One in four Nigerians has mental disorder – Expert
Bukola Adebayo The Medical Director, Synapse Services Resource Centre, Dr. Vincent Udenze, has said that one in every four Nigerian is living with one form of mental disorder or another. Udenze also...
View ArticleEbola: WHO says countries should lift travel ban
Bukola Adebayo The World Health Organisation Director General, Dr. Margaret Chan, has said any remaining travel or trade restrictions put in place at the height of the epidemic to help limit the spread...
View ArticleIt’s time to drop mask of mental distress
Adeoye Oyewole Sigmund Freud, the great physician, psychologist and philosopher pioneered scientific thoughts concerning the underpinnings of human behaviour. He described the deployment of conscious...
View ArticleWhy many men die before women
Bukola Adebayo Available statistics have shown that women live longer than men. According to researchers, life expectancy for women is at least five years higher than that of the men. Experts say that...
View ArticleAbove 30, consider freezing your eggs
Bukola Adebayo Thirty-eight-year old banker, Sandra Adetoye, has achieved more than what most women of her age have in the last year. At least, as an assistant manager in her organisation, she is a...
View ArticleExpert seeks support for endometriosis campaign
Jayne Augoye The Managing Director, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Nordica Fertility Centre and trustee of Endometriosis Support Foundation, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, is set to hold a...
View ArticleApril Fools’ Day: Don’t play pranks on your pet
Olufemi Oboye Today is April Fools’ Day. So, expect that someone is going to try playing practical jokes and pranks around you. But these pranks should be limited to humans because pets have no idea of...
View ArticleDoctors converge on Abuja for HIV, malaria
Biodun Ogungbo The Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria will take place this April. I understand the Senate...
View ArticleHand, foot and mouth disease affects kids more
Solaade Ayo-Aderele On a regular basis, we see children with mouth ulcers and blisters on the hands and feet. The commonest thinking is that such infections are due to the victim’s poor state of...
View ArticleThe dos and don’ts before conception (2)
Oladapo Ashiru Did you know that consuming trans fats hidden in foods such as doughnuts, biscuits, lollies, candy, chocolate, chips and other junk foods may increase your risk of infertility by as...
View ArticleMeats from illegal abattoirs are dangerous
Solaade Ayo-Aderele For many people, the source of the food they eat doesn’t bother them once they can afford to pay for it. Whether they are buying from the open market or in the neighbourhood, they...
View ArticleLassa fever: WHO links deaths to late diagnosis
Bukola Adebayo The World Health Organisation has identified late diagnosis of Lassa fever patients as the reason for the high mortality rate of the disease in Nigeria. In a statement on Monday, the...
View ArticleRaising awareness about autism
Rotimi Adesanya April has been designated internationally as Autism awareness month. April 2 annually is Autism awareness day. Nigeria joined other countries this year to mark the day through various...
View ArticleWays of coping with stressful situations
Bukola Adebayo That the ongoing fuel crisis in major cities in the country has stretched the mental and emotional limits of many Nigerians is an understatement. What do you say to a taxi driver who has...
View ArticleLet go of that fart!
Solaade Ayo-Aderele Of course, we are not telling you to constitute a nuisance by engaging in obnoxious behaviour such as farting in public! Rather, we are here to let you know that when done in the...
View ArticleBe careful as you seek medical attention in India
Biodun Ogungbo The news services recently reported how an entire village was raided by unscrupulous people stealing kidneys in India. For harvesting their kidneys, each of the villagers received $45...
View ArticleMarijuana may affect sperm, offspring
In a research report in the April 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists show that a cannabinoid receptor, called “CB2,” helps regulate the creation of sperm. Not only does this provide more...
View ArticleExperts make case for cornea donation
Bukola Adebayo Doctors with the Eye Bank for Restoring Sight Nigeria have called on Nigerians to embrace the initiative of donating their corneas before they die. According to the Chairman, Board of...
View ArticleEgg disorders, leading cause of infertility in women
Oladapo Ashiru The most common cause of infertility in females is their inability to produce eggs that are normal. Disorders that affect egg production account for more than 30 per cent of infertility...
View ArticleHow to achieve better sleep
Solaade Ayo-Aderele Nothing beats good sleep when the day is done. However, the position you take when sleeping can determine how well you’ll enjoy your sleep. Sleep is beneficial; and that is why...
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