The family is the basic unit of the society. Little wonder that any structural problems in this unit often leads to fundamental problems. We tend to underestimate the impact that the family has on the overall outcome of the society. When I say family, it can be a single parent home or with both parents …
My father Mallam Idris Gold was a lot of things to many people.. but one thing that was universal was his sense of humor Reflections of my growing up days….Daddy Shaki was a liberal man. Or so I thought. Not until the day I told him about my friend coming to visit. Then my thinking …
Tattoo….was derived from the Polynesian word tatau meaning ‘to strike’. It is a form of body modification whereby ink, dyes or pigment is put into the dermal layer of the skin to change the pigment there and to create a design on the skin. Tattooing has been in existence since the 18th century either for …
A lot of people are often confused about how to choose a mentor. The first thing you need to know about choosing a mentor is that it lies in YOUR hands. How if you may ask? You have to know what exactly you need mentoring in, else you’ll be running around in circles. Are you …
May is world Hepatitis month in the US while May 19th is hepatitis testing day. Do you know your Hepatitis B and C status? Why B and C? They’re the two major ones that causea chronic viral hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. They are viruses that are hepatotropic meaning that they love (bad love …
Have you ever experienced loss? Are you currently going through life after the loss of a loved one? Does it feel like your heart has been ripped right out of your chest with you left hollow and empty? I say all these things…because I understand how it feels to go through the loss of a …
Sarcoidosis is a chronic multi systemic granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology (cause). Because it is not common and presents with respiratory symptoms especially cough, it may often be misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis (Kochs disease) in our environment.As with most diseases in medicine that the cause is unknown, genetics and environmental factors play important roles in its …
I have been lucky to have several mentors in my life both professionally and personally. Right from when I was just a child, I had the best mentor in my father. He’s been gone for sometime now, yet his teachings still guide me on a daily basis. Today, I’m sharing 5 of the most important …
Alopecia refers to hair loss. Depending on whether the hair follicle is completely damaged or not, it is divided into scarring and non scarring alopecia. In scarring alopecia, the hair follicle has undergone fibrosis and is replaced by scar tissue. In non scarring alopecia, there is no fibrosis of the hair follicle. Alopecia areata is …
I’m choosing a topic that I have gotten up to three people ask me about it in the last one week. I have written about this before on my social media pages. I decided to bring it here again as I’m still getting a lot of questions about it. Do you scratch your body after …
