Dr. Ofeno Universal Health Care

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01/12/2023

CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH WHILE ASLEEP

IN SOME PART OF THE WORLD WHEN SOMEONE DIES WHILE ASLEEP, MANY WOULD CONSIDER IT A SPIRITUAL ATTACK. THIS MAY BE TRUE, BUT MEDICALLY SPEAKING THERE IS MORE TO IT.
I WANT MY READERS TO KNOW THAT MANY OF SUCH DEATHS MAY NOT BE SPIRITUAL ATTACKS BUT "SILENT HEART ATTACK" KNOWN MEDICALLY AS 'MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION'. THIS IS A SILENT KILLER.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS

WHENEVER YOU HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS, GO FOR MEDICAL CHECK-UP.
(A) CHEST PAIN AND DISCOMFORT.
(B) SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
(C) MILD HEADACHE AND UNUSUAL TIREDNESS.
(D) PAINS IN THE JAW, NECK, ARM, BACK AND SHOULDER.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHY 'SILENT HEART ATTACK' HAPPENS SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE PRECAUTIOUS.

WHY DOES IT OCCUR?

'SILENT HEART ATTACK' HAPPEN WHEN THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO THE HEART IS BLOCKED, MORE OFTEN BY A BUILD UP OF FAT, CHOLESTEROL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES, WHICH FORM A GREAT NUISANCE IN THE ARTERIES THAT FEEDS THE HEART. (ARTERIES ARE BLOOD VESSELS WHICH CARRY OXYGEN-BLOOD FROM THE HEART TO VARIOUS ORGANS AND TISSUES IN THE BODY).
THIS CAN BRING ABOUT SUDDEN DEATH.
IF THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT WHEN THE PATIENT IS ASLEEP AND THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION, THEN THE PATIENT DIES WHILE SLEEPING.

GENETIC CONNECTION

IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, CORONARY HEART DISEASE IS UNDER STRONG GENETIC CONTROL.
SO IF YOU HAVE BLOOD RELATIVES, (FOR EXAMPLE: FATHER, UNCLES, GRANDFATHER, AND SO ON) WHO HAVE HAD HEART ATTACK BEFORE THE AGE OF SIXTY, YOU ARE LIKELY TO HAVE IT.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO AVOID IT.

WHAT YOU MUST DO TO AVOID 'SILENT HEART ATTACK'

(A) YOU MUST AVOID SMOKING.
(B) DO NOT BE ADDICTED TO CAFFEINE.
(C) MAINTAIN NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE.
(D) DON'T BE ADDICTED TO ALCOHOL.
(E) MAINTAIN NORMAL WEIGHT.
(F) LET YOUR SUGAR LEVEL BE NORMAL.
(G) KEEP YOUR CHOLESTEROL LOW.

THESE WILL REDUCE YOUR RISK OF HAVING 'SILENT HEART ATTACK'.

FOLKS, LET'S TRY TO LIVE CAREFULLY. REMEMBER, "PREVENT IS THE BEST CURE". STAY BLESSED!

....... DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D

27/11/2023

08/02/2022

HOW TO PREVENT HEART FAILURE

FOLKS, BEFORE WE GO INTO DETAILS ON HOW TO PREVENT HEART FAILURE, LET US FIRST UNDERSTAND WHAT HEART FAILURE IS. THE SYMPTOMS, CAUSES, TREATMENT AND POSSIBLY DRUGS AND CURE FOR HEART FAILURE.

HEART FAILURE, ALSO KNOWN AS 'CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE' OCCURS WHEN THE HEART MUSCLE DOES NOT PUMP BLOOD THE WAY IT SHOULD. HEART FAILURE CAN BE CHRONIC OR IT MAY START SUDDENLY.

SYMPTOMS OF HEART FAILURE

(A) SHORTNESS OF BREATH (ALSO KNOWN MEDICALLY AS 'DYSPNEA').

(B) FATIGUE AND WEAKNESS.

(C) SWELLING IN THE LEG, ANKLES AND FEET.

(D) IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT.

(E) INCREASED NEED TO URINATE AT NIGHT.

(F) FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE.

(G) CHEST PAIN, IF THE HEART FAILURE IS CAUSED BY A HEART ATTACK.

CAUSES OF HEART FAILURE

(A) NARROW ARTERIES IN THE HEART (ALSO KNOWN AS CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE).

(B) HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

(C) IF THE HEART BECOMES TOO STIFF.

(D) DIABETES INCREASES THE RISK OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART FAILURE.

(E) PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN WITH STRUCTURAL HEART DEFECTS DEVELOP HEART FAILURE.

(F) DRINKING TOO MUCH ALCOHOL CAN WEAKEN THE HEART MUSCLE AND LEAD TO HEART FAILURE.

TEST AND DIAGNOSIS

(A) TO DIAGNOSE HEART FAILURE THE DOCTOR WILL TAKE A CAREFUL MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE PATIENT'S HEALTH.

(B) THE DOCTOR WILL CHECK THE RISK FACTORS, SUCH AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.

(C) THE DOCTOR MAY USE STETHOSCOPE TO LISTEN TO THE PATIENT'S LUNGS FOR SIGNS OF CONGESTION.

