KIDNEY DISEASES : TYPES, CAUSES, AND PREVENTION by Iwu Ifeanyi Ola

A kidney is either of the pair of organs responsible for the excretion of nitrogenous wastes, principally urea,  from the blood. It is situated at the back of the abdomen below the diaphragm. It looks like a bean seed, at least that is what we are told. You can see for yourself when next you're at the butcher's. The active units of the kidney are the nephrons.

Kidney disease is one of the major causes of death in the world today. In Nigeria, it is dubbed along side heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer as  major NCDs (Non Communicable Disorders). Kidney disease has also been reported to be present at birth (CONGENITAL KIDNEY DISEASE). But beyond this, we are the architect and masterminds of the kind of body we want whether healthy or otherwise.

position of the kidney in the human body. Photo source: scienceinspiration.blogspot.com

MORINGA OLIFERA: The Super Plant

by Ugochukwu 'Major' Louis  

The battle against cancer cannot be fought with ak 47's and m16's.....it must be fought with drugs that are capable of fighting cancer......wot are these so called drugs???....I will come to that later!

Meanwhile modern doctors prescribe chemotherapy which cancer patients undergo and leaves them looking like plucked chickens,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Yippeee!!! It's another year. Year 2014! My  superstitious mind labels this year the year of luck and fortune. 14 is a lucky number. My religious mind is still looking for a label for this year... Okay, leave my minds. Why am I here?

I'd like to, on behalf of the Medigist team, me, my co-editor Joshua Idowu, and the others wish you, our beloved indispensable viewers, our sponsors, contributors, fans, all medical students and all persons who desire a healthier living a PROSPEROUS, JOYFUL And HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

Chikungunya: Another Mosquito situation

Tweets from the official account of the World Health Organization (WHO) have been flooding my Twitter timeline. A particular topic caught my interest. Tweets about a disease called 'Chikungunya' were difficult to ignore. Maybe it's the name, quite funny, chikungunya , couldn't help laughing. Sounds like something from Naruto. When I saw a tweet that said it was transmitted by mosquito bites,  I got even more interested. Mosquito is a vector we Africans, Nigerians know very well, in fact,  Chief Amos Quito na our padi. Who never get malaria before? Walk into any hospital and half the patients are being treated for malaria, another mosquito transmitted pathology.

So curiosity got the better of me, and I did a little research on this disease. With reliable information (avoid hoaxes, trust only reliable sources) sourced from the WHO  and the CDC USA, I was able to come up with an article on this interesting disease.

AVOIDING BRAIN DAMAGE

Avoiding Brain Damage

The brain is the center of thought, action and coordination in the human body. As a medical student or practitioner, or in any profession for that matter, you need your brain's physiology to be at its optimal best. Some lifestyles are harmful to the brain and could hinder its ability to function. Here we list and elaborate on some of them.