How to manage adenoid enlargement in children
A two-year-old boy had been experiencing persistent catarrh for six months. He had a running nose and fever, which often sent him to the hospital. His parents said they had taken protective measures,...
View ArticleHow to improve sexual desire naturally
Oladapo Ashiru Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER Although it may sound tongue-in-cheek to recommend more sex as an important...
View ArticleHealth benefits of wheat
Controls obesity Wheat has a natural ability to control weight in everyone, but this ability is more pronounced among women. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown through research that...
View ArticleRotary offers 1,500 Nigerians free eye surgery
Bukola Adebayo The President of the Rotary Club of Lagos, Palmgrove Estate, District 9110, Mr. Atul Kshetry, has said that about 1,500 Nigerians will benefit from its recently inaugurated free...
View ArticleThe power of faith and mental wellbeing
Adeoye Oyewole Consultant Psychiatrist adeoyewole2000@yahoo.com Hope is defined as the belief or expectation that something wished for will happen. This attitude of mind connects us to the future and...
View ArticleNIMR seeks improved diagnoses of diseases
Bukola Adebayo Director–General, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Prof. Babatunde Salako, has urged scientists to build capacity for improved diagnoses of diseases in the country. Salako said...
View ArticleSymptoms of Lassa fever
Lassa fever is an acute viral illness that occurs in West Africa. It typically occurs one to three weeks after the patient comes into contact with the virus. For the majority of Lassa fever virus...
View Article‘High duty taking medicine away from reach of poor’
Eric Dumo The high cost of duty paid on imported pharmaceutical products has been identified as a major factor making access to basic medicines difficult for Nigerians. Speaking during a visit by...
View ArticleSickle cell and vision loss
Tola Dehinde Some years ago, I had a crisis and had to be admitted to the hospital. I was there for a week. On the day I was to be discharged, I noticed that I had gone blind in my left eye. Strange,...
View ArticleHere’s what eating late at night does to you
Alright, we’ve gotta talk about it. That thing you do, late at night, by yourself, in the dark… Don’t be ashamed, eating late at night happens to the best of us. Whether you eat a full meal or just a...
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Baldness is not a lifelong condition
Ayo Otubanjo Being bald can have devastating psychological effects on both men and women, which is often compounded by a sense of impotence and hopelessness at the condition. But with advances in...
View ArticleMWA to showcase latest technology in health care
Bukola Adebayo More than 300 leading health care companies will convene in Lagos to showcase latest technology in diagnostics and health care delivery in October. The Exhibition Director, Medic West...
View ArticleBad habits for your heart
Everyone wants to have a healthy heart. Still, cardiovascular disease affects more than one in three adults globally. The good news is that some simple, everyday habits can make a big difference in...
View ArticleHow to handle teeth grinding in children
Rotimi Adesanya Child and Public Health Physician roayad@yahoo.com 08037202050 Rotimi Adesanya A woman recently approached me with a question concerning her son who is fond of grinding the teeth...
View ArticleWhat to know about gastroenteritis
It is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever. The most common way to develop viral gastroenteritis — often called stomach flu — is...
View ArticleMismanagement of a violent patient can lead to death
This aspect of the care of the mentally ill has become very important because of the likely increase in new cases as a result of the ongoing economic recession. Some of the new cases may get very...
View ArticleBreast cancer killing more women than reported –Akeredolu
Eric Dumo Wife of Ondo State governor, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has said that breast cancer has killed more women across Nigeria than is actually being reported. Akeredolu, a breast cancer...
View ArticleWatch out for arsenic poisoning from rice (1)
Rice is a cereal grain that is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity with the third highest...
View ArticlePharmacists urge Buhari to revive health sector
Bukola Adebayo Pharmacists, acting under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to revive the ailing health sector and rehabilitate health...
View ArticleHealth ministry spends N4bn on IDPs, others
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Health has said that it spent over N4bn on Internally Displaced Persons and others affected by terrorist activities in less than one year. The Director...
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