tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90573609371218280492024-02-08T12:24:04.327+01:00Medicine online: Free health educationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-84073570497889458132008-11-18T09:29:00.001+01:002008-11-18T09:29:10.031+01:00Naturopathic Medicine: An Overview Naturopathic medicine (or naturopathy) is based on the belief that the body can heal itself naturally. Naturopathic medicine attempts to improve health, prevent disease, and treat illness by promoting the use of organic foods and exercise; encouraging a healthy, balanced lifestyle; and applying concepts and treatments from other areas of complementary medicine (such as ayurveda, homeopathy, andAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-4206045153031157212008-11-18T09:25:00.001+01:002008-11-18T09:25:56.989+01:00AIDS Cured By Bone Marrow Transplant?An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his doctors said. While researchers — and the doctors themselves — caution that the case might be no more than a fluke, others say it may inspire a greater interest in gene therapy to fight the disease that claims 2 million Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-20591616525132920742008-11-15T18:49:00.001+01:002008-11-15T18:49:53.923+01:00Viagra may Not Be what we think after all!Despite all the talk about Viagra, it is as if it is not working after all.Men who've, ahem, fallen and can't get up - even with the help of Viagra® - may want to get their testosterone levels checked. A recent study shows that in cases where men experiencing erectile difficulties fail to respond to medication, low levels of the male sex hormone may play a role. Sildenafil, with the trade name Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-75857077406642611802008-11-15T18:42:00.001+01:002008-11-15T18:42:52.243+01:00Sex Hormones and sexual problems Have you ever wondered why we respond to erotic circumstances, pictures, stories, movies, voices, and even smells?. Hormones like testosterone and estrogen, are some of the reasons for this process. Because our mind processes sexual information in complicated ways that are currently poorly understood, we may or may not have sexual feelings or thoughts and sexual responses in our bodies Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-87760203614179251002008-11-06T18:28:00.001+01:002008-11-06T18:28:50.148+01:00Anti-aging SolutionsI haven't exactly discovered the fountain of youth, but I have stumbled upon something that comes as close as possible at the moment. According to a study in the journal PLoS Medicine, it's possible to add 14 years to your life by simply adopting four easy lifestyle habits: exercising, eating lots of produce, drinking alcohol only in moderation and never, ever smoking. Not only do each of these Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-57902495525713649862008-11-06T18:20:00.001+01:002008-11-06T18:20:22.942+01:00Lipossuction and Effects and Our HealthTreatment Overview Liposuction removes fat from your body using suction. Traditional liposuction is called nontumescent liposuction—small, thin blunt-tipped tubes (cannula) are inserted through tiny incisions in the skin. Fat is suctioned out through these tubes as the doctor moves the tubes around under the skin to target specific fat deposits. In recent years, improved techniques haveAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-52027917529882631822008-11-06T18:02:00.001+01:002008-11-06T18:12:25.216+01:00Semont and Epley maneuvers for vertigoThe Semont and modified Epley maneuvers are exercises used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). They are done with the assistance of a health professional or physical therapist. A single 10- to 15-minute session usually is all that is needed.Related Articles * Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) - Other Treatment * Benign Paroxysmal Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-35457916454987049442008-11-06T17:57:00.001+01:002008-11-06T17:57:14.334+01:00Hearing aids- What are they? A hearing aid makes sounds louder (amplifies). While hearing aids may amplify some types of sounds more than others, at this time they cannot be made or programmed to amplify only one type of sound, such as a voice. Hearing aids do not restore normal hearing, but they may help people with hearing loss function and communicate more easily. What should I do if I think I need a hearing aid?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-14543763365840045162008-11-03T09:45:00.001+01:002008-11-03T09:45:37.866+01:00Aromatherapy Essential Oils Extraction Method Distillation Method: The vast majority of true essential oils are produced by distillation. There are different processes used, however. In all of them, water is heated to produce steam, which carries the most volatile chemicals of the aromatic material with it. The steam is then chilled (in a condenser) and the resulting distillate is collected. The Essential Oil will normally float on top of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-89105312793092273732008-10-08T18:17:00.001+01:002008-10-08T18:17:28.218+01:00Female Low Sex Drive A low sex drive in women refers to a lack of interest in sexual activities. Low sexual desire has over the years been found to be on a steady increase and occurs more commonly in females than in males. Highs and lows usually will correspond with the onsets or end of a relationship. May also be related to major physiological changes in life, such as pregnancy, menopause or