Another Medical Doctor has been kidnapped in Calabar, Cross River State.A letter from the secretary College of Nigerian Pathologist Calabar chapter ,Dr David Eden to the National President, Dr Kenneth Iregbu reads "I'm afraid we got bad news in Calabar. One of us has been abducted by unknown men. I got reports at about 9pm… Continue reading ANOTHER MEDICAL DOCTOR KIDNAPPED IN CALABAR_Ada Nkong

I want to talk about brain tumours specifically. A young girl recently had severe headaches and dizziness. She was treated for a month with antimalarial tablets. It wasn't until she started complaining of blurring of vision/ blindness that she got investigated properly. A woman who stopped doing housework,cleaning,preparing food for her husband and so on… Continue reading BRAIN TUMOURS: SALIENT POINTERS_ BIODUN OGUNGBO

True to their record of caring about the Nigerian patients, Brain and spine surgery consortium has released a 3 D animation, showing a testimony of a patient who was saved from permanent use of the wheel chair by the timely intervention of their team. According to Christine, BASS media consultant,"What makes Mr Sendi's story so… Continue reading FIRST 3D MEDICAL SUPPORT ANIMATION RELEASED_Ada Nkong

Sitting across the table from the neurosurgeon I had just interviewed for a TV program, I was forced to think that life is not fair. Too much talents and brain in one piece! In the 20 minutes the chat lasted, he came across as someone with a high degree of focus and determination. It was… Continue reading BASS STORMS THE SCENE WITH 3D HEALTH FILM_Ada Nkong

I saw a video of two prostitutes talking about their business. They charge less for men who use condoms and more for 'raw sex' or ' skin to skin'. What concerned me the most was that some men choose to sleep with a prostitute without PROTECTION It means one of two things: The men have… Continue reading PROSTITUTES: DEATH WISH?_DR BIODUN OGUNGBO

Stroke refers to sudden weakness of an arm or leg, sudden confusion, sudden blindness or difficulty in speaking. Sudden severe headache is also a sign of stroke. Some describe the headache as the worst of their lives or like a bomb has gone off inside their heads. There are two types of stroke; the wet… Continue reading MORE ABOUT STROKES_DR BIODUN OGUNGBO

Our back is like the way we build houses.Block/cement/block/cement. There are 5 bones in the lower back with 5 shock absorbers. Many things can cause pain in the lower back/waist The bonesThe shock absorbersThe jointsThe ligamentsThe musclesThe blood vessels. A Doctor's job is to take a good history and do a full clinical examination. Thereafter,… Continue reading BACK PAIN AND WHAT THE MRI SCAN IS ABOUT_DR.BIODUN OGUNGBO

Research for new treatments for women with a type of incurable breast cancer has taken a “remarkable” step forward. Women given a new combination of drugs had much greater chance of seeing shrinkage in their tumours, a clinical trial led by Cardiff scientists found. They lived on average six months longer than women in the… Continue reading BREAST CANCER TRIAL TREATMENT REVEALS HOPE TO PROLONG LIFE