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World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist
We have all heard weird stories of doctors leaving surgical instruments inside patients, wrongful amputation of limbs, and accidental removal of normal organs. Much as we would have loved to debunk these tales, unfortunately there are documented evidences of such...
SPORTS INJURIES
Injuries that occur during sports or exercise are referred to as Sports Injuries and they affect the musculoskeletal system. The most common sports injuries are strains and sprains. While sprains are injuries to ligaments (the tough bands connecting bones in a joint),...
10 MOST COMMON INJURIES IN THE WORKPLACE
Injury, also known as physical trauma, is a damage to the body caused by an external force - accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and other causes. An accident is an incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, resulting to damage or injury. They are bound to...
ASTHMA
Asthma is a disease in which the airways narrow, swell and produce extra mucus. This makes breathing difficult and triggers coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. The World Health Organization estimates that 235 million people suffer from asthma all over the...
FAMILY PLANNING IN NIGERIA
Introduction The US Dept. of Health defines family planning as ‘educational, comprehensive medical or social activities which enable individuals, including minors, to determine freely the number and spacing of their children and to select the means by which this may...
TESTICULAR CANCER
Cancer of the Testes (aka testicular cancer) is a type of cancer that affects the testes. The testes are two ball-shaped organs located inside the scrotum, a loose bag of skin underneath the penis. The testes are responsible for the production of spermatozoa and other...