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thereadersroom.org Hi L2 Readers! (Boom! How ‘bout dah?) Hope you’re having a good year so far. Today, we have a guest on our blog, Yaaay! This is going to become a thing by the way, so let me know what you think. Back in the day, I worked as a Microbiologist in one of the leading pathology laboratories in Nigeria, and during my early intern days before I became full-time, I worked with a very intelligent and goal-driven lady by the name Chidimma Kayla Ezenduka-Ezike. She is a certified Medical Laboratory Scientist who has a passion for promoting knowledge and good laboratory practice…and she’s also my friend! So, LetLucia Readers, meet Chidmma. Chidimma, LetLucia Readers (For my non-Nigerian readers, her name is pronounce  Chee-dee-mmah ). She recently put up a simple Facebook post that clarified a certain issue she had identified having worked in the clinical medicine field for over 5 years in Nigeria. When I read it, I couldn’t help but ask to put it up on the ...

You would sometimes hear people say things like ‘I function better at night’ or ‘I am a morning person’. This is as a result of their body’s ‘circadian rhythm’ which is the natural functional pattern following the normal 24 hours where it knows to sleep at night, wake up when it is bright and even when to eat…all in the brain. It is what the body has come to know over time, and when that rhythm is disturbed, people may start to feel like they are not functioning right. This also gives an explanation for what happens when you travel to a different time zone and you say you are ‘jet lagged’. It is because your circadian rhythm has been disturbed and your body needs time to adjust to the new situation. Like every other ‘disturbance’ to the body, working night shifts and depriving your body of sleep has an effect over time if not properly managed. I have friends who work night shifts and I find myself worrying about their health. The most common problem with workin...

                                    HI! My name is Lucia Uju Ejoh and I would like to think that I am a health enthusiast. I am an Eagle because I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from Covenant University, Nigeria and I am also an Aggie because I will be graduating from Texas A&M University very soon with a Master’s degree in Public Health with a concentration in Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety. Don’t worry, it’s nothing too deep. I would work to keep the environment and workplace relatively safe. Since my young adult life began, I have had my elder sister sometimes ask me questions like ‘what does it mean to have tuberculosis?’, ‘what do you think I should use for this cough?’, ‘what does this medical term mean?’ and I would gladly do some research on it and give her an answer. Sometimes, friends would tell me about certain habits and I would tell them the ...