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Bioengineered “Pancreas”

A year after receiving a new type of islet cell transplant to treat her severe diabetes , a patient continues to do well and no longer needs insulin injections to manage her disease. A Happy Anniversary Even the most exciting breakthrough medical treatment can be rendered obsolete by a particularly [...] Click here to view original web page More articles across the web Four short links: 27 October 2017 iNACOL Symposium: 10/24 Networking Event Flash Player Malware Found on Equifax.com Google Calendar for web just got a pretty new update Bad Rabbit Ransomware Attack Hid A More Severe Campaign In Ukraine Not Grounded In Reality

Problems of Nigeria’s Resident Doctors

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle Every young Nigerian doctor's dream is to get well trained. This training is carried out by two nationally recognized postgraduate medical colleges namely: National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria ( NPMCN ) and West African College of Physicians/Surgeons ( WACP/WACS ). Their operations for many decades have produced seasoned medical specialists in different specialties and sub-specialties who have driven medical practice and training from rudimentary stages to where it is today. Albeit, the whole process has not been without certain burgeoning factors. FACTORS Three major factors among others have been identified to be militating against the central rationale of Residency Training in Nigeria. These factors include 1. Tr

DOCOTAL: DIGITAL DOCTORS PART 2

Saving millions of lives After waiting for almost 5 hours to see the doctor at the General Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos State, Mr. Olutayo Ayinla was finally given an appointment to see the consultant Cardiologist. But wait… it wasn’t the next day, but in the next 35 days because of so many patients on the waiting list. I could see the anger and frustration on his face as he entered my office. "Doctor, how will I wait so long to see the Cardiologist?": he said. "What if something goes wrong with my heart?...what will happen if my condition deteriorates?...what if my failing health and constant palpitations prevent me from coming to the hospital?" These are the many questions I find difficult to answer, and this is also the plight that the general population faces when it comes to booking an appointment with a consultant in a general hospital. With the recent economic recession in the country, consulting with a Cardiologist in a private hospital will not only cost a fort

The Habit Of Good Health

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle Its's all about habit Having a sound health comes with its perks, it’s not a like a fairy tale where everything seems so easy, in order to maintain a sound health, you must create some habits , these habits will ensure that your health remains sound at all times. When you call something a habit, it means; something you love doing, and you do all the time. So, if you must maintain a sound health , you must love to do some things and you must be willing to do them at all times. The good thing about good health habit is that; you get used to them with time if you're not so used to them at first when you start. One odd thing about humans is that we often take as a habit; things that are not really beneficial to our health and t

A Genius OB/GYN’s Pregnancy FAQ For Every Parent

When you’re expecting a baby, especially your first, you always have lots of questions. Such as “When is the best time to get an epidural?“ or ”When will my wife act normally again?" Bright Side found some answers for these questions on Reddit , where a lady shared this [...] Click here to view original web page More articles across the web Can A Less-Clunky Reddit Keep Its Loyal Users? Reddit is reportedly considering an IPO Surface Book 2 preorder ship dates slip for some Additional Business Resources to Help Entrepreneurs Succeed - Grasshopper This Guy's Goofy Moon-Do Turned Into An Epic Photoshop Battle 'Star Wars' devs had a whole bunch of non-answers for gamers in today's Reddit AMA

Sunday Morning Inspiration - The Universe and You

You are not in the universe, you are the universe, an intrusive part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. Eckhart Tolle Astrologists, cosmologists and physicists have always tried to define the size of the universe and his big it is. After much recent studies and calculations from powerful telescopes, you will be amazed to know how vastly hugely mindbogglingly BIG it is. And the surprising fact is that what we know as the universe is just the "observable universe" because the universe is always expanding. HOW BIG IS THE UNIVERSE There is nothing bigger or older than the universe. Stephen Hawking It is so big that our human faculties can't comprehend it. Let's just try to give a little explanation. The universe has more than 100 billion galaxies. Each galaxy has billions and trillions of stars. The Milky way galaxy (where our earth belongs) has 300 billion stars. Our neighboring galaxy (Andromedi

Interesting Facts about Ejaculation and Orgasm Disorders

Clinically significant disorders of ejaculation include failure of emission, retrograde ejaculation , premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, painful ejaculation, hematospermia, and anorgasmia . Failure of emission occurs when semen is not propulsed into the urethra during orgasm, resulting in a dry ejaculate . Retrograde ejaculation is a backward [...] Click here to view original web page More articles across the web Shocking! Abuja Wife Reveals How Her Husband Last 25minutes in Bed, Cured Infection and Increased His Manh00d Size using a NAFDAC Approved Solution Lenders warn regulator's clampdown on consumer credit may backfire Life is getting easier for men for two reasons - and startups, and investors, are on it Lara Trump Promises to Save Americans From the Skyrocketing Premiums That Trump Caused People were lambasting Louis C.K.'s new movie for its creepy plot months before new sexual misconduct accusations Will: Grant's record shows greatness,

AGEING AND LIFE EXPECTANCY

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius Most people don’t like it when you talk about ageing or life expectancy , because it reminds them of the fact that we would die one day. Death is inevitable, but there are ways in which we can live longer and enjoy our old age. These and more are the areas we are going to be looking at in this article. What is ageing? Ageing can be said to be the process of growing old. We grow older every day, so we can say we age every day. What is Life Expectancy? Infant mortality and life expectancy are reasonable indicators of general well-being in a society. P. J. O'Rourke If you try to define this term literally, it means the time expected for one to live. Moving on, in social science, life expectancy can be defined as the statistical age in which a person or group of people within a particular area or region is expected to live. Life expectancy is calculated statistically by national statistics agencies in advanced cou