(D) HE MAY ALSO USE STETHOSCOPE TO HEAR ABNORMAL SOUNDS THAT MAY SUGGEST HEART FAILURE.

(E) THE DOCTOR MAY PROCEDE TO BLOOD TESTS, TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER DISEASES THAT AFFECT THE HEART.

(F) HE MAY ALSO CARRY OUT X-RAY TO SEE THE CONDITION OF THE LUNGS AND HEART.

(G) DEPENDING ON THE SERIOUSNESS, THE DOCTOR MAY CARRY OUT WHAT WE CALL 'ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG)'. THIS TEST RECORDS THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART.

(H) THE DOCTOR CAN ALSO USE "ECHOCARDIOGRAM'. AN ECHOCARDIOGRAM USES SOUND WAVES TO PRODUCE A VIDEO IMAGE OF THE HEART. THIS TEST CAN HELP DOCTORS SEE THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE HEART AND HOW WELL THE HEART IS PUMPING.

TREATMENT AND DRUGS

HEART FAILURE' IS A CHRONIC DISEASE THAT NEEDS LIFELONG MANAGEMENT. HOWEVER WITH PROPER TREATMENT A PATIENT MAY LIVE LONGER AND REDUCE THE CHANCES OF DYING SUDDENLY.

DOCTORS USUALLY TREAT HEART FAILURE' WITH A COMBINATION OF MEDICATIONS, DEPENDING ON THE SYMPTOMS, THE PATIENT MIGHT TAKE ONE OR MORE MEDICATIONS.

(A) IN TREATING HEART FAILURE 'ANGIOTENSIN - CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS' ARE USED. FOR EXAMPLE, 'EVALAPRIL' (VASOTEC), 'LISINOPRIL' (ZESTRIL). THESE DRUGS HELP TO WIDEN BLOOD VESSELS TO LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE.

(B) THERE IS ANOTHER, 'ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR BLOCKERS'. THESE DRUGS WHICH INCLUDE, 'LOSARTAN' (COZAAR) MAY BE AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT TOLERATE ACE INHIBITORS.

(C) THERE ARE OTHERS LIKE, 'DIURETICS' OFTEN CALLED WATER PILLS. IT MAKES THE PATIENT URINATE MORE FREQUENTLY TO DECREASE FLUID IN THE LUNGS SO THAT BREATHING CAN BE MORE EASY.

THERE ARE OTHER DIFFERENT DRUGS THAT THE DOCTOR CAN USE FOR THE PATIENT, DEPENDING ON THE RESULT OF THE TEST AND DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS WHY A PATIENT MUST SEE A QUALIFIED DOCTOR WHEN THERE IS HEALTH PROBLEM. DO NOT GO ON SELF MEDICATIONS, LET THE DOCTOR CARRY OUT THE NECESSARY TEST AND DIAGNOSIS, THE RESULT WILL DETERMINE THE TYPE OF DRUG OR COMBINATION OF DRUGS THE DOCTOR WILL ADMINISTER.

PREVENTING HEART FAILURE

(A) EXERCISE REGULARLY. THIS REDUCES THE RISK OF HEART FAILURE.

(B) REDUCE SALT IN YOUR DIET

(C) MANAGING STRESS AND LOSING WEIGHT CAN ALSO REDUCE THE RISK OF HEART FAILURE FOR THOSE WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT.

(D) AVOID SMOKING.

(E) EAT FRUITS.

(F) EAT VEGETABLES.

(G) IF YOU MUST DRINK ALCOHOL, DRINK MODERATELY, BUT IF YOU CAN AVOID IT COMPLETELY.

(H) YOU MUST LIMIT SATURATED FATS IN YOUR DIET.

(I.) ALSO LIMIT EXTRA SUGAR.

(J) KEEP YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE HEALTHY.

(K) AVOID TO***CO, IT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF HEART FAILURE.

FOLKS, REMEMBER COVID-19 IS STILL AROUND, KEEP THE RULES. ALWAYS KNOW THAT, PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE. STAY SAFE AND STAY BLESSED.
....... DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D.

17/10/2021

ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS (II)

I WROTE ON THE SYMPTOMS, CAUSES AND RISK OF ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS IN MY LAST WRITE-UP; IN CONTINUATION LET'S LOOK AT THE 'TEST AND DIAGNOSIS' AND THE POSSIBLE 'TREATMENT AND DRUGS' FOR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS.

THE ALCOHOL IN BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR PRODUCES HIGH TOXIC CHEMICALS, SUCH AS 'ACETALDEHYDE'. THESE CHEMICALS TRIGGER INFLAMMATION THAT DESTROY LIVER CELL.

TEST AND DIAGNOSIS

TO IDENTIFY ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASES TWO THINGS ARE INVOLVED:

(1) EVIDENCE OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOLIC CONSUMPTION.

(2) EVIDENCE OF LIVER DISEASE.

