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FOLASADE’S STORY OF FRUITFULNESS – FROM RIDICULE TO MIRACLE I got married to my husband Olumuyiwa in December 2006. My problems started before I got married. I used to have irregular periods and a very heavy menstrual flow with lots of blood clot right from my secondary school days. I was taken to the hospital, got treated with antibiotics and a whole lot of other medications, though it helped a little but I was not cured completely. I started getting anxious but not worried that I wasn’t pregnant a year into my marriage and that was the beginning of my journey to several doctors. I consulted various gyneacologist who gave different diagnosis. In 2007, I was diagnosed with blocked fallopian tubes. After carrying out the HSG (fallopian tube test), the doctor then inferred that he would need to get the tubes flushed perhaps the blockage could be removed. He did carryout the procedure, a very painful experience! After 6 months, still no pregnancy, I moved to another hospital. T...

Food poisoning Food poisoning does not mean that somebody else has placed poison in your food. It is an illness caused by eating food or drinking water that is contaminated, spoiled or toxic and therefore made unsafe for consumption. Here, certain micro-organisms have found their way into your food and are able to reproduce and multiply there. It is the multiplication of these organisms that frequently makes food the poison that it then becomes. It is a very common problem and it is estimated that in Nigeria, there may be as many as 1.5 million cases yearly. The good news is that the disease is often of a short duration lasting only a few days or at worst, a few weeks. It is often self-limiting and can usually be recognised for what it is by the affected person. It is similarly spread through contaminated water or food. Food can become contaminated at any stage during its production, processing or cooking. It can especially become contaminated by not cooking it properly. A goo...

Antibiotic resistance mechanisms