Many people would assume that cancers are a disease of the elderly. In many cases, this is true. However, you’d be interested to know that some cancers are more or less reserved for children. Some rarely occur in children older than 4 years. It’s easy to imagine that an adult has been exposed to many…
The TORCH syndrome may sound familiar to you if you have been pregnant before. The motherly instinct makes many women in pregnancy avid readers of medical resources regarding pregnancy and childbirth. If you have not heard of it before, here is your chance. TORCH syndrome is not just one problem. It is a cluster of…
A dental emergency in Nigeria can come in form of extreme pain in your mouth or excessive bleeding from your gums. It could also be a displaced tooth within the gums or one that is knocked out of one’s mouth. Several other scenarios also count for dental emergencies as you will discover soon. When they…
Yesterday, many of us got the news about registration for the covid vaccine in Nigeria. If you have not heard of this, do register on https://www.nphcdaict.com.ng/publicreg/. We can only hope the program runs well and most Nigerians get vaccinated. The vaccine of Nigeria is about to give to its citizens is the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. In…
Let’s start with the things staph is not. First off, it is not a sexually transmitted infection(STI). You might have heard about some drug being peddled to cure the STI ‘Staphylococcus’. It’s a bogus claim with no scientific basis whatsoever. One other thing, no doctor will diagnose you with ‘Staphylococcus aureus’. There was a claim…
It is never a happy moment when one is told that their child was born with a hole in the heart. After nine months of pregnancy and tough hours of labour, one can easily question why it had to happen. Surgery for these conditions can run into millions of naira. In a country like…
In adulthood, knocked-out teeth have almost no chances of regrowing. However, modern dentistry offers many options for replacing lost teeth. In this article, we will discuss dental bridges in Nigeria as a viable alternative to missing teeth. Dental Bridges in Nigeria are forms of dentures that are used in the replacement of worn-out or damaged…
Vitamin C in Nigeria happens to be one of those few drugs you can comfortably have a good taste of before swallowing. Many of us have had to lick a pill or two when we have a common cold. Despite the frequent prescription of vitamin C for this purpose, it will surprise you to…
Many people often avoid regular dental cleaning based on pain. However, for most, the process is stress-free and painless. Cleaning your teeth and checking for abnormalities in the mouth, neck and throat are all processes of dental cleaning and examination. Issues concerning how your lifestyle affects your teeth will be discussed by your dentist.…
When most people hear the word ‘stroke’, they think of paralysis and loss of speech. This is the most common physical presentation of people who have suffered a stroke. However, many are not aware that stroke has some psychological/behavioural consequences too. A person with a stroke may show certain character traits that were not there…