ALCOHOLIC CONSUMPTION: THE PATIENT NEED TO TELL THE DOCTOR IN ALL HONESTY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF HIS ALCOHOLIC CONSUMPTION. IT IS IMPORTANT TO DESCRIBE HIS DRINKING HABIT. THIS WILL ENABLE THE DOCTOR TO PROPERLY ACCESS THE LEVEL OF DAMAGE.

LIVER DISEASE: THE DOCTOR WILL CARRY OUT SOME TEST ON THE LIVER, SUCH AS: (A) LIVER FUNCTION TESTS, (B) COMPLETE BLOOD CELL COUNT, (C) AN ULTRASOUND, CT OR MRI SCAN OF THE LIVER.

ONCE THE MEDICAL RESULTS ARE OUT THEN TREATMENT CAN COMMENCE.

TREATMENT AND DRUGS

ANYONE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS MUST STOP DRINKING ALCOHOL. IT IS THE ONLY WAY LIVER DAMAGE CAN BE REVERSED OR IN MORE ADVANCED CASES PREVENTING THE DISEASE FROM BECOMING WORSE. THERE WILL BE GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN THE SYMPTOMS IF THE PATIENT STOPS DRINKING IN JUST FEW MONTHS. TO CONTINUE DRINKING WILL CREATE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS.

FOR THE INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER, THE DOCTOR MAY RECOMMEND 'CORTICOSTERIOD DRUGS' IF THE ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS IS SEVERE. THESE DRUGS HAVE SOME SHORT TERM BENEFIT. INFACT STEROIDS HAVE SOME SIDE EFFECTS AND ARE NOT RECOMMENDED IF THE PATIENT HAVE FAILING KIDNEYS. AGAIN OVER 45 PERCENT OF PEOPLE DO NOT RESPOND TO CORTICOSTEROIDS. IF A PATIENT DO NOT RESPOND, THE DOCTOR MAY RECOMMEND 'PENTOXIFYLLINE'.

LIVER TRANSPLANT: FOR THOSE WITH VERY SEVERE ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS, LIVER TRANSPLANT IS THE ONLY HOPE TO AVOID DEATH. ALTHOUGH SOME MEDICAL CENTRES ARE RELUCTANT TO PERFORM LIVER TRANSPLANTS ON PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE BECAUSE OF THE 'FEAR' THAT THEY MAY RESUME DRINKING AFTER SURGERY. SO THERE MUST FIRST BE A REASSURANCE THAT THE PATIENT WILL NEVER GO BACK TO DRINKING.

HOW TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS.

(1) IF YOU MUST DRINK ALCOHOL, DRINK IN MODERATION. IT IS NOT ADVISABLE FOR ANYONE BELOW THE AGE OF 18 TO DRINK ALCOHOL. IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS, DON'T DRINK ALCOHOL. PATIENTS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, KIDNEY DISEASES, HEART DISEASES, ASTHMA MUST STAY AWAY FROM ALCOHOL.

(2) DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL WHEN TAKING YOUR PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS. DON'T COMBINE YOUR DRUGS WITH ALCOHOL. THIS IS SOMETIMES TRUE FOR THOSE THAT GO FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN RELIEVERS. DON'T ENDANGER YOUR HEALTH.

(3) FOLKS, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HEPATITIS C. HEPATITIS C IS A HIGHLY INFECTIOUS LIVER DISEASE CAUSED BY A VIRUS. IF A PATIENT HAVE HEPATITIS C AND DRINK ALCOHOL, HE IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP 'CIRRHOSIS' (CIRRHOSIS IS A DISEASE IN WHICH THE BILE DUCTS IN THE LIVER IS SLOWLY DESTROY).

NOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HEPATITIS C, DO NOT SHARE NIDDLES, RAZOR BLADES, OR OTHER SHARP OBJECTS WITH OTHERS. BE SURE OF YOUR S*X PARTNER BEFORE GOING INTO ANY FORM OF S*XUAL ACT BECAUSE THE FLUIDS FROM YOUR BODY COULD TRANSMIT HEPATITIS C VIRUS, IT IS THAT DELICATE. TAKE NOTE FOR NOW THERE IS NO VACCINE TO PREVENT HEPATITIS C, SO BE CAREFUL.

IN ALL, DO NOT GO INTO SELF MEDICATION; MEET A COMPETENT DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOM. THE DOCTOR WILL CHECK AND CARRY OUT THE NECESSARY TEST TO ASCERTAIN THE PROPER TREATMENT.

SO FOLKS, TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT 'PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE'. YOUR LIFE IS PRECIOUS TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ABOVE ALL DR. OFENO UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE WANTS YOU ALIVE.

DO NOT ALSO FORGET THAT COVID-19 IS STILL AROUND, LET'S OBEY ALL THE RULES. STAY HEALTHY, STAY SAFE AND STAY BLESSED!
...... DR. OFENO EMMANUEL .O. Ph.D.

27/08/2021

ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS

IN THIS WRITE UP, LET US TAKE A LOOK AT ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS. THE SYMPTOMS, CAUSES AND THE RISK.

MEDICALLY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WE MEAN LIVER INFLAMMATION CAUSED BY DRINKING ALCOHOL. PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO DRINK ALCOHOL HEAVILY FACE THE RISK OF SERIOUS LIVER DAMAGE AND DEATH.

ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS IS A SERIOUS DISEASE. AS MANY AS 40 PERCENT OF HEAVY DRINKERS DEVELOP ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS.

SYMPTOMS.

IN MOST CASES, SYMPTOMS COULD INCLUDE:

(A) YELLOWING OF THE SKIN AND WHITE OF THE EYES.

(B) THE PATIENT MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF APPETITE.

(C) LOSS OF WEIGHT.

(D) NAUSEA AND VOMITING.

(E) ABDOMINAL PAIN COULD ALSO BE EXPERIENCED.

HIGH RISK

(1) ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS INCREASES BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE PORTAL VEINS.

(2) ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS CAN CAUSE LARGE AMOUNTS OF FLUID TO ACCUMULATE IN THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY.

(3) CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS COULD LEAD TO KIDNEY FAILURE.

(4) MANY PEOPLE WHO DRINK HEAVILY ARE MALNOURISHED EITHER BECAUSE THEY DON'T EAT WELL OR BECAUSE ALCOHOL AND ITS BYPRODUCT PREVENT THE BODY FROM PROPERLY ABSORBING AND BREAKING DOWN THE FOOD.

(5) WOMEN HAVE HIGHER RISK OF DEVELOPING ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS THAN MEN DO.

(6) A LIVER DAMAGED BY ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE TOXINS FROM THE BODY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TASK OF THE LIVER; THIS COULD LEAD TO CHANGES IN THE PATIENT'S MENTAL STATE, BEHAVIOURS AND HIS PERSONALITY.

ADVICE

FOLKS, SERIOUSLY SPEAKING WATCH YOUR DRINKING HABIT. ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS IS A DELICATE DISEASE, DO NOT USE YOUR OWN MONEY TO SENTENCE YOURSELF TO DEATH. YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS LOVE YOU AND THEY WANT YOU ALIVE.

ALSO KNOW THAT DR. OFENO UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE WANTS YOU ALIVE. BECAUSE OF MY LOVE FOR HUMANITY I SQUEEZE OUT TIME FROM MY VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE TO EDUCATE THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW ON HOW TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEIR HEALTH FOR BETTER LONGEVITY.

SO IF YOU MUST DRINK, DO SO IN MODERATION OR STOP IT COMPLETELY FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR OWN LIFE.

IN MY NEXT WRITE UP, WE SHALL BE LOOKING AT THE 'TEST AND DIAGNOSIS' AND THE POSSIBLE 'TREATMENT AND DRUGS' FOR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS.

FOLKS, REMEMBER COVID-19 IS STILL VERY MUCH AROUND, KEEP THE RULES, STAY SAFE AND STAY BLESSED!

....... DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D.

17/06/2021

CAUSES OF BREAST CANCER.

(IN CONTINUATION OF MY LAST WRITE-UP)

THESE ARE SOME OF THE CAUSES OF BREAST CANCER:

(1) THE FIRST CAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS FAMILY HISTORY. IF THERE IS A CASE OF BREAST CANCER IN THE FAMILY, THEN THERE IS A HIGHER RISK OF ANYONE DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER IN THAT FAMILY.

(2) WOMEN WITH DENSE BREAST TISSUE MAY LIKELY HAVE HIGHER RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER.

(3) THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MODERN WOMEN. WOMEN WHO TAKE CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS HAVE HIGHER RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER, THE RISK WILL REDUCE IF THEY STOP TAKING IT.

(4) AN OVERWEIGHT WOMAN MAY BE MORE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER.

(5) DRINKING EXCESS ALCOHOL INCREASES THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER.

TREATMENT AND DRUGS

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCERS IS VERY IMPORTANT, THAT IS WHY WOMEN BETWEEN 45 - 70 YEARS SHOULD BE SCREENED TWICE A YEAR. THIS COULD SAVE THE PATIENT'S LIFE.

EARLY DETECTION WOULD LEAD TO EARLY TREATMENT BEFORE THE DISEASE SPREADS THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

THERE ARE MANY CANCER TREATMENTS AVAILABLE FOR DIFFERENT CANCERS. INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT WILL DEPEND ON SOME FACTORS SUCH AS:

(A) THE TYPE OF CANCER. (B) THE STAGE OF CANCER. (C) THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE PATIENT'S HEALTH.

THE DOCTOR WILL DETERMINE THE BEST TREATMENT FOR THE PATIENT AFTER THOROUGH DIAGNOSES.

FOR THOSE WHO READ MY POST, YOU KNOW I HAVE ALWAYS INSISTED THAT "PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE". SO LET'S GO THROUGH SOME OF THE FOODS WE CAN EAT TO PREVENT SOME CANCERS.

(1) EATING BEANS REDUCES THE RISK OF COLORECTAL TUMOR AND COLON CANCER.

(2) EATING CARROTS DECEASE THE RISK OF STOMACH CANCER.

(3) CARROTS ALSO REDUCE THE RISK OF HAVING PROSTATE CANCER AND LUNG CANCER.

(4) WHEN YOU EAT NUTS YOU DECREASE THE RISK OF DYING FROM CANCER.

