Maximising human fertility (1)
Infertility is currently viewed as a reproductive disease, according to World Health Organisation, affecting more couples than ever. One out of six couples today experience difficulty in getting...
View ArticleALMA honours eight countries for fight against malaria
Bukola Adebayo The African Leaders Malaria Alliance has honoured eight countries, during the 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for their roles in reducing the incidence of malaria...
View ArticleMinimise consumption of diary products to boost your fertility
Oladapo Ashiru, Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist, dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER Dairy products account on average for 60-70 per cent of estrogens...
View ArticleRotary Club trains nurses on cervical cancer screening
Bukola Adebayo The Rotary Club of Ibadan, Onireke, Oyo State, has trained 10 nurses on how to conduct visual inspection with acetic acid, a test commonly used to screen for cervical cancer. In his...
View ArticleNutritional benefits of guava
The health benefits of guava include the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery, constipation, What makes guava special is that protecting the fruit does not require excessive use of chemical pesticides as...
View ArticleCough could be a symptom of asthma in children
After reading the last piece I wrote on cough in adults, a follower of this column mailed a message to me. She said, “I have a 10 year-old child, who is always having constant cold (catarrh, cough and...
View ArticleNACA, NCDC fault vet’s claim of finding HIV cure
Bukola Adebayo The National Agency for the Control of AIDS and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, have dissociated the agencies from claims made by a professor of Veterinary Medicine and...
View ArticleSickle cell anaemia not the same as iron deficiency
Tota Dehinde I would like to address the issue of blood ‘supplements’ for people living with sickle cell. People have asked why doctors don’t prescribe tonics for sickle cell patients and why they also...
View Article‘Many cancer patients cannot access radiotherapy in Nigeria’
Bukola Adebayo Consultant radiation oncologist and Executive Director of Sebeccly Cancer Care Centre, Yaba, Dr. Omolola Salako, has called on the Federal Government to address the frequent break down...
View ArticleDrug counterfeiting is another form of corruption – Health Minister
Bukola Adebayo The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has described counterfeiting of drugs as another form of corruption. Adewole said this during the destruction of fake medicines intercepted...
View ArticleA cure for cancer is imminent
Oladapo Ashiru The focus for the month of February across the world is cancer. We, experts, are hopeful that cancer should be curable in the next 10 years. Speaking to The Independent ( a foreign...
View ArticleYour medicine can harm your pet
Olufemi Oboye Some of the medicines we consume may not be safe for animals because pets metabolise drugs very differently from people. I remember a few years ago, when a friend’s monkey broke his waist...
View Article‘150,000 people die of cancer annually in Nigeria’
Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association, Kwara State branch, Dr. Kunle Olawepo, has said that no fewer than 150,000 people die of cancer annually in Nigeria. This is just as...
View ArticlePrevention of osteoporosis
Rotimi Adesanya Osteoporosis is a disease of progressive bone loss associated with an increased risk of fractures. The term osteoporosis simply means porous bone. The disease often develops unnoticed...
View ArticleCancer: Stakeholders call for more awareness, medical aid
Eric Dumo The founder of Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, has called for more awareness to prevent the spread of cancer in the country. Speaking in Lagos during an awareness...
View ArticleHow irregular periods affect infertility
Oladapo Ashiru The regular menstrual cycle is supposed to be 28 to 30 days. That is, the woman is supposed to have her period every 28 to 30 days. When the period comes more frequently than this, it is...
View ArticleSix million Rivers residents may develop cancer –Expert
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The immediate past Rivers State Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Furo Green, has warned that six million residents of Rivers State could be at the risk...
View ArticleLove, lust and mental health
Let us talk about love for a change. The celebration of love is here again, just as everyone, no matter the race, colour, age and status, craves to be loved. It is as though a part of the human nature...
View ArticleBaby with heart disease seeks N4m for surgery
Bukola Adebayo The family of Mubarak Jaiyesimi, an eight-month-old baby diagnosed with congenital heart disease, has begged Nigerians for financial assistance to enable them to pay for his surgery....
View ArticleHealth workers threaten indefinite strike
Bukola Adebayo Health workers acting under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike by February 27th. The workers, including...
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