Nigerians in a state of learned helplessness
Learned helplessness occurs when an animal endures painful stimuli which it is unable to avoid repeatedly. The organism loses the capacity to stage an ‘escape’ even when it will be successful because...
View ArticleDoctors laud MDCN for assessment exam success
Bukola Adebayo Doctors trained in the Diaspora, who sat for the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria’s assessment examinations, have commended the prompt release of their results. Applicants who spoke...
View Article‘Nigeria needs a health care revolution’
Bukola Adebayo Stakeholders in the health sector have called for an overhaul of the sector to prevent its breakdown. According to them, the health sector in the country is begging for a revolution....
View ArticleMeningitis vaccines goes missing in Zamfara clinic
Two officials of Bungudu Local Council in Zamfara have been ordered to produce the missing Meningitis vaccines allocated to the area or be sanctioned. The affected officials are the local council’s...
View ArticleAlteration in sperm DNA could lead to infertility
Oladapo Ashiru, Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist, dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one...
View ArticleInfection: Group to train school nurses, food handlers
Folashade Adebayo The Centre Manager, London Professional Training Centre, Mr. Francis Aleji, has said that teachers, food handlers and nurses who work in schools’ sick bays need to be trained on...
View ArticleWorld leaders pledge $812m to end neglected tropical diseases
Bukola Adebayo The United Kingdom, the Belgian government, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organisations have made new commitments to eliminate neglected tropical diseases. Stakeholders at the...
View ArticleMother of two needs N8m for heart surgery
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe A mother of two, Mrs. Balikis Adeyemo, needs N8m for a heart surgery in India. Adeyemo, who was a trader before her illness, has been diagnosed with vascular heart disease and...
View ArticlePrevention of typhoid fever
Recently, there has been a lot of public outcry over repeated cases of misdiagnosis of typhoid fever. Nigerians deserve to know what this disease is all about; how it can be detected, treated and...
View ArticleMalaria vaccine: WHO knocks Nigeria off field trial
Bukola Adebayo Three African countries – Kenya, Ghana and Malawi – have been shortlisted for the field trials of the malaria vaccine, RTS,S. In what stakeholders may describe as an unfortunate turn of...
View ArticleEffect of environment on human reproductive functions
Oladapo Ashiru, Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER In recognition of the effect that some of the environmental toxins release...
View ArticleMalaria: YEDI calls for youth-friendly initiatives
Folashade Adebayo The Executive Director, Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative, Anu Ishola, has said that youth -friendly programmes could help reduce the malaria burden in Nigeria. She said...
View ArticleHypo partners Lagos on disease prevention
Bukola Adebayo Hypo has partnered the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment to create awareness on the need for household and environmental hygiene as a preventive measure...
View ArticleRecession: Pharmacists call on FG to subsidise drugs prices
Bukola Adebayo The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria has called on government to subsidise drug prices, saying the unstable exchange rate had made medicines unaffordable for Nigerians....
View ArticleSickle cell and the work place
Tola Dehinde Sickle cell patients find it very tough to get jobs in general as I have been told. They say this is prevalent in private organisations especially because the patients must take time off...
View ArticleReasons why you’re exhausted all the time
Your diet is inflammatory When you’re eating a diet full of processed foods, or even foods you have sensitivities to, you are making things harder for your body. Inflammatory foods create more free...
View ArticlePharmAccess partners Lagos to strengthen health care delivery
Participants at a two-day workshop on Repositioning the Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency for Effectiveness have called for an action plan to address the staffing and...
View ArticleWhat to do before going for IVF
Oladapo Ashiru, Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER Couples trying to conceive should do STD checks. STD’s stand for sexually...
View ArticleGIPLC targets 1,000 patients for medical programme
Bukola Adebayo About 1,000 indigent patients in three states are set to benefit from the free medical programme by the Global Initiative for Peace, Love and Care. The non-governmental organisation, in...
View ArticleMortein takes malaria awareness to Abia, Ogun
Makers of Mortein insecticide brand, Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria, has partnered the Lagos, Ogun and Abia State governments and the National Malaria Elimination Programme, Abuja, to upscale efforts...
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