It’s only keeping in line with logic that most diseases today were named by the persons who discovered them. Hence, most diseases today have names in foreign language (English inclusive). After the permeation of western medicine methodology into African skies, it became imperative that diseases were giving local names. The Yoruba tribe were not to…
DetailsA few days ago, I came across a question directed at medical professionals while surfing the net. A woman wanted to know if a combination of drugs she used would suffice in preventing HIV/AIDs. Now, I don’t remember the exact names of the drugs she mentioned, I do remember that there were five in all…
DetailsFor most of us, our first and supposedly only contact with anxiety disorders are via movies, especially those made by the American Hollywood. The protagonist could be a female or male character who’s usually a go getter obsessed with some particular routine. The movie ‘The Aviator’ in which Leonardo DiCaprio played the character of Howard…
DetailsMost people love good music. I happen to be a fan of any song that strikes the happy notes in me. Regardless of genre, good music has been found to possess a couple of health benefits that might interest you. Let’s delve into it as much as we can. Let’s start with the stark obvious.…
DetailsI came across a thread on Twitter recently. A medical doctor was walking on his street when four women ran past him, screaming ‘blood of Jesus’. In her curiosity, he moved closer to the source of the commotion and met a young child convulsing. He expectedly couldn’t believe his eyes when people started calling for…
DetailsDepression, Schizophrenia, Epilepsy, Suicide and any other disease or phenomenon arising from mental health problems have existed as long as mankind and will probably continue to survive down the years. This problem has not been made any better by the stigmatization of people with mental health problems which is rife in these parts. What’s more?…
DetailsSometimes you’re not the addict. The addict is someone you know and can call a loved one (friends and relatives). The lifestyle of this individual subsequent to substance use has been a constant source of worry for you. You need them to stop. What can you do? It’s not difficult to understand a wife suffering…
DetailsThe burden of alcohol consumption is contributed to by more men than women, especially in an African country with deeply stemmed moral, religious and cultural convictions that may somehow subconsciously or even consciously inhibit alcohol consumption in women. Although the prejudice in itself is a problem to be overcome, less alcohol consumption in women, the…
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