postprandial level above 2 g/l. In 2019, 1...
Psychosomatic diseases
What are they ? A disease is said to be psychosomatic when no organic cause has been found. Of emotional origin, it is said to have been discovered in ancient...