Author: Isreal Olabanji DST RN

In recent years, older and younger people with disabilities living at home are compensated for their functional limitations, by receiving personal assistance from human caregivers and through assistive technologies. These assistive technologies range from common devices such as canes and ramps to more high technology devices such as electric wheelchairs and devices to monitor and prompt people with disabilities to take medicine and perform other tasks like eating. But among these assistive technologies, electric wheelchairs have been one of the popular and sought-after equipment used for home health care services. Known as power wheelchairs, they’re used to provide greater mobility…

 Your dentist can help you cure recurring headaches or migraines, dentists can play a role in diagnosing and even treating your condition. That’s because quite often, recurring pain that is felt in the area of the temples on the sides of the head is actually caused by unconscious habits of clenching and/or grinding the teeth. These bad oral habits, which often manifest during sleep, put tremendous pressure on the muscles that work your jaw joint, also called the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). What are migraines? A migraine is a disease that can cause severe throbbing pain or a pulsing sensation, usually…

There is a wide range in how neuroblastoma behaves and grow. Some grow and spread quickly, while others grow slowly. Sometimes, in very young children, cancer dies for no reason and the tumors go away on is own. What is neuroblastoma? Neuroblastomas are cancers that start in early nerve cells (neuroblasts) of the sympathetic nervous system, so they can be found anywhere along this system. Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that starts at a tender age and often occur to children under 5 to 10 years of age. This cancer can be detected earlier in a nerve cell found…

  When having sick people around you, or when you are I'll, you don't or they don't have so much energy to take care of themselves or yourself to cure the sickness or disease. But yet, there is much you can do to help yourself or improve the healthy process; and that is while we must know the various simple method that does not require a lot of money and very simple procedures, this procedure we help your healing process and make your body well and be physically fit again or feel better. However, if your doctor or pharmacist's as…

The history of Dental Therapy profession dates backs to the pre-colonial era.  High incidence of periodontal diseases and cancrum oris were prevalent and are still common in Nigeria.  This was due to poor oral hygiene and lack of good nutrition in the early fifties.  Thus, the ever-increasing demand for oral healthcare led to an increase in the awareness of the importance and the use of the preventive measure.  This brought about the birth of Dental Therapy profession. A team of dentists came from the United Kingdom as a result of ever-growing dental problems to find out the possibility of establishing…

According to medical research, there are types of worms diseases that can be found in the body. This worms varies by sizes, Symptoms, treatment, countries to countries and mode of contracting them. These worms are harmful to the body if left untreated.  Types of worms? Flukes (trematodes) Tapeworms Strongyloides stercoralis Pin-worm, Thread-worm (enterobiusvermicularies) Hook-worm (Ankylostoma duodenale and necatoramericanus) Trichina worms (Trichinella spiralis) Round-worm (ascarislumbricoides) Guinea worm, serpent-worm,dragon-worm Where are these types of worms found or located in the body system? Flukes worms This worm has varieties but similar characteristics.They all have the same size in length and causing the same general complaints. They are found…

Body aches and pains are common. When you feel hurt all over your body, it has if the discomfort is coming from multiple groups of muscles in your body, such as joints and deep in the bones. Body aches arise from the soft tissue of the body such as: Muscles Tendons Ligaments Fascia Cartilage Organs The most common physical causes are also the most easily treated: Repeated or multiple injury or trauma including bruising and strains Overuse and overwork – using and abusing a large area of the body too much, too often, or too soon after exercise, prior injury…

 It is very essential for all dental professional to know the anatomy of the head and neck that such as (dentist, dental nurse, dental therapy, and technology) to have a better knowledge of anatomy and physiology. This article makes us understand how the anatomy of the head and neck are related to the treatment of patients in dental and oral surgery department in dentistry. First of all, we must know the, (Anatomy of the head and neck): Basic knowledge of the skull   The skull is the bony skeleton of the head and jaws (the dentist deals with the head…

Due to the presence of protein, Green amaranth vegetables is recommended for those at risk of having anemia. Also, it reduces blood sugar, lower cholesterol, may also boost fertility. Some of the benefit of Green vegetables are prevention against convulsion, improve the immune system. Nutritional value of Green amaranth vegetables Green vegetables are highly nutritional. Green amaranth are known to have vitamins; A, K, B6, C, riboflavin and also foliate, and some minerals including; calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, and manganese. Energy- 23 Kcal Carbohydrates- 4.02 g Protein- 2.46 g Total Fat- 0.33 g Cholesterol- 0 mg Dietary Fiber-…

13 department of dentistry, oral medicine, cosmetic dentistry, dental public health, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, geriatric dentistry, and minimal intervention dentistry. department of dentistry and their Functions   1. Oral surgery: Is the department of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease.   2. Periodontics: Is the department of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of a disease which destroy the supporting tissues of the teeth, it is the branch of dentistry that deals with the treatment and prevention of periodontal disease e.g gum, alveolar bone, and periodontal membrane.  3. Endodontics: is the…