illness. Others Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-81331557564947030852008-09-23T12:58:00.001+01:002008-09-23T12:58:03.562+01:00The Wonders of Acai Berries Ever since Oprah endorsed the Acai Berry calling it the number one 'super fruit', its popularity in the United States has been going like wild fire. Acai Berry is a small dark-colored (purple) fruit that grows in clusters and tastes like berries and chocolate mixed together. This wonder fruit grown in the Amazon area of Brazil has been in use by the locals for various benefits until the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-28917599814461656782008-09-23T12:48:00.001+01:002008-09-23T12:48:06.706+01:00The Effects of Yoga Inversions on Your Health It is no longer news the fact that Yoga can keep us alive and free from incessant hospital visits. This is one area of alternative care that orthodox medicine agrees with. While the regular fitness exercises is as beneficial as advertised by increasing blood flow, Yoga achieves same but in a less anaerobic state. The specificity of Yoga makes it a far better way to stay healthy. The twistAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-17258938282580126562008-08-17T17:41:00.001+01:002008-08-17T17:44:37.562+01:00Nigerian Doctors Miserable Paypackage: What's Your Take?As a doctor, i know that our problem is from no where else but from doctors. Yes there are doctors who earn as much as N200,000 but that is like saying you know of a banker who earns N500,000 without actually attempting to know his position and how many years he's been in the practice.This is the reality. We doctors all know that those of us in Nigeria are the worst paid in the world and whether Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-67765272130090206212007-06-24T21:00:00.000+01:002007-06-24T21:16:22.081+01:00Breast CancerBreast cancer has become a serious health problem in Africa. In Nigeria, it is the commonest female cancer. In UCTH where I work, most cases of Cancer I have been involved in the management, has been cases of breast Cancer.Prevention of Breast CancerOne wonders sometimes if Breast Cancer can be prevented. I can't really say but i'm sure authorities in this area would say yes.But how? In my own Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-73047156275424048432007-05-27T18:34:00.000+01:002007-05-27T19:11:50.752+01:00Re: Gunshot InjuryMany are made to believe doctors don't have emotions. It's understandable if you too think so. The training is such that even when you feel something, rather than let it go by crying out loud , one tends to supress it as the teaching is, " if doctors cries, what then dose the patient do?'.This evening i really for the first time in this practice felt like crying for a patient. Not that this is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-55080272384070212872007-05-22T18:38:00.000+01:002007-05-22T18:39:53.122+01:00Gunshot Injury: Nigerian Doctors Dilemma Our patient with Gun shot injury is anything but unlucky. Though at this time it’s still too early to say whether or not his limb will recover fully, you might still be interested in knowing how he’s doing. Well like I last said, we finally were able to take him into the theatre at about 12.30am. It was a long night for an operation that lasted till 5.30am. No member of the unit had a wink of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-34669308610918138072007-05-17T18:08:00.000+01:002007-05-17T18:23:46.157+01:00Gun Shot InjuryIf you have read the previous write up, show you must be expecting something on smoking.Well that's a series and i intend to continue.Meanwhile something interesting just happened in the hospital today and i think i should let us know about it and take precautions and maybe also do something about the health care system in this country. The law that doctors shouldn't treat a gunshot case until a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-50864020730950333582007-05-15T15:37:00.000+01:002007-05-15T16:39:02.991+01:00What do you know about smoking? (2)Effect of Smoking On different Organ systemsThe habit of smoking can actually affect various organs of the body. Starting from the top, i will take them accordingly. Smoking will affect, the Central and peripheral nervous systems(the brain, and the nerves), The Respiratory system (lungs), the Gastrointestinal tract(the stomach and other bowels), the urogenital system(eg. prostate in males), The Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-64447071838928996792007-05-14T06:46:00.000+01:002007-05-14T06:58:41.592+01:00What do you know about smoking? (1)I'll first like to know what you know about smoking. Wait a minute. I don't mean the different styles of puffing the smake or handling the butt. What i mean is what effects of smoking do you really know?I'm sure you must have heard severally that smokers are liable to die young or that according to the Surgeon general smoking can cause cancer. That's vague enough and i don't intend to continue onAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057360937121828049.post-91541448293476446202007-05-13T11:57:00.000+01:002007-05-13T13:19:33.274+01:00Free Health Clinic OnlineToday I start a new blog. I have done a couple of things online but not really in my area of specialty which is medicine. Haven't spent 8 years studying medicine i was so expectant when I finally graduated. However i am so bored stiff by the nature of my work. Not just by the fact that i keep doing the same thing everyday and not expected to change routine but also by the fact that I am not Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08337733302154821233noreply@blogger.com8