https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/en-ngCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comThu, 06 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0100 Soon after the publication of this column last Thursday, another strange case hit the headlines … a 20-year-old youth beheaded his father, aged 65. Many radio stations would appear to have recognised that depression and mental illness cases deserve more attention than they had previously received.
Presenters now suggest that whoever finds his or her neighbour behaving subnormally should try to straighten him or her up with pep talk, or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mental-illness-how-to-defeat-the-storm-part-2/Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mental-illness-how-to-defeat-the-storm-part-2/ Scientists from the Pharmacology Department of the University of Ibadan, led by Dr. Solomon Umukoro,have  demonstrated that Jobelyn, a Nigerian herbal product, has the potential to provide succour for stroke patients.
This was contained in a recent article published in the journal Pathophysiology (ref https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30413288)and titled: ”Jobelyn ameliorate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/jobelyn-can-reverse-stroke/Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/jobelyn-can-reverse-stroke/ The association’s President, Dr Ajibola Salami, made this known during a blood donation exercise by the doctors in LASUTH, held on Friday in Lagos.
The exercise was part of activities lined up for the association’s 2018 Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/100-resident-doctors-in-lasuth-to-donate-blood/Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/100-resident-doctors-in-lasuth-to-donate-blood/ Other causes of maternal death relating to pregnancy.According to a researcher on this subject, Bintu Husaini, Bintu said poverty is a cause of Maternal Mortality in Nigeria. Po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-should-not-die-of-pregnancy-related-diseases-prevention-ii/Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-should-not-die-of-pregnancy-related-diseases-prevention-ii/ The event will be declared open by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode.
It has as theme: “Climate change and environmental health: Consequences, concern and mitigating factors on socio-economic status”.
At the event, environmental experts from across the world, with their]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tinubu-ambode-for-ehoan-conference/Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tinubu-ambode-for-ehoan-conference/ The mental health sector is in dire straits. With a ratio of one psychiatrist to 3.3 million persons, Nigerians hardly have access to mental health.
At its 49th Annual  and Scientific Meeting held in Lagos, the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN) members brainstormed on how to get]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stop-brain-drain-suicide-others-by-psychiatrists/Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stop-brain-drain-suicide-others-by-psychiatrists/ They have signed a memorandum of understanding (Mou) in Lagos.
The partnership is aimed at reducing the number of women who die during child birth.
Starting at only N65,000, Hygeia’s plan provides cover for antenatal care during pregnancy as well as cost of delivery. A mum-to-be pack for expectant mothers and a newborn pack after delivery that contains e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hmo-firm-partner-on-maternal-health/Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hmo-firm-partner-on-maternal-health/ At the event in Abuja,  Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole charged the council’s Chairman, Prof. Abba Hassan, and members to achieve MDCN’s objectives.
The Minister said: “As you are aware, governing councils are creations of statutes, and their responsibilities are to give policy direction, effective oversight and strategic guidance to the management]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-inaugurates-mdcn-council/Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-inaugurates-mdcn-council/ Mrs Adewale-Gabriel, who is of  Alive and Thrive Nigeria, Mrs. Toyin Adewale-Gabriel, said when a baby gets the needed nutrients from the breast milk, it will help her to grow very well.
She stated this in Lagos at a media workshop.
She said the event was aimed at  promoting the importance of early initiation of breast milk.
She lamented that only 32.8 percent of babies benefit from this exercise,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/early-breastfeeding-vital-to-childrens-growth/Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/early-breastfeeding-vital-to-childrens-growth/ The former Provost of the College of Medicine, University  of Lagos  (CMUL),  Prof Olatunde Abudu, gave the advice at the second  Aina Omololu-Mulele annual lecture , organised by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CMUL.
He said the disease has made patients victims of exploitation by medical and alternative medicine charlatans.
He spoke on]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cervical-cancer-is-preventable-says-don/Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cervical-cancer-is-preventable-says-don/ Osazuwa, a dentist at the Calvary Estate Hospital, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Benin.
