Nobody likes surgery, not even doctors. Blade cutting into your skin and blood flowing freely? It’s a strong NO-NO any day and anytime. However, medicine today is yet to evolve past the use of the scalpels to correct some medical anomalies. Have you ever had surgery? If yes, it wasn’t a very pleasant experience. It…
DetailsThe period of pregnancy is always eventful to say the least. It’s one period of a woman’s life that she’s literally the all-in-all in determining the fate of a little one kicking inside her. She has to make a lot of lifestyle changes and daily routine adjustments which are sometimes tainted with emotional setbacks, yet…
Details‘Take it easy on your thinking, don’t develop hypertension’. You’ve certainly heard this before if you’re a Nigerian. We’ve always been somehow miraculously been able to link ‘overthinking’ to hypertension. Anyway, that’s a topic for some other day. The take-home here is that we all know something about hypertension. It’s no new disease to most.…
DetailsSince time immemorial, the act of delivering babies has been associated with so much pain that it was and still is one of the most dreadful experiences many women encounter. I come with good news, and more. You don’t have to go through labour pains if you’re a woman. You don’t need to be put…
DetailsLet’s start with a mind-blowing fact. Turmeric may be the most effective nutritional supplement in existence. Here’s another fact, albeit not so mind blowing. Ground turmeric is a major ingredient in curry power. On this note, let’s talk about turmeric. Turmeric is a flowering plant, Curcuma longa of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is a…
DetailsEvery single person who has been to see the doctor before usually knows what to expect during every visit. It’s almost certain you’ll get a drug prescription anytime you visit a doctor with complaints. In fact, patients usually ask for drugs whenever they’re not given one. It’s no secret that drugs constitute the core of…
DetailsEverything you’ve read about motherhood probably started along the lines of ‘the joys of motherhood’. All we expect from the mother of a newborn baby is joy, having scaled through an eventful period of pregnancy and painful period of delivery. We also expect warmth and love from her, directed towards the little new one she…
DetailsYou’re probably wondering if there’s a serial killer with expertise in food poisoning who remains in the shadows. The poisoning we see in movies often portrays an intentional addition of a toxic substance. The poisoned person manifests symptoms after a few spoons and dies almost immediately. Now, let’s leave that aside. Let’s talk about a…
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