Group warns FG not to ban doctors from private practice
Bukola Adebayo The Chairman, Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria, Lagos , Dr Aina Ademola, has said instead of a ban, the Federal Government should support medical doctors in its employ to...
View ArticleCold-fighting foods
Guys love quick cures and the hopeful promise of scientific wonder potions. When we get sick, we reach for over-the-counter chemical concoctions. The modern miracle juice comes in a dazzling rainbow of...
View ArticleSickle cell is personal, take care of yourself
Tola Dehinde A week ago, I was invited to a Black Tie Charity Ball held by the VIN Club in support of the Sickle Cell Society, United Kingdom. It was a beautiful night, with the head of the society...
View ArticleScientists to diagnose malaria with breath test
Bukola Adebayo Researchers from the Washington University in St Louis, United States, have said a breath test may be the new way of diagnosing patients with malaria. According to the American...
View ArticleSome parts of Lagos still host illegal medicine outlets —PCN
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria has said some parts of Lagos State have continued to be hotbed of activities of illegal medicine dealers. “These include Satellite Town, Ojo, Ijesha, Ilasamaja,...
View ArticleIntestinal candida, the reason why you need to detox regularly
Oladapo Ashiru Several bacteria live in our digestive tract making up the normal “micro-flora”. They contribute greatly to our health by producing vitamins, natural antibiotics and help break down...
View ArticleFINLAB begins production of lab equipment in Nigeria
The Marketing Director, Finlab, Lagos, Mr. Uzo Nwaije, has said that the organisation had begun manufacturing laboratory equipment in Nigeria. Uwaije, in a statement in Lagos on Thursday, said the...
View ArticleSeplat advocates safe motherhood practices
In line with the Sustainable Development Goals 3, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has reinvigorated its safe motherhood project in Delta State. Speaking at this year’s edition of the...
View Article‘Nurses are critical to cancer care in Nigeria’
Bukola Adebayo The Head Nurse, Oncology Department, Eko Hospital, Lagos, Achomadu Chiji, has said nurses play a critical role in the prevention and management of cancer. Chiji spoke at a cancer...
View ArticleFirm renovates LUTH’s children emergency centre
Lluvia Health Organisation in collaboration with Cussons Baby and Premier, has renovated and donated medical equipment to the Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Children Emergency Centre of the Lagos University...
View ArticleFrequent exposure to hair dye harms nervous system
Ayo Otubanjo Hair restoration specialist 0907 168 1615 It is quite shocking the number of women who have visited our clinics for consultations explaining their horrendous experiences at certain hair...
View ArticleWhy some women find it difficult to conceive
Oladapo Ashiru Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist, dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER Recently, a consortium of fertility experts from various international...
View ArticleMore Africans are coming to Nigeria for surgeries – UCH CMD
Bukola Adebayo The Chief Medical Director, Prof. Temitope Alonge, has said that the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State has fulfilled its mandate to train the best specialist doctors and...
View ArticleWhen self-loathing fuels depression
When you are stuck in a cycle of self-loathing and regret, small things can bring about an overly negative response. You may become very self-critical as well as being unable to forgive yourself. There...
View ArticleDo you have self-loathing thoughts?
Gloria Ogunbadejo Sometimes, self loathing thoughts develop or evolve as a result of trying to cope with or manage emotional distress. In other words, it can be a coping mechanism such as defences,...
View ArticleFG targets 90% coverage for HIV carriers
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Health says that it has adopted the 90-90-90 approach in tackling the spread of HIV. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said it was looking to...
View ArticleVaccination: Kebbi laments 11% coverage
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The wife of the Kebbi State Governor and Founder, Medicaid Cancer Foundation, Dr. Zainab Bagudu, has lamented that the routine immunisation coverage in the state remains low at...
View ArticleSalary, economic recession and suicide
Adeoye Oyewole Rather than re-echoing the increased rates of suicide, which has reached an alarming rate in our society, I think we should begin to think of how we can stem the tide. Our economy at a...
View Article‘Nigeria has one endocrinologist to 850,000 people’
Bukola Adebayo Consultant Endocrinologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Lagos, Dr Ifedayo Odeniyi, has said that less than 200 endocrinologists are currently practising in Nigeria. Odeniyi,...
View ArticleFoundation boosts competition on local production of artificial limbs
Bukola Adebayo A youth-focused non-profit organisation, the Umar Nasko Foundation, has inaugurated a contest to spur the production of artificial limbs in Nigeria. The organisation, in a statement on...
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