(5) CITRUS FRUITS SUCH AS LEMON, LIME, GRAPEFRUITS AND ORANGES CAN ALSO LOWER THE RISK OF STOMACH CANCER.

(6) TURMERIC IS A GOOD SPICE FOR THE BODY, IT IS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENTS THAT HAS CHEMICAL WITH ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTICANCER EFFECT.

NOW LETS LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS WE SHOULD NOT EAT EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HAD CLOSE RELATIONS WITH CANCER IN THE PAST.

THESE FOODS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF DIFFERENT CANCERS.

(1) EXCESS EATING OF PROCESSED MEAT, FOR EXAMPLE: HOT DOGS, SAUSAGE, CORNED BEEF E.T.C.

(2) EATING A LOT OF FRIED FOOD CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF CANCER.

(3) EXCESS OF SUGARY FOODS CAN INDIRECTLY INCREASE THE RISK OF CANCER.

(4) SOMETIMES OVERCOOKED FOOD SUCH AS MEATS CAN PRODUCE WHAT WE MEDICALLY CALLED, 'CARCINOGENS', WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF CANCER BY ALTERING THE DNA OF THE BODY CELLS.

(5) FINALLY, CONSUMING EXCESS ALCOHOL ALSO INCREASE THE RISK OF CANCER.

FOLKS, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE LIFE TO LIVE IN THIS LIFE TIME, SO TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. ALWAYS TAKE PRECAUTION AND OBEY COVID-19 RULES. WE CARE ABOUT YOUR GOOD HEALTH.
STAY SAFE, STAY BLESSED!

...... DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D.

25/05/2021

CANCERS IN MEN AND WOMEN.

IN MY LAST WRITE-UP, I WROTE ABOUT LEUKEMIA, A CANCER OF BLOOD- FORMING TISSUES. IN THIS WRITE-UP I AM GOING TO FOCUS ON 'BREAST CANCER'.

SIMPLY PUT, CANCER IS A DISEASE IN WHICH ABNORMAL CELLS DIVIDE WITHOUT CONTROL AND DESTROY BODY TISSUE.

CANCER IS A DELICATE DISEASE BECAUSE IT HAS THE ABILITY TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BODY. OVER 70,000 CANCER DEATH OCCURS IN NIGERIA YEARLY.

THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF CANCERS VIZ: BREAST CANCER, LUNG CANCER, CERVICAL CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER AND SO ON. IN MY SUBSEQUENT WRITE-UP, I AM GOING TO EDUCATE THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW ON DIFFERENT CANCERS BUT LET'S START WITH BREAST CANCER.

BREAST CANCER.

BREAST CANCER IS CANCER THAT FORMS IN THE CELLS OF THE BREAST AND DESTROY THE BREAST TISSUE. BREAST CANCER IS NOT ONLY DIAGNOSED IN WOMEN BUT ALSO IN MEN. THE DIFFERENCE IS OUT OF 100 CASES OF BREAST CANCER, 98 COULD BE WOMEN WHILE ONLY 2 COULD BE MEN.

SYMPTOMS FOR WOMEN.

BREAST CANCER SYMPTOMS FOR WOMEN MAY INCLUDE:
(1) A BREAST LUMP THAT FEELS DIFFERENT.
(2) THE NI**LE MAY DISCHARGE BLOOD.
(3). THERE COULD BE REDNESS OVER THE BREAST LIKE THE SKIN OF AN ORANGE.
(4) SOMETIMES A NEWLY INVERTED NI**LE.
(5) THERE WOULD BE CHANGES IN THE SIZE, SHAPE AND EVEN APPEARANCE OF THE BREAST.

SYMPTOMS FOR MEN

THESE ARE SOME SYMPTOMS IN MEN:
(1) A LUMP IN THE MAN'S BREAST OR UNDERARM. SUCH LUMP IS USUALLY HARD BUT WITHOUT PAINS.
(2) THE MAN'S NI**LE MAY TURN INWARDS.
(3) HE COULD ALSO HAVE NI**LE DISCHARGE.
(4) THERE WOULD BE RASHES AROUND THE NI**LE THAT WILL REFUSE TO LEAVE.

IN MY NEXT WRITE-UP, I WILL TELL YOU THE 'CAUSES OF BREAST CANCER', 'TREATMENTS AND DRUGS' AND THE 'THINGS YOU CAN EAT TO PREVENT CANCERS'.

FOLKS ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT, PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE. TAKE PRECAUTION, OBEY COVID -19 RULES. STAY SAFE, AND STAY BLESSED!

WE CARE FOR THE HEALTH OF HUMANITY.

-------- DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D.

14/04/2021

LEUKEMIA
CANCER OF THE BODY'S BLOOD - FORMING TISSUE.

LEUKEMIA IS NOT KNOWN TO SOME AVERAGE PEOPLE, EVEN MANY THAT KNOW ABOUT IT KNOW IT AS JUST CANCER OF THE BLOOD. APART FROM LEUKEMIA BEING CANCER OF THE BODY'S BLOOD - FORMING TISSUE, IT ALSO INCLUDE THE BONE MARROW AND THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM.

THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF LEUKEMIA. SOME FORMS OF LEUKEMIA ARE COMMON IN CHILDREN, OTHER FORMS OCCUR MOSTLY IN ADULTS.

LEUKEMIA USUALLY INVOLVES THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS. THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS IN OUR BODIES ARE GOOD INFECTION FIGHTERS, THEY NORMALLY GROW AND DIVIDE IN AN ORDERLY MANNER AS YOUR BODY NEED THEM. BUT IN PEOPLE WITH LEUKEMIA, THE BONE MARROW PRODUCES ABNORMAL WHITE BLOOD CELLS WHICH DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.

SYMPTOMS

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT THE SYMPTOMS OF LEUKEMIA ARE:

(1) FEVERISH CONDITIONS.

(2) CONSTANT FATIGUE AND WEAKNESS.

(3) LOSING WEIGHT.

(4) ENLARGE LIVER.

(5) NOSEBLEEDS.

(6) EXCESSIVE SWEATING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

(7) PAIN IN THE BONE.

TREATMENTS AND DRUGS.

TREATMENT FOR LEUKEMIA DEPENDS ON SOME FACTORS. AFTER PROPER CHECK UP, THE DOCTOR WILL DETERMINE THE LEUKEMIA TREATMENT OPTIONS BASED ON:

(A) THE AGE OF THE PATIENT.

(B) OVERALL HEALTH CONDITION.

(C) THE TYPE OF LEUKEMIA THAT THE PATIENT HAS.

NOW LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE COMMON TREATMENTS FOR LEUKEMIA.

(1) CHEMOTHERAPY: THIS IS THE MAJOR FORM OF TREATMENT FOR LEUKEMIA. THIS DRUG TREATMENT USES CHEMICALS TO KILL LEUKEMIA CELLS. YOU MAY GET A SINGLE DRUG OR A COMBINATION OF DRUGS, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF LEUKEMIA.

(2) BIOLOGICAL THERAPY: THIS WORKS BY USING TREATMENTS THAT HELP THE IMMUNE SYSTEM RECOGNIZE AND ATTACK LEUKEMIA CELLS.

(3) TARGETED THERAPY: THIS USES DRUGS THAT ATTACK SPECIFIC WEAK AREAS WITHIN THE CANCER CELLS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE DRUG 'IMATINIB' (GLEEVEC) STOPS THE ACTION OF A PROTEIN WITHIN THE CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA. THIS CAN HELP CONTROL THE DISEASE, BUT MUST BE ADMINISTERED BY A QUALIFIED DOCTOR.

PREVENTION

I ENJOY TALKING ABOUT PREVENTION OF ANY DISEASE, BECAUSE LIKE I WILL ALWAYS SAY: "PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE".

MORE OFTEN LEUKEMIA IS HEREDITARY, BUT CERTAIN STEPS CAN BE TAKEN TO PREVENT IT. SOME OF THE STEPS ARE:

(A) AVOID TO***CO.

(B) AVOID EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL.

(C) AVOID CHEMICALS LIKE 'BENZENE' ESPECIALLY.

(D) EAT GOOD FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

(E) EAT LOW - FAT AND HIGH PROTEIN FOODS.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE COMMON STEPS YOU COULD TAKE TO AVOID LEUKEMIA.

FOLKS, TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR HEALTH. WHETHER YOU BELIEVE COVID-19 EXIST OR NOT, IT COST YOU NOTHING TO OBEY THE RULES. STAY SAFE, STAY HEALTHY.
.... DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D.

03/03/2021

JAUNDICE IN NEWBORN BABIES

Generally known as infant jaundice, it is a yellow discoloration in a newborn baby's skin and eyes. It occurs because the baby's blood contains an excess of bilirubin (a yellow-coloured pigment of red blood cells) and the baby's liver is not matured enough to get rid of the bilirubin in the bloodstream.

SYMPTOMS

(a) The baby's skin will be yellowish and the eyes whitish. This usually appears between the second and fourth day after birth.
(b) The baby will seem sickly, and most times find it difficult to wake up while asleep.
(c) The baby feeds poorly, and will not gain weight.

TEST

(a) Test includes a physical examination by the Doctor.
(b) A laboratory test of a sample of the baby's blood.
(c) A test to measure the level of bilirubin in the baby's blood.

TREATMENT

MINOR JAUNDICE

Mild infant jaundice often disappear on its own within two to three weeks with minor treatment such as:

(a) Placing the child before sunlight. Sunlight helps to break down bilirubin so that the baby's liver can process it more easily. Place the child in a well-lit window for 15mins twice a day, this will help cure a minor jaundice.

(b) Also, breastfeeding the baby frequently in the first hours and days after his birth helps reduce the risk of Jaundice. Breastfeeding the baby frequently will make the baby pass out more stool; the milk also gives the baby's liver the energy it needs to process the bilirubin.

SEVERE JAUNDICE

The baby will need serious medical attention if the jaundice is severe.

(a) Light Therapy: The baby is placed under special light that changes the shape and structure of bilirubin molecules in such a way that they can be excreted in the urine and stool.

