Author: Dr. Deji Daramola

We all get back pain from time to time but there are back pains that may spell danger. If you have any of these red flags with a back pain, then you need to act quickly. Urine or stool incontinence, urine retention, weakness in both legs, progressive numbness in both legs, fever, unrelenting or Continue reading Back Pain…the worst-case scenarios

Many years ago, a gentleman who was in his early forties presented to the emergency with what he described as ‘a broken penis’. He was having sex with his wife when suddenly he heard a ‘pop’ sound. This was followed by sudden pain and immediate loss of erection. When I asked what sex position he was in when this happened, he said ‘his wife was on top’. That was my suspicion all along. Penile fractures occur more during sex with the woman on top position. Continue reading When The Penis Fractures

Many years ago I remember seeing a young woman who had just been diagnosed with a stroke and the reason was because she was on a birth control pill. Continue reading Before you take those Birth Control Pills…….

Business partnerships offer opportunities for more capital, diversified skills, and are generally easier to form, manage and run. With more than one owner, the ability to raise funds may be increased and there is a combination of complementary skills of two or more people. There is also a wider pool of knowledge, skills, and contacts.

However, whilst it is very easy for a partner to invest money in the partnership, it is generally very difficult for that partner to withdraw any funds Continue reading Business Partnerships: The Pros and Cons

Many people can identify with lice infection but not many people know that pubic lice infection is a sexually transmitted disease and is a marker of other sexually transmitted diseases. In children, it may also be a marker of sexual abuse and is something that must be investigated further. Continue reading Lice Infection as a Sexually Transmitted Disease

A consultant is a person who provides assistance usually to a client. He/she is usually in a position to exert influence over a person, or group. It is essentially about building trusted relationships in which people help one another create value by addressing opportunities and solving problems. Continue reading Using a Consultant to Solve Your Organizational Problem

Anorexia nervosa is one of the eating disorders. It is associated with the way one’s weight is being experienced. The person usually an adolescent or young adult female (but it may occur at any age or sex) has an intense fear of weight gain or becoming fat even when she is underweight. She refuses to gain weight and would downplay the seriousness of her current low weight if challenged. Patients with anorexia nervosa also engage in recurrent episodes of binge eating. Continue reading Eating Disorders – Anorexia nervosa 

What are the chances that you know someone from the slums if you live in a high-brow part of town? Do you have connections across the socio-economic, political, religious, cultural, nationality, ethnic or gender divide?

Most of us have friends who are like us right? Continue reading The Power of Weak Ties

There are many reasons a person may develop a headache but many don’t know that headache pills/pain medication is one of them. Regular, long-term use of headache pills can cause headaches. This is the so-called Rebound headaches. Continue reading Headache Pills That Cause Headaches

Did You Know that when you enter a shopping mall you are most likely to turn right thus marketers position their more expensive items on the right side when you enter the store? Continue reading Marketing Tips for Buyers and Sellers- Did you know?