Learn to manage stress as a sickle cell carrier
Tola Dehinde I have touched on this subject in previous columns but I feel I need to focus on it today. If you are diagnosed with sickle cell, it is important that you don’t over-exert yourself....
View ArticleNAFDAC destroys fake products worth N3bn
Bukola Adebayo The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has destroyed fake and expired drugs and other adulterated confectioneries worth N3bn. The Acting Director-General of...
View ArticleParents, don’t shun early puberty in young girls
Rotimi Adesanya A nine-year-old girl who happens to be in primary five reported to her teacher that she was kicked by a classmate (a boy) during the break time. She developed abdominal pain and blood...
View ArticleNuts that cut your heart disease risk
I learned a few things about nuts and people. First, some people are very passionate about their nuts. Also, people seem to feel peanuts are the least healthy nuts and perceive them as degrading. What...
View ArticleFacebook group connects Nigerian doctors worldwide
Folashade Adebayo Nigerian doctors can now connect with their colleagues worldwide for support through a Facebook group called Global Nigerian Physicians. Started as a closed group by Dr. Ona Utuama, a...
View ArticleIt’s a fact, men can be infertile
The terms ‘low sperm count’ and ‘no sperm’ are very frightening to many men and couples, especially when there is a history of infertility. But what do these terms mean? Oligozoospermia or ‘low sperm...
View ArticleOrthodox treatment of mental illness as cost effective model
Adeoye Oyewole Consultant Psychiatrist, adeoyewole2000@yahoo.com Many Africans still attribute the cause of mental illness to supernatural and diabolic factors. This is why they often seek out faith...
View ArticleWhich foods increase happiness?
Thousands of papers have been published on the important topic of what determines people’s subjective well-being and psychological health,” but what about the potential influence of the different kinds...
View ArticleA’Ibom to subsidise kidney treatment for indigent patients
Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Government has provided drugs for the treatment of people afflicted with renal diseases as part of its effort to check the increase in cases of kidney failure in...
View ArticleWhat does arsenic do to us?
Long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic in drinking water in Taiwan has caused the Blackfoot disease, in which the blood vessels in the lower limbs of affected persons were severely damaged, resulting...
View ArticleItaly scared as girl dies of malaria
Bukola Adebayo with agency reports Health authorities in Italy are investigating a case of death caused by malaria infection in a four-year-old girl, Sofia Zago in Brescia. Doctors said that Zago...
View ArticleIghodalo foundation convenes conference on infertility
Bukola Adebayo To increase awareness on fertility problems, the Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation is set to convene the Parents-in-Waiting Conference in Lagos. The IIF founder, Ibidunni Ighodalo, in a...
View ArticleManaging menstrual pain in adolescent girls
Rotimi Adesanya A major condition that young girls experience during their adolescence and teenage years is menstrual pain. Most girls call it MP as an abbreviation for menstrual pain among their peers...
View ArticleNigeria will profit from local manufacturing of drugs
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday in Ibadan, Oyo State, said that local production of drugs would boost employment opportunities in the health sector and...
View ArticleEat fish to boost your muscle growth
When it comes to the “best” bodybuilding foods, chicken and beef are usually ranked ahead of fish. Besides canned tuna, the protein found in fish isn’’t as highly regarded as other types of meat. But...
View ArticleHealth workers threaten nationwide strike
Bukola Adebayo Health workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals and the Joint Health Sector Unions have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike by September 30....
View ArticleVarsities need to check mental health of Nigerian youths
Adeoye Oyewole I do not have the updated number of all the higher institutions in Nigeria but I know we have many.I also know that we boast numerous secondary schools which keep churning youngsters...
View ArticleSwelling on your neck could be reason for infertility
If you have been unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant for more than six months, before you embark on an invasive medical procedure and spend thousands of naira for assisted reproductive technology,...
View ArticleFreshYo boss recommends regular calcium intake for kids
The Category Head, Beverages, Noodles and Culinary, Olam International’s Joint Venture with Sanyo Foods, Mr. Sidhartha Samal, has said that foods and drinks that contain calcium should be included in...
View ArticleChildren with special needs must be correctly diagnosed –Experts
Experts have said that children with special needs must be correctly diagnosed, treated and integrated into the society. They also decried the activities of general practitioners in medical practice...
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