July 2011 archive

Preventing Constipation

The setting was the accident and emergency unit. The normal organized madness of the whole environment was playing itself out. There were broken heads that needed suturing; someone was rushed in unconscious; some people had beaten themselves up and wanted doctor’s report; groans and whimpers were intermittently uttered with a scream of agony now and …

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Antibiotic Abuse

The year was 1928. A British bacteriologist accidentally made a discovery that promised to change to whole world. His discovery? He discovered penicillin. Before this discovery, the outcome of persons with any infectious disease was very grave indeed. Plagues upon plagues ravished the communities at will and with multiple casualties. Sir Alexander Flemmings discovery of …

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The Power of Love

MR D NIGER! That was one of the very first codings I had to memorize in other to pass exams. The characteristics of living beings: M for movement; R for respiration. D for… Hmm can’t exactly remember what it was for! Was it death? Well, whatever. I want to introduce you to one other basic …

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Ndoko and Nboki Episode 1

NDOKO AND NBOKI: LONG LIFE   Nboki: Wake up!   Ndoko: Hmm………!!!!   Nboki: Stop twisting and turning and wake up   Ndoko: Ooooh! You have come again! What is it this time?   Nboki: I have been thinking.   Ndoko: That is your problem; you are always thinking. If you are not thinking of …

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What to do when a child is convulsing

If you see a child convulsing: Don’t panic. DO NOT try to force any thing into the child’s mouth DO NOT put the legs or hands into fire DO NOT urinate on the person’s face DO NOT administer any concoction Let the person lie flat on the floor and turn his/her head to turned to …

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Shake it Off and Step Up!

Saw this a while ago. Hope it blesses you as it did me. Enjoy! Shake It Off and Step Up A story is told of a farmer who owned a faithful old mule. One day, the mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule “braying” – or whatever mules do when they …

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