Properly conducted, sex is an enjoyable exercise (read about exercise here). Sex is like everything around us: it too is guided by some natural and man-made rules. When these rules are flouted or when an individual is abused (read about abuse here) or his/her sex organs are somewhat tampered with or the body is mishandled, then […]
THE HOSPITAL will be organizing a public enlightenment campaign on A-Z of hepatitis. What you need to know, when to receive treatment, where to receive treatment and how to prevent it on the World Hepatitis Day 2014 which comes up on Monday July 28th 2014 by 10:00AM Also, on 27 July 2014, THE HOSPITAL will […]
Abuse:Prevention & Treatment. IntroductionAbuse is a combination of two words: “Abnormal” (Ab) and “Use” to form “Ab-use”. For a fact, abuse is rampant. Abuse takes different forms and is everywhere. Abuse occurs in private and public places. Parents abuse children. Strangers abuse others. Spouses abuse each other in the name of love. Various governments at […]
Drug and Substance Misuse: Resist the Temptation. 1What is a drug?Part IV Section 44 of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Act 1990 described and gave definitions to what constitute drugs and substances.In this article and to make things simple for us, I will look at drugs from two other definitions. The first definition is […]
Forensic Medicine: Questionable Injuries are Not Acts of God.Africa and indeed Nigeria are blessed with abundant human and material resources: that is a fact. That we are underachieving and underdeveloped is a settled matter and I will not be discussing that point here. What is most concerning is the magnitude of abuse of humans and […]
There are many ways in which we can prevent death and diseases reaching us by undertaking simple procedures via our own actions. Lives may be cut short as a result of one or combination of: Infection such as E-coli, typhoid, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDs Genetic diseases: sickle cell disease Metabolic diseases such as diabetics or even nutritional […]
By Dr. Rotimi Adesanya (Paediatrician) “Make no mistake about why these babies are here – they are here to replace us.”…Jerry Seinfeld This handbook has been developed to help mothers, parents and guardians learn a few things about their babies. These tips give a lot of information on how a baby grows, how to breastfeed, […]
The elderly are special group of people whose healthcare needs are unique. For our purpose, we can say an elder is anyone who is 65 years old and above. The old age group as they are sometimes called do suffer from degenerative diseases such as wear and tear of osteoarthritis, dementia (degenerative diseases of the […]
IntroductionHealth, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Based on this definition we have provided the following quick guides to enable you and your family to live disease-free lives, be socially well, have a sound mental […]
oduction: Being pregnant and the ability to bear children is a biological process which is both time dependent and requires actions on your part. There is no doubt that nature will and have indeed prepared you and got you ready half of the way but you have to complete the remaining half. Are you concerned about […]