Author: Isreal Olabanji DST RN

Isreal olabanji a dental assistant and public health professionals and has years of experience in assisting the dentist with all sorts of dental issues.We regularly post timely and trustworthy medical information and news on Fitness, Dental care, Recipes, Child health, obstetrics, and more.

Moringa Oleifera known popularly as just Moringa is one of the new plants in Nigeria gaining a lot of popularity because of is insanely amazing health benefits. It has been the feature of so many of these ‘miracle cures’, as the name of Moringa in the list of ingredients is sure to boost sales. Moringa has so many health benefits You may now be wondering what these health benefits of Moringa are, well the truth is that they are many but I will try to summarize all of them. Here are some of the best-known health benefits of Moringa:…

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There has been an increase in the number of cancer cases in Nigeria. Some people allege that it is the disease of the rich class. However, this is not true, as anybody can become a victim of this incurable ailment. The causes of cancer haven’t been well enough for awareness purposes, but at least, there are measures for managing the disease. One of such approaches is what we know today as “radiotherapy”. The cost of Radiotherapy in Nigeria is very high; thus, radiotherapy is considered a very expensive management approach for cancer. It is on this note that it is…

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Chemotherapy is the chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient. Cancer is being seen as one of the deadliest chronic diseases in the world today. While the cause of the disease is yet to be known, there is much to be hopeful about in terms of the treatment. According to researchers and medical practitioners, chemotherapy has been highlighted as an effective way to curb the spread of cancer, or in some cases, fully cure the disease in a patient. Although this comes as good news, getting a full Chemotherapy session can…

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In Nigeria, the cost of dialysis in Nigeria is one thing patients worry about when asked by their doctors to go for dialysis. Patients are told to go for dialysis when their kidney fails or when the patients have chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the cost of dialysis in Nigeria is what 80% of people with renal diseases in Nigeria cannot afford because many of them are low -income earners living below the poverty line while others don't know the cost dialysis in Nigeria. If you are among the latter or former, then read on to the end for in…

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Peppermint (Mentha piperita) is an aromatic herb in the mint family that is a cross between watermint and spearmint. Peppermint is a hybrid plant with numerous health benefits, and in this article, I am going to be telling you about the health benefits of Peppermint. Peppermint can consist of fresh or dry leaves for use in food or as tea. Peppermint essential oil is used in tinctures, chest rubs, and creams, candies and breath mints. It can also be taken in enteric-coated capsules for swallowing. This allows the peppermint to pass into the intestine. Peppermint essential oil is concentrated oil…

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A specific kind of hearing loss often causes tinnitus, so relying on hearing aids is a big part of symptom management. Sometimes, tinnitus clears up by itself, but tinnitus is a stable condition for nearly 10% of Americans. Tinnitus is different from hearing loss in that it is a condition stemming from hearing sounds that have no external stimulus of noise. Hearing loss, however, is a condition where sounds are too difficult to be processed by the brain. Although they are each different, they overlap, so many of the treatments used to manage tinnitus also treat hearing loss. The most…

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Onions are round bulb vegetable that is from the Allium CAPA genus of plants, also known as the bulb onion or common onion. It is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of its family. This may be because it is heavily packed with nutrients and have so many health benefits. Onions close relatives include garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion. The nutritional value of onions cannot be overemphasized as it has been used in herbal medicines all around the world for centuries and is still in use for today’s modern medicine and used in different…

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Carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour; this is due to a high volume of beta-carotene pigment Do you know that there are variants of carrots that are purple, black, red, white, and yellow? Yes, such cultivars exist and have nutritional values too. However, this article deals with only the orange coloured carrots, their nutritional value and health benefits. Carrots are actually a domesticated form of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and Southwestern Asia (though it is grown in all tropical countries). The plant probably originated in Persia and was originally cultivated for its…

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One of the greatest wonders of the human body is its ability to fight menacing pathogens that cause diseases. The body’s immune system is mainly responsible for this; its job is to attack these disease-causing viruses that put your health at risk. To help your immune system perform its duty well, the best thing that you can do is to stay healthy. Intentionally boosting your immunity will enable your body to have a strong defence against the early symptoms of illnesses, such as common flu and colds. In this article, you'll find five natural and effective ways to boost your…

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Back pain is one of the most common reasons for Americans to visit physicians in recent times. According to the Center for Disease Control that in the year 2016, about 20.4 percent of the adult in the United States of America suffered from the issue of body pain. This percent is seen to rapidly growing each year. Living with body pain can be hard. The ability to understand pain will take us back many years back as it is one of the oldest challenges in the history of medicine. Pain has a very important role in medical action and is…

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