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This is why Preventive Medicine is so famous! by Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke Even though we are living in the 21st Century, the number of the diseases and the sick people are still growing despite advances in Preventive medicine. It is an arguable question whether it is a part of the world’s evolution or a result of increased negligence of human health. With the development of research and technology, new medications, techniques, surgical procedures and disease detection methods are being invented every day. But we talk little about the prevention than the cure. According to the statistics , the developing countries, as well as the developed countries, spend a massive amount of money to treat and detect diseases. Millions of US dollars are spent every year for medications, surgical procedures, disease detection and rehabilitation of the patients who are sick. But, the proportion that is used for preventive medicine is really low in almost all the countries of the world. Most economists would

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How to improve the health system of a country by Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke The presence of a healthcare system for each country is not sufficient to reassure the health of the population. That is why we still find high morbidity and mortality rates in certain countries (especially in developing countries) even in the presence of a national health system. There are many ways to improve a health system in a country. But, out of dozens of ways, there are five main ways to advance the status of a nation healthcare system; Making medical access available to all the people regardless of age, social status and financial status of a person. One of the main problems many countries face today is the inability to provide good medical care to all the people. The high cost, presence of rural areas where there are not enough sources or even due to that lack of number or establishments and healthcare workers in contrast to the high number of patients can reduce the availability of necessary medical care

Understanding Religion/Belief and Medicine by Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke Health is no longer defined as the well being of only the human body and mind. With the development of the fields of alternative medicine and scientific research, health specialists found that the human health is influenced by many other things including their own believes and spirituality. Of course, science contradicts and conflicts with religion and beliefs most of the time. But, we should not forget that spirituality, being a part of human health, should be given an important place when handling a sick person or helping one. In many societies there is discrepancy between the role of religion and medicine in the treatment of diseases. Religious leaders should recognise the importance of modern medicine in the development of the society. When the cost of medical attention is high or inaccessible, humans resolve to alternatives which includes religious institutions or traditional medicine. If you characterize a person,

Amazing Benefits of Palm Oil by Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke Palm oil is a vegetable oil with a lot of health benefits. This oil is extracted from different types of oil palms. Among them, African ( Elaeis guineensis ) and American oil palm ( Elaeis oleifera ) are the most commonly used. It is the most edible oil in the world just after soybean oil. Due to the high content of beta-carotene, this oil is stained with a beautiful reddish-orange color. Along with beta-carotene, it also contains saturated, unsaturated fats and vitamin D and E. Therefore, Palm oil bares strong antioxidant effects. This amazing vegetable oil improves body’s energy levels by creating a hormonal balance in the body. Furthermore, the scientists believe that palm oil can act to prevent cancers in the body. Due to its high antioxidant properties, this oil can be called as an anti-aging food, which prevents premature aging. With its high nutritional content, it also boosts the human immune system, so that the people who eat

Breast Cancer: Expectations vs. Reality by Dr. Hajarat Ololu-Zubair Concept Breast cancer is the most common cancer in females, 99% occurring in females while 1% occurs in males. It is of higher rate in the developed countries compared with developing ones; possibly due to higher life-expectancy in the former, as it more common in the elderly women. The mature human female’s breast is made up of fat, connective tissues and numerous lobules which produce the milk. During lactation, this milk get to the nipple through tiny ducts. Cancer that begins in the milk ducts is known as ductal carcinoma, which is the most common type, while the one that begins in the lobules, called lobular carcinoma is much less common. Risk factors Several risk factors have been associated with breast cancer. They include: old age, early onset of menstruation before age 12, late menopause after 55 years, not having children or having first childbirth after age 35, taking birth control pills, obesity, using horm

Understand Cancer before you regret by Dr. Nnamdi Elenwoke. Concept The word Cancer is a Latin word for crab or creeping ulcer. Hippocrates used the term  karkinos (greek word for crab) for cancerous  tumours  because their enlarged veins look like the legs of a crab. Tumour is a Latin word for swelling. There are 2 types of tumours: Benign and Malignant tumours. Cancer is the later. Characteristics Cancer cells have 4 important characteristics: Poorly differentiated cells meaning they express little resemblance to normal cells of the tissue of origin. Irregular and slow to rapid growing abnormal cells. Invasion and infiltration of local tissues. Metastasis (greek word:  methistanai or to change): Capacity of cells to break away and start growing in a distant organ. Types There are different groups of cancer depending on their origin for example: Carcinoma (most frequent) originates from epithelial cells like lung, breast, prostate, colon Sarcoma is from bone and s