(b) Intravenous Transfusion: In some cases, transfusion of an Immunoglobulin is needed, a blood protein that can reduce levels of antibodies. This may reduce Jaundice.

(c) Exchange Transfusion: When severe jaundice does not respond to any other treatment, the baby will need an exchange transfusion of blood. A qualified Doctor knows what to do.

NATURE MEDICAL THERAPY

Over the years, I have carried out many Nature Medical and Scientific research on drugs for different ailments; amongst the drugs I discovered is the cure for Jaundice. Out of 22 cases, 19 cases have been cured successful including my own daughter.
Man's knowledge may be limited, but Nature's Wisdom knows no bounds. At every point in time, Nature gives out Her Wisdom for the benefit of mankind.

Folks, remember COVID-19 is still around. Kindly observe the rules, always know that: "PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE"
Stay safe and stay Blessed.
......DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D.

19/01/2021

HOW VIRUSES OPERATE IN OUR BODIES.

THE SECOND PHASE OF COVID-19 IS HERE WITH US, PEOPLE ARE AFRAID, MORE ARE DYING. COUNTRIES ARE ALREADY GOING FOR COVID-19 VACCINE. ONE OF THE WAYS TO CONQUER FEAR IS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE AFRAID OF.

VIRUSES KEEP THREATENING US; POLIO, AIDS, EBOLA AND NOW COVID-19 TO MENTION BUT A FEW. LET'S UNDERSTAND HOW THESE VIRUSES OPERATE IN THE HUMAN BODY.

VIRUSES CANNOT BE CATEGORISED UNDER LIVING THINGS. A VIRUS HAS NO CELL MEMBRANE, NO METABOLISM, NO RESPIRATION, THOUGH THEY CONTAIN 'DNA' AND 'RNA', BUT THEY CANNOT OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY, THEY RELY ON LIVING CELLS.

SCIENCE AND THE MEDICAL WORLD HAVE IDENTIFIED OVER 2,000 VIRUSES, AMONGST THESE ONLY ABOUT 10% INFECT HUMANS. THOUGH VIRUSES THAT INFECT HUMANS CAN ALSO INFECT ANIMALS AND VICE VERSA; THAT IS WHY THOSE THAT LIVE CLOSE TO ANIMALS NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO GET INFECTED BY ANIMAL VIRUSES.

WHILE A VIRUS IS TRYING TO INVADE THE HUMAN BODY, IF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS STRONG, IT COULD PREVENT THE VIRUS FROM ENTERING, BUT WHERE IT SUCCEED IN ENTERING, THE BODY PRODUCES A SPECIAL HORMONE CALLED 'INTERFERON', THIS INTERFERON STOPS THE VIRUS FROM REPRODUCING BY KILLING THE INFECTED CELLS.

AGAIN, IN THE CASE WHERE THE VIRUS INVADES THE BODY; OUR SKIN, MUCOUS, AND STOMACH ACID TRY TO DO THE JOB. IF THE VIRUS IS INHALED, MUCOUS TRAPS IT AND TRIES TO EXPEL IT. IN THE CASE WHERE WE SWALLOW IT, THE STOMACH ACID TRIES TO KILL IT.

BUT WHERE THE MUCOUS AND STOMACH ACID FAIL TO DO THE JOB AND THE VIRUS GAINS ACCESS INTO THE BODY, FIRST THE VIRUS GOES INTO THE CELLS AND INVADE IT, THEN IT REPROGRAM THE CELL WITH ITS OWN 'DNA' OR 'RNA' AND BEGIN TO MULTIPLE IN THOUSANDS LOOKING FOR NEW CELLS TO INVADE.

A VIRUS HAS A SINGLE STRAND OR DOUBLE STRAND OF 'DNA' OR 'RNA' OR BOTH, LOOKING FOR CELL TO INVADE. THE ONE THAT HAS ITS 'DNA' (DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID) REPRODUCES FAST WHEN IT INVADES A CELL IN THE HUMAN BODY. IT CREATES THOUSAND OF ITS REPLICA AND KILL THE CELLS.

THE ONE THAT HAS ITS 'RNA' (RIBONUCLEIC ACID) REMAIN DORMANT WITHIN THE BODY CELLS FOR YEARS, THEN REOPENS LATER AND EXPAND TO CAUSE DISASTER TO THE HUMAN BODY.

THESE VIRUSES ARE DANGEROUS TO OUR HEALTH THAT IS WHY WE ALL HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND OBSERVE THE RULES OF COVID-19 SERIOUSLY SO THAT WE DON'T GET INFECTED.

YOU CAN HELP YOUR BODY SYSTEM BY TAKING GALIC. GALIC IS ANTI-VIRAL, ANTI-FUNGAL, AND ANTI-BACTERIA. GALIC WILL NOT ONLY HELP FIGHT THE VIRUS, IT WILL KILL THE VIRUS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE CELL TRYING TO GAIN SOME ROOT.

ABOVE ALL, VACCINE CAN HELP PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING VIRAL DISEASES, AND LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, "PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE".

FOLKS, COVID-19 IS VERY REAL, OBEY ITS RULES AND STAY HEALTH, STAY ALIVE!
..... DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D.

