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FIBROADENOMA (BREAST TUMOR): A DEEPER PRESCIENCE OF THE DISEASE

Fibroadenoma is one of the common diseases associated with young women's breasts, closely related with breast cancer. In Nigeria, about 23% of women have this disease, exact statistics (numbers) is inaccurate. All over the world, it is evident that it is most common in women between the age range 15-35 or less than 30 years. And mostly, these women are one way or another African related.  A fibroadenoma affected breast in contrast to a breast with cancerous cells Fibroadenoma is a disease that causes growth of a non cancerous breast lump. Although, it is a benign breast tumor , that is rather not too alarming however, it does require medical attention. It can sometimes be disfiguring as it has a well defined form and there could be this rubbery sensation to it when touched or it could be hard. It is not painful, and are often times remain undiscovered until after some time. Fibroadenoma is a combination of  stromal cells or connective tissues  and glandular ti...
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THE RIVETING RELEVANCE OF GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

Specificity, mostly doesn't apply when it comes to Kidney diseases . They are related, closely knitted, they go hand in hand that often times a particular kidney disease could subsequently lead to many other related kidney diseases, from Chronic kidney disease  to Kidney stones  or nephrolithiasis. With how important the kidney is, it doesn't come short on diseases that alters its functions, numerous diseases have been known to affect the kidney and one of them, is Glomerulonephritis. Glomerulonephritis refers to the compound or simple  inflammatory condition of tiny blood vessels or filtering units in the kidney, called Glomeruli . Hence, the name "glomerulo" i.e the glomeruli and "nephritis" i.e the inflammatory disease. The glomeruli basically filter (remove) waste and excess or extra fluid from the bloodstream, diseases that affect the glomeruli (sing. glomerulus) are referred to as glomerular diseases . In a more simpler overview, glomerulo...
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PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD); THE SHAKY PALSY

    Dr. Richard J. Kramer, a Gastroenterologist with the Parkinson's disease said in 2019 about his experience with the disease, "I was diagnosed two and a half years ago. I couldn’t believe it! Over the three prior years before diagnosis, I had noticed that I could not hold a pen properly and even my physician-type handwriting had become much worse than normal".                    Dr. Kramer and wife   The Parkinson's disease gradually deteriorates the nervous system. The symptoms appear gradually, and perhaps might go unnoticed by patients with the disease. However, it worsens over time.    Ever since the 17th century, the Parkinson's disease (otherwise known as PD) has been gaining weight in the medical world, but it was not until the 19th century that an English surgeon named  James Parkinson  published the book "essay on the shaking palsy", that the Parkinson's disease came ...
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OSTEOARTHRITIS

  Joint disorders or diseases are inevitable, whether in the young, middle aged or the old aged people. Osteoarthritis is the most common disorder of arthritis, disorders that result from the inflammation of joints, which in turn causes pains and stiffness of the joint that worsens gradually.   Osteoarthritis can also be called the degenerative joint disease . The disease is caused by the gradual wear and tear of flexible, protective tissues at the end of the bones (two) making a joint. The wearing down of the cartilages is either caused as a result of mechanically stressing activities by the body or by the inability of the inflammation of the joint to curb any damage caused by foreign agents, eventually leading to osteoarthritis .    The degenerative joint disease usually occur in all possible joints of the human body, however, it specifically affects the hips, knee, neck, hand (fingers), and the spine joints.    The development of t...
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CIRRHOSIS (HEPATIC LIVER)

  Cirrhosis, also called the end stage liver disease  is arguably the most common of the liver diseases in world's population today.   The liver is a very important organ in the human body, and it's maintenance should be a priority. Cirrhosis slowly develops and by the time one later realizes what's happened, it might be late, but not too late.   The disease is as a result of any damage done to the liver, instantly, there is an immediate liver repair. However, if the damages continue, there might be a formation of fibrosis  (scarring tissues) on the liver replacing the initial parenchyma tissues , this then gradually results to cirrhosis . The symptoms observed are divided into two groups:  • The early symptoms; This involves symptoms such as tiredness, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, weight loss, weakness, and pain at the upper right quadrant (part) of the abdomen. • The final symptoms; This involves the symptoms that indicate...
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INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS

  In countries of different rankings either the developed, developing or underdeveloped countries, the infectious mononucleosis disease isn't given much attention. Considering it being a very common disease amongst our people, it is critical for there to be a proper awareness about this disease.   Although, it isn't a fatal disease, it is more of a painful disease. In uneducated societies, it can be termed as something worse. A disease that was onced called the kissing disease , without absolute knowledge of the disease, it seemed right to people back in the 20th century to call it by the one true form they thought it was transmitted, which is by kissing.   Later on, with different discoverings and with the world at a great point of it's modernization, more symptoms, modes of transmission have been discovered.     swollen lymph nodes visible at both                sides of a mono patient's neck ...
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CARDIOMYOPATHY

  Cardiovascular diseases are medical conditions of the heart (as the word " cardio " imply) and the blood vessels, and they are very well relevant in today's world population. Thanks to the 20th century, a large number of cardiovascular diseases have been identified. However, now that there is better awareness of these heart conditions, the mortality rate is still at a significantly high level. One of the major or primary cardiovascular diseases is cardiomyopathy .    Cardiomyopathy, in the most simplified definition, is described as a disease of the heart muscles which leads to abnormal functioning of the heart or decrease in efficiency of the heart. This eventually lead to the inability to pump blood efficiently with the heart, or circulation of blood around the body and to the heart. There are so many complications that can result from this, and cardiomyopathy is one of them.   It has three common types namely, hypertrophic cardiomyop...
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