Dayo Ojerinde Mr Adekunle Olatoye, 39, who lives in the Ogba area of Lagos State, has appealed to well-meaning members of the public to come to his aid for eye surgery. Speaking with our correspondent, Adekunle recalled that the problem with his right eye started in 2015 when he started feeling pain on the right […] …
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‘Obese women likely to suffer involuntary urination’
Tare Youdeowei A study conducted by researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia, has established a connection between being overweight or obese and an increased risk of developing urinary incontinence, also known as involuntary urination, in young and middle-aged women. Published in Obesity Reviews, the study stated that when compared with normal body mass index, […] …
Age and infertility
Oladapo Ashiru While no single age represents a “fertility deadline,” conclusive data shows that the chances of achieving pregnancy is linked with age and it decreases with increased age. However, the rate of this decline is relatively modest until the early 30s. It is also critical to note that there are specific individual variations to […] …
1,095 people benefit from free health care in Ogun
Olushola Ricketts More than 1,000 residents of Idogo town in Ogun State have benefited from the free healthcare services provided by the Ebenezer Obey Evangelistic Ministries and Relume Foundation. The two-day event held in the Idogo Community town hall was part of the programmes lined up to celebrate the seventh year remembrance of Evangelist Ebenezer […] …
Prostate cancer is an epidemic in waiting – Urologist
Success Nwogu, Ilorin A former Chief Medical Director of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Prof Sulyman Kuranga, has described prostate cancer as one of the leading causes of death among men worldwide. Speaking during the 180th Inaugural Lecture of UNILORIN held on the main campus in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State on Tuesday, Kuranga […] …
Managing Bell’s palsy
Rotimi Adesanya A young undergraduate had come for pre-entrance medical examination; she satisfied all the conditions for medical certification of fitness, X-rays, blood and visual tests. A closer look, however, showed that her mouth had turned to one side with the eyelids unable to close on the affected side. Thereafter, I engaged her in a […] …
Ondo distributes medical equipment to LGAs
Peter Dada, Akure Ondo State Government has distributed medical equipment to health centres across the 18 local government areas of the state. The State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, said the gesture was part of the administration’s effort at ensuring that at least one unit of a well-equipped, standardised and functional laboratory was available at each council […] …
How to manage thrush in adults
Rotimi Adesanya Child and Public Health Physician roayad@yahoo.com 08037202050 The medical term for thrush is Candidiasis. This is a yeast infection, usually caused by a yeast-like fungus known as Candida albicans. Many people have a small amount of this fungus in their bodies. However, it does not usually cause problems because it is kept under […] …
AHAPN urges pharmacists to embrace pharmaceutical care
The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria has urged pharmacists in the country to embrace pharmaceutical care as an add-on to their traditional roles. This was part of a communiqué issued at the end of the association’s 20th Annual National Scientific Conference, which ended on August 4, 2018, in Port Harcourt, capital of […] …
Wearing of boxers could improve sperm count
Dayo Ojerinde A recent study has suggested that wearing looser underpants could be a simple way for men to improve their sperm count and the hormones that control it. In a study of 656 men, by researchers at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in the United States, boxer short wearers had a 25 […] …