The nutritional impairment caused by (parasitic worms) is recognised to have a significant impact on growth and physical development. To reduce the worm burden, WHO recommends periodic drug treatment (deworming) of all children living in endemic areas (like Africa). To deworm or not to deworm, that is the question. Actually, It’s surprising question. You’d think…
DetailsIt’s never an experience we savour in anticipation but it is one that we can almost never avoid. Suffering a burns injury is one experience that I’d like to think we all have had, either minor or major. What are the things to do in the event of a burns injury? Let’s learn some general…
DetailsBore hole water has taken lives of many Nigerians because most people are not aware of the danger that could arise from drinking borehole water. I am not here to say borehole water is source of death, instead I am here to draw your attention to some important things you should watch out for while…
DetailsSTIs are commonplace in our vocabulary nowadays. Everyone knows that throwing caution to the wind and having unprotected sex may mean great risk for contracting an unwanted sexually transmitted infection. However, many might not know that sexually active women tend to have more UTIs than do women who aren’t sexually active. The abbreviation UTI stands…
DetailsThe sight of blood during sex is usually enough to stop the act itself, provided it’s not a case of a broken hymen. Actually, a case of the broken hymen is the most likely case of bleeding during sex. Other causes are more likely to cause bleeding after sex. That’s how scary it could be.…
DetailsI’d like to start with an experience we’ve all had. Have you ever hit your elbow against an object? It’s usually the part of the elbow closer to the body. Did you feel anything down that part? Some feeling of numbness and tingling? Well, you felt that because a nerve runs just behind the bone…
DetailsCerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It’s caused by damage that occurs to the immature brain as it develops, most often before birth. Well here’s the sort of definition you’ll get from most foreign online sources. The issue with cerebral palsy is that it affects the…
DetailsWomen do lose hair too although we hate to see it happen to them. Infact, about one-third of women experience hair loss (alopecia) at some time in their lives; among postmenopausal women, as many as two-thirds suffer hair thinning or bald spots. It’s not usually a thing of joy for a man losing hair fast.…
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