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Is there Stroke in your family? By Dr Biodun Ogungbo

Stroke is sudden weakness of an arm, or leg, sudden blindness, sudden confusion, sudden problems with speaking, difficulty walking, sudden severe headaches, sudden collapse and death. Stroke is due to blockage of a blood vessel...
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9 years ago
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Deworming – Is it really necessary?

Sometimes, even with a clean environment and proper precautions, children can get infected by parasites such as tapeworm, roundworm, hookworm and pinworm and whipworms. Away from home, children are often exposed to contaminated environments in...
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9 years ago
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What’s the big deal about worms?

Do you know that the tummy pain and vomiting on and off that your child has had for a few weeks could quite possibly be because of worm infestation? Sometimes, even with a clean environment...
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9 years ago
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How a little infection can kill you (2) By Dr. Biodun Ogungbo

The most minor infections can lead to sepsis. Sepsis is an extremely serious condition, due to an overwhelming reaction of the body to infection. The infection causes the body to release chemicals as a defence...
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9 years ago
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How a little infection can kill you (1) By Dr. Biodun Ogungbo

A teenage girl woke up one day with a swollen red eye. She had a bout of flu, cough and catarrh the previous week. The cold was almost all gone when this new problem started....
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9 years ago
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Practical steps to a healthy lifestyle

Your body is a complex, fine tuned machine and like any machine, even the smallest problem can cause it to malfunction. If you use the wrong engine oil or petrol in your car, it will...
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9 years ago
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Why I chose a healthy lifestyle

I find being a pediatrician very rewarding for many reasons. I have the privilege of caring for children of all ages. I get pleasure and amusement from helping first time parents navigate the basics of...
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9 years ago
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The Well Doctor Visit – What you should be checking for

A yearly well doctor visit is an investment that pays huge dividends for your general health. Most of us dislike going to the doctor because of the association with illness, the awful “hospital” smell, the...
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9 years ago
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Preventive Healthcare – An Investment For Life

Suppose someone gave you a hundred million naira, as a gift? Now, imagine that you are offered the chance to make a sound, sure proof investment with that money that will yield another hundred million...
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9 years ago
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Urinary Tract Infection – Only a woman will know

By guest blogger – Dr Biodun Ogungbo, MBBS, FRCSEd, FRCS, MSc Only a woman will know the pain of a urinary tract infection. Let us call it U.T.I for short. This is the medical term...
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9 years ago

Stroke is sudden weakness of an arm, or leg, sudden blindness, sudden confusion, sudden problems with speaking, difficulty walking, sudden severe headaches, sudden collapse and death. Stroke is due to blockage of a blood vessel...

Sometimes, even with a clean environment and proper precautions, children can get infected by parasites such as tapeworm, roundworm, hookworm and pinworm and whipworms. Away from home, children are often exposed to contaminated environments in...

Do you know that the tummy pain and vomiting on and off that your child has had for a few weeks could quite possibly be because of worm infestation? Sometimes, even with a clean environment...

The most minor infections can lead to sepsis. Sepsis is an extremely serious condition, due to an overwhelming reaction of the body to infection. The infection causes the body to release chemicals as a defence...

A teenage girl woke up one day with a swollen red eye. She had a bout of flu, cough and catarrh the previous week. The cold was almost all gone when this new problem started....

Your body is a complex, fine tuned machine and like any machine, even the smallest problem can cause it to malfunction. If you use the wrong engine oil or petrol in your car, it will...

I find being a pediatrician very rewarding for many reasons. I have the privilege of caring for children of all ages. I get pleasure and amusement from helping first time parents navigate the basics of...

A yearly well doctor visit is an investment that pays huge dividends for your general health. Most of us dislike going to the doctor because of the association with illness, the awful “hospital” smell, the...

Suppose someone gave you a hundred million naira, as a gift? Now, imagine that you are offered the chance to make a sound, sure proof investment with that money that will yield another hundred million...

By guest blogger – Dr Biodun Ogungbo, MBBS, FRCSEd, FRCS, MSc Only a woman will know the pain of a urinary tract infection. Let us call it U.T.I for short. This is the medical term...