Gum disease is caused by the buildup of plaque on teeth. Bacteria cause the formation of toxins to form, which irritate the gums. If gum disease continues untreated, it can damage the gums and jawbone.
Osazuwa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bad-breath-physician-warns-against-gum-disease/Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bad-breath-physician-warns-against-gum-disease/ The figures show the world is “off track’’ in its goal to end AIDS among children by 2030, UNICEF’s executive director, Henrietta Fore, said.
Projections show there will be a decline in the number of children and young people infected with HIV and dying from AIDS-related causes.
But the UN children’s fund w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/360000-adolescents-expected-to-die-of-aids-by-2030-unicef/Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/360000-adolescents-expected-to-die-of-aids-by-2030-unicef/ What   is   your   candid   assessment   of   Complementary   and   Alternative   Medicine   and Traditional med]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/traditional-medicine-key-to-nigerias-future/Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/traditional-medicine-key-to-nigerias-future/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mental-illness-how-to-defeat-the-storm-part-1/Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mental-illness-how-to-defeat-the-storm-part-1/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/go-for-fruit-juice-when-you-miss-breakfast/Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/go-for-fruit-juice-when-you-miss-breakfast/  
The result of the national survey of people living with HIV/AIDS will be out early next year, the Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Sani Aliyu has said.
Aliyu who spoke yesterday in Abuja while addressing the media on the 2018 World AIDS day celebration also said works will be completed by this December.
In Nigeria, 2018 World AIDS Day commemoration is taking place under the theme:&nb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hiv-national-survey-on-aids-out-by-march-2019/Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hiv-national-survey-on-aids-out-by-march-2019/ The target areas for the screening include church, mosque and selected hotspots across the country.
Additionally, a good number of the youths are to be lured for the testing through a youth festival
The Chairperson, OYSACA, Mrs Florence Ajimobi made the disclosures during a press conference to herald the weeklong activi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oysaca-target-15000-for-free-hiv-screening/Sat, 24 Nov 2018 12:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oysaca-target-15000-for-free-hiv-screening/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-should-not-die-of-pregnancy-related-diseases-prevention-1/Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-should-not-die-of-pregnancy-related-diseases-prevention-1/ Chairman, Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN) Governing Council, Dr Dahiru Adamu gave the advice at the 25th  Anniversary and award night of the institute.
The event had as theme: “Advancing analytical laboratory practice in Nigeria: Viable business and financing options”.
Adamu said: “We are try]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/public-analysts-vital-to-national-survival/Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/public-analysts-vital-to-national-survival/ Over the years, many academic works have been carried out and published both locally and internationally by the medical workers of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatry Hospital, Yaba, Lagos.
But, unfortunately, these research output have not been properly]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/psychiatric-research-gets-n500000-boost/Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/psychiatric-research-gets-n500000-boost/ The event was graced by representatives from the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Ministry of Environment, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), and celebrities from the movie industry.
They  prom]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/new-product-for-fighting-toilet-diseases-makes-debut/Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/new-product-for-fighting-toilet-diseases-makes-debut/ Emmanuel, a gospel musician, said the launch of the five-track album, which would be his fourth, is a call to Christians to wake-up to their responsibilities.
He said his motivation to singing began when God healed him from being deaf and dumb after 17 years.
“It was after this h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cerebral-palsy-patient-to-launch-fourth-album/Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cerebral-palsy-patient-to-launch-fourth-album/ At its commissioning, Stanbic IBTC Chief Executive Officer, Dr Demola Shogunle thanked the management for giving the bank the opportunity to be part of the development going on in the hospital, which is an integral of the health care industry in Nigeria.
Dr Shogunle said as a group Stanbic IBTC engaged in humanitarians endeavour as an organisation: &ldqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stanbic-ibtc-renovates-luths-accident-and-emergency-unit/Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stanbic-ibtc-renovates-luths-accident-and-emergency-unit/ Findings have shown that neurosurgical patients are not seeking   early medical attention due to myths, misconceptions and false/misleading belief systems and that is complicating their conditions.
