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Diet and Drug General Health

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW

Nonye Ezike / January 16, 2022

Madam A, a hypertensive woman had diarrhoea for three days in a row, and she experienced weakness after each stool....

Children's Health General Health Mental Health

Enough with the Tics! (Tourette Syndrome)

Omowunmi Thanni / January 14, 2022

INTRODUCTION Tourette syndrome (TS) also known as Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a common...

Ophthalmology

Night Blindness (Nyctalopia)

Gbenga Ogunbayode / January 13, 2022

Night blindness is a decrease in the ability to see in reduced illumination. It is usually seen in patients with...

General Health Mental Health

Stress and Your Health

Ibukun Oyewole / January 12, 2022

Getting stressed at one point or the other as we go through our daily activities is inevitable. Sometimes, it gets...

Environmental health General Health

Coping With the Dry Air Season (Harmattan)

Nonye Ezike / January 9, 2022

The harmattan season is caused by the dry and dusty north-east trade wind coming from the Sahara Desert which usually...

General Health Mental Health Women's Health

See How Stress Affects your Menstruation

Nonye Ezike / September 27, 2021

Stress occurs because of a stretch to the normal body functioning. It is the body’s physiological and psychological response to changes...

Endocrinology Women's Health

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: cause of infertility in women

Ibukun Oyewole / September 23, 2021

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder that affects women of child bearing age. In PCOS, many cysts which...

Dermatology Environmental health

Leishmaniasis, not far from here!

Pharm Fatima Ajide / September 22, 2021

The parasites that cause Leishmaniasis belong to the leishmania genus. There are more than 20 pathogenic species. Female sand-flies transmit...

Environmental health General Health

It is not always Malaria and Typhoid

Nonye Ezike / September 20, 2021

Mr. A was not feeling well. He had fever, headache, body pains and a poor appetite. He assumed it was...

Internal Medicine Neurology

Brain-eating Infection and Survivors

Dr. 'Sola Adeyemo / September 18, 2021

Naegleriasis is a rare but almost always fatal brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri also known as brain-eating amoeba. This...

Dermatology Neurology

Shingles: Can you have Chickenpox Twice?

Dr. 'Sola Adeyemo / September 9, 2021

Shingles is a transmissible disease caused by Varicella zoster virus; it is the same virus that causes chickenpox. For anyone...

Environmental health Internal Medicine

Can Rat Urine be Dangerous to your Health?

Dr. 'Sola Adeyemo / June 13, 2021

It is a bacterial infection that spread from animals to humans but rarely from man to man. It is a...

Mental Health Neurology

When Feelings Get in Between Therapists and Clients

Dr. 'Sola Adeyemo / June 6, 2021

Whether we are sexually active or not, we all have erotic fantasy life. We all have erotic history. No escape...

Internal Medicine Neurology

Tourette Syndrome, you might have seen this before

Dr. 'Sola Adeyemo / May 31, 2021

This a medical condition in which the individual uncontrollably move part of their bodies or produce unwanted sounds repeatedly. The...

Dermatology General Health

DENTAL FLOSS

Nonye Ezike / May 25, 2021

When I think of dental floss, I am reminded of the relationship that exists between the "Egyptian Plover bird and...

Internal Medicine Neurology

MIGRAINE: MORE THAN WHAT YOU THINK!

Dr. 'Sola Adeyemo / May 16, 2021

Migraine is medical condition that involves recurrent severe form of headache and other symptoms. The headache in migraine is throbbing or...

Internal Medicine Neurology

YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD THIS AND NOT COVID 19

Dr. 'Sola Adeyemo / May 4, 2021

MASS PSYCHOGENIC ILLNESS (MPI) Commoner than we realize is the disease called mass psychogenic illness. This disease happens all around...

Cardiology General Health

HOW ABOUT LOW BLOOD PRESSURE?

Nonye Ezike / May 4, 2021

We are conversant with hypertension (high blood pressure). How about low blood pressure? Hypotension is a condition of abnormally low...

Women's Health

CAUSES OF IRREGULAR MENSTRUAL FLOW IN WOMEN

Ibukun Oyewole / April 27, 2021

The absence of menstrual period in women of reproductive age is medically called ‘amenorrhea'. Based on the causes, amenorrhea can...

Children's Health Neurology

NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME (NAS)

Dr. 'Sola Adeyemo / April 26, 2021

It is a condition that starts in a newborn whose mother has used drugs (legal or illegal) in pregnancy. The...

INABILITY TO SLEEP- CAUSES AND TREATMENT
A good night’s rest is always something to look forward to after a stressful day. …
The Budding Psychopath by Dr. Thanni Omowunmi
Bolu is a 12-year old boy who has been described by his teachers as ‘the …
ANGULAR CHEILITIS
Angular cheilitis is a condition that causes redness and swelling in the corner of the …

Brain-eating Infection and Survivors
Naegleriasis is a rare but almost always fatal brain infection …
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HEARTBURN
Heartburn (pyrosis) is a common occurrence; it is a burning …
BREASTFEEDING: Bedrock to Raising Healthy Children
Breast milk is the natural diet for human babies in …