If you find this question ridiculous in any bit, then you have adequate foreknowledge of the topic at hand. You’re also not a fan of Yoruba Nollywood, most likely. In these movies, a woman who loses her husband is always admonished by her friends and family members to stop ‘thinking’ as ‘overthinking’ can cause hypertension.…
DetailsHow do Nigerian children get obese? Let me tell a story with a very familiar plot. Mr A is born to parents who can afford just the basic necessities of life even for their many troubles to make a living. Mr A happens to be an academically bright fellow who moves with lightning speed through…
DetailsThere aren’t many things scarier to a parent than watching a child convulse. The African fascination with the supernatural often compounds the dilemma. However, saddening it might be, the fact that people still employ barbaric methods to control convulsions is very real and we need to be educated on this. A febrile convulsion is not…
DetailsWhat’s the average time a man should last on bed? This question has to be one of the most commonly asked male questions. The only period we desire a long process is during sex. Asides sex, we’d love to get things with the snap of our fingers, fast and easy. In a study, researchers had…
DetailsAn exclamation mark would have made the sentence somewhat embarrassing for me, considering my use of a cotton bud to clean my ears a few days ago. You probably used one this morning. Well, stop. In fact, you don’t have to clean your ears at all. Well, that’s probably another shocker for you. Why? Earwax.…
DetailsThe phrase ‘baby steps’ is used to denote a small amount of progress achieved in performing a task. However, we’ll be literally talking about baby steps here. More specifically, we’ll be talking about the steps taken by babies in taking baby steps. Doctors call these steps ‘developmental milestones’. After the birth of a baby, we…
DetailsEveryone gets bothered on this topic at one time on the other. It’s often easy to ignore these thoughts as we never see immediate damage from this radiation. However, we can’t afford to be nonchalant about potential health hazards from devices owned and used by almost every single person on earth. To start with, let’s…
DetailsNo one likes to see blood in their poop. In fact, many people don’t like to see blood at all. Life certainly would be such a walkover if we’ve always gotten what we wanted. Sometimes, it does happen. We will be discussing the commonest reason of rectal bleeding, which are piles. In Nigeria, many herbal…
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