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Carrot good for eyesight but cannot prevent glaucoma —Expert
1.9 million persons live with HIV in Nigeria ― NAIIS
Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator & Impart Survey Results launched by President Mohammad Buhari at Aso Villla on Thursday has indicated that 1.9 million Nigerians currently live with HIV. The survey, which puts National Prevalence of HIV at 1.4 percent has Akwa Ibom taken over from Benue as worst affected state by HIV. According to the survey, […]
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Being overweight ensures better survival from stroke
It may seem counterintuitive, but having some extra body fat may be linked to an increased chance of surviving a stroke, according to a preliminary study released that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019. Medical experts call such an occurrence the obesity […]
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Man cleared of HIV virus infection after stem cell transplant
An HIV positive man in London has become the second person ever to be declared in remission from the virus. The patient has been free of HIV for 18 months without taking drugs used to prevent the growth of the virus. His doctors, according to the Evening Standard, said highly sensitive tests showed no trace of the […]
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Drug abuse: Adamawa monarch tasks parents on curbing menace among youths
THE Lamido of Adamawa, Dr Muhammed Barkindo, has advised parents and communities across the country to take active steps to curb the growing menace of drug abuse among the youth. Barkindo gave the advice during the flag-off of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)’s Youths against Drug Abuse (YADA) stakeholders meeting […]
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Nigeria leads newborn death rates in Africa —Expert
A pediatrician, Dr Adejumoke Ayede, has said that the many challenges newborns face from doctors, the hostile environment and poor facilities for their care accounts for Nigeria’s leading position in newborn death rates in Africa and its second place globally, after India. Dr Ayede, a neonatologist, spoke at the commissioning of the Centre for African […]
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Difficulties finding clinics, wards top patients complaints at UCH —Study
Difficulties in finding wards, clinics and other service areas top the list of complaints patients made about the quality of services provided by University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, a study has said. UCH’s Head of Total Quality Management (TQM), Dr Achiaka Irabor, made the disclosure at a special hospital-wide grand round entitled: “Clinical Governance: The […]
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Neck, back aches: Expert advises Nigerians to maintain upright posture
A Consultant Physiotherapist, Mr Vincent Soetan, has Nigerians to sit upright during long hours in traffic to avoid neck and back pains. Soetan, who is with the Physiocrat Allied Health Services, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the advice was necessary considering the long hours Lagos residents spent in […]
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Doctor advocates establishment of cancer centres in states
DR Ekpe Phillips, Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), FCT chapter, has urged the Federal Government to establish at least one cancer centre in each state of the federation. Phillips made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He stated that it would not be out of place […]
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