Man, 32, needs N8.5m for spinal surgery
Bukola Adebayo George Okeke is really sick and he needs the help of well-meaning Nigerians to raise the funds for a spinal surgery. Okeke, who is married with three children, owned a thriving business...
View ArticleExpert faults NHP claims on population of doctors
Folashade Adebayo A medical practitioner, Dr. Niyi Osamiluyi, has faulted the recently approved National Health Policy, which put the number of doctors in the country at about 65,000. Osamiluyi, who...
View ArticleIgnorance, leading cause of breast cancer –HEDEN
Folashade Adebayo A non-governmental organisation, Health Education and Empowerment Initiative, has expressed regrets that many Nigerian women are victims of cancer as a result of ignorance about the...
View ArticleSexually transmitted diseases and infertility
Oladapo Ashiru, Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist, dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER 234-8023195521 In a previous article, I alluded to the fact that...
View ArticleRotary Club backs FG against polio
Toluwalope Adebayo The District Governor, Rotary International District 9110, Mr. Patrick Ikheola, has said that the club identifies with the effort of the Federal Government to eradicate poliomyelitis...
View ArticleGhanaian health workers use mobile phones to collect data
Mavis Tabi-Boateng, a midwife at a health centre in Watreso, Ghana, often sees patients who travel long distances for antenatal care visits. During these visits she checks to see if the mother and baby...
View ArticleBreast cancer: What you need to know about self-examination
Folashade Adebayo Breast cancer is said to be the commonest type of cancer afflicting women in both developed and developing countries. According to the World Health Organisation, its frequency in the...
View ArticleExperts call for investment in biotechnology
Folashade Adebayo A Professor of Virology, Sunday Omilabu, has urged government to invest in biotechnology, saying it can be used for innovation in stem cell research and immunisation, among other...
View ArticleTicks infestation is on the increase. Protect your pet!
Olufemi Oboye The current weather condition in Lagos where I reside and in a few other parts of the country has been characterised by heavy rainfall followed by sunshine — a perfect weather for ticks...
View ArticleBridgeway screens women for breast cancer
Folashade Adebayo Chief Executive Officer, Bridgeway Microfinance Bank, Mrs. Obiageli Ibennah, has urged women to screen regularly for breast cancer in order to prevent death and morbidity from the...
View ArticleNew direction on cancer war
Oladapo Ashiru October is usually devoted to cancer issues. Therefore, I like to share some recent knowledge on the war on cancer. The global war on the disease has raged for over 80 years. The...
View Article‘Upgrade Nigerian herbal products to international standard’
The Chief Executive Officer of Ayodele Herbal Farm, Dr. Isaac Ayodele, has reiterated the need to upgrade Nigerian herbal products to international standard. Ayodele, who holds a Doctor of Science...
View ArticleYou are responsible for your wellness
Akeem Lasisi The stage was set to listen to a lecture on wellness. Everyone was eager to hear from the physiotherapist and medical doctor, whose profile as an international expert, working between the...
View ArticleContraceptives: FG fails to pay $3 million annual commitment
Friday Olokor, Abuja The Federal Government has failed to keep to its commitment to make available $3m annually for contraceptive commodities and services. This is fuelling maternal mortality, which...
View ArticleLUTH old students rehabilitate facilities, 30 years after
Adebayo Toluwalope Old students of the School of Nursing, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Lagos State, have refurbished the institution’s sickbay, kitchenette, bathrooms and common room,...
View ArticleBeware, drug addiction is dangerous
Adeoye Oyewole, Consultant Psychiatrist, adeoyewole2000@yahoo.com When people say that the human mind and the brain are two sides of a coin, they are not far from the truth. As an organ, the brain...
View ArticlePre-implementation genetic diagnosis: Improving pregnancy rate in IVF
Oladapo Ashiru, During the recently concluded World Fertility Congress in New Delhi, India and the Association of Fertility and Reproductive Health meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, we presented...
View ArticleFemale scientist wins Falling Walls innovator award
Folashade Adebayo A female scientist, Dang Huyen Chau, has been named the winner of the Falling Walls Young Innovator 2016. Chau of the Technische Universitat, Dresden, Germany, emerged the best out of...
View ArticleTips for a flatter stomach
A toned, flat tummy is a goal that many people strive to achieve, but endless crunches and ditching all your favourite foods isn’t the right—or fun—way to do it. A sculpted core and trim tummy can be...
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How to manage abdominal pain in children
Rotimi Adesanya Most children complain of abdominal pain (or stomach ache) at one time or another. While there may be no cause for alarm in most cases, parents should take such children to the hospital...
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