03/11/2020

MEDICAL ADVICE : THE EARLY MORNING SUN

Some people may know that early morning sun is good for the body, but may not know what it truly does to individual's health. Folks, here are its medical benefits to your health:

(1) It strengthens your immune system.

(2) It helps to prevent Cancer.

(3) It helps to reduce fat.

(4) Improve weak bones in adults.

(5) Eases mild depression.

(6) It can improve sleep quality.

(7) Helps to avoid wrinkles on your skin.

(8) Improves hair loss.

(9) It heals minor hormonal problem causing irregular menstruation.

10) Help aching joints and bones.

11) Lower the risk of abnormal hardening of body tissues.

12) Help heal muscle pains.

13) The early morning sun equally help to heal chronic inflammatory skin disease.


NOTE:

Exposure to harsh sunlight can be harmful to the body system.
So Folks, it is medically advisable to sit under the early morning sun. Take good care of your health.
......DR. OFENO EMMANUEL, Ph.D

26/09/2020

THE INVISIBLE KILLER

YOU CAN ONLY FIGHT WHAT YOU KNOW AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE PHYSICALLY AS HUMANS, THAT WHICH IS INVISIBLE IS FAR BEYOND YOU. FOR NOW CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) IS FAR BEYOND US, IT IS STILL A 'MYSTERY' THAT IS YET TO BE DEMYSTIFIED BY GREAT SCIENTISTS. WHILE THEY RESEARCH TIRELESSLY FOR THE SOLUTION, THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS TO FOLLOW THE RULES TO AVERT THIS INVISIBLE KILLER. (OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND CLEAN WATER, WEAR YOUR FACE MASK, AND OBSERVE PERSONAL HYGIENE). DO NOT UNDERMINE THESE RULES, THEY ARE YOUR PASSPORT TO LIFE; DISOBEYING THESE RULES COULD LEAD TO DEATH. DR. OFENO UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE WANTS YOU ALIVE. STAY SAFE, STAY ALIVE, STAY BLESSED!

26/09/2020

YOUR HEALTH

ON A SU***DE MISSION

"PLEASE DOCTOR, EDUCATE ME MORE ON 'DIABETES.' I AM DIABETIC, I KNOW IF I GET INFECTED BY COVID-19 I MAY NOT SURVIVE IT." A 56 YEAR OLD MAN WROTE TO ME FEW WEEKS BACK.
AND THAT IS THE GOSPEL TRUTH, HE JUST MAY NOT SURVIVE IT. SO FOR HIS SAKE AND OTHERS LIKE HIM, MY NEXT WRITE UP WILL BE ON 'CAUSES OF DIABETES, SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND HOW TO PREVENT IT.
FOLKS, THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU IS TO ASSUME AND CONCLUDE ON WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW.
WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, WHETHER YOU DOUBT OR BELIEVE IT, SOME OF US ARE TOYING WITH OUR LIVES FOR NOT DOING THE NEEDFUL.
I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE HERE THAT COVID-19 HAVE BEEN CLAIMING MANY LIVES ALL OVER THE WORLD ON DAILY BASES; AND MANY MORE ARE STILL FALLING VICTIM TO THE VIRUS.
YOU MAY BE ON A SU***DE MISSION IF YOU REFUSE TO ADHERE TO COVID-19 RULES, VIZ: WASHING YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND CLEAN WATER OR USE ALCOHOLIC BASE SANITIZER, WEARING YOUR FACE MASK, OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND BEING SERIOUS WITH YOUR PERSONAL HYGIENE.
IT IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OURSELVES, BY PROTECTING OURSELVES WE ARE ALSO PROTECTING OTHERS BECAUSE SOME PERSONS MAY BE CARRIER OF THE VIRUS AND MAY NOT KNOW.
GET IT CLEAR, NO ONE IS TRYING TO INSTILL FEAR IN YOU. WE MUST BE SERIOUS WITH OUR LIVES BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE LIFE TO LIVE IN THIS LIFE TIME, ONCE THE LIFE IS GONE IT'S GONE; LEAVING BEHIND ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL DREAMS, DESIRES, ASPIRATIONS, OUR LOVED ONES AND OUR BRIGHT FUTURE.
MANY GREAT SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS HAVE DEVOTED THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND LIVES WORKING TIRELESSLY TO GET PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR COVID-19 ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE LIVING, WE MUST COMMEND THEIR EFFORTS. SOME OF US IN THE MEDICAL FIELD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO JOIN THESE GREAT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS BECAUSE OF OUR VERY TIGHT COMMITMENTS IN OTHER AREAS OF HUMAN CHALLENGES, SO THEY THAT HAVE SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE NEED TO BE SERIOUSLY COMMENDED AND APPRECIATED.
SO PLAY YOUR OWN ROLE BY KEEPING TO THE RULES. DO NOT ENDANGER YOUR LIFE, DO NOT GO ON A SU***DE MISSION; YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS NEED YOU, ABOVE ALL DR. OFENO UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS YOU TO STAY HEALTHY.
STAY SAFE! STAY ALIVE!!
.......DR. OFENO EMMAMUEL, Ph.D