Neurological Surgery is a discipline of medicine that provides the operative and non-operative management of disorders o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/neurologists-challenge-people-on-their-health/Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/neurologists-challenge-people-on-their-health/ According to the wife of governor of Lagos State,  Bolanle Ambode  Nigerians, especially women should take their health seriously by going to health facilities for early screening/diagnosis if they have concerns about their health, especially breasts.
Mrs Ambode stated this at the fourth annual public lecture to commemorate the World Cancer Day, organ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-urges-govt-on-cancer/Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-urges-govt-on-cancer/ The talk, which held at the Elemu Town Hall, Onokoya, Sari Iganmu, saw beneficiaries enjoying free blood pressure tests, blood sugar screening, eye screening, free medicated glasses and medications.
According to Mrs Adedeji, the exercise was for helping those, who could]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/councillor-gives-free-health-service/Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/councillor-gives-free-health-service/ The Federal Government decried the poor performance of the foreign trained medical and dental graduates as only 249 were successful in the examination conducted in November 2017.
Prof. Isaac Adewole, Minister of Health, said in Abuja on Thursday at the induction of the 243 successful medical doctors and six dental graduates that participated at the remedial c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/447-foreign-trained-doctors-fail-assessment-exam/Thu, 15 Feb 2018 21:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/447-foreign-trained-doctors-fail-assessment-exam/ Definition of reflexology (n), (Dictionary), re·flex·ol·o·gy pronounced [ree flek sóllYjee]Massage therapy: a form of massage in which pressure is applied to parts of the feet and hands in o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tips-on-reflexology/Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tips-on-reflexology/ THERE are two deficits in this series to remind us of the herbs and other natural medicines which helped to safeguard our health last year. One is the conclusion on the feature on SODIUM. The other is on the conclusion of the feature on Magnesium, which continues today. As some readers of the column have noted, this is not the traditional way in which we start a new year in this column. That traditional way has not been abandoned. That traditional way is to give]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-6/Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-6/ According to a Naturopath of Herbs’ Villa Ventures, Lagos Prof Theophilus Lambo luckily, there are several treatment options for hot flashes. Your choices range from medications and herbal supplements to lifestyle changes. The most important]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/remedies-for-hot-flashes/Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/remedies-for-hot-flashes/ This was the submission of the Managing Director of Sotibe Nigeria Limited, Mr. Monah Chalabi Chalabi at the launch of Dolait Yoghurt into the Nigerian market.
Chalabi said a wholesome Yoghurt like Dolait is rich in nutrients, incl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/be-sure-of-your-yoghurt/Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/be-sure-of-your-yoghurt/ Oke said, however, that LASUTH had since 2015 started renal transplant and had conducted five transplants with its indigenous doctors carrying]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-apollo-hospital-inaugurate-kidney-centre/Wed, 14 Feb 2018 18:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-apollo-hospital-inaugurate-kidney-centre/ The distribution of the medicines were made available during a flag off of School based deworming exercise in Ibadan on Wednesday by the Ministry of Health and Education, Science and Technology in conjunction with Evidence Action, the facilitator and partner of WHO.Speaking at the flag off c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-provides-drugs-for-oyo-students-to-cure-tropical-diseases/Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-provides-drugs-for-oyo-students-to-cure-tropical-diseases/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dating-site-for-hivaids-patients-launched/Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dating-site-for-hivaids-patients-launched/ Seizing the opportunity of this year’s World Cancer Day, the experts in cancer care and management, visited a church and a mosque to create awareness on the disease. According to them, as professionals, they are c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-cancer-treatable/Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-cancer-treatable/ At the Africa Business and Investment Forum, a high-level public-private sector dialogue, which was a side event at t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dangote-aig-imoukhuede-seek-african-union-private-sector-collaboration-on-health/Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dangote-aig-imoukhuede-seek-african-union-private-sector-collaboration-on-health/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-gynaecological-emergencies-3-bleeding/Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-gynaecological-emergencies-3-bleeding/ Some of the identified challenges to increasing cardiothoracic surgical activity are- limitations in manpower development, infrastructure, laboratory support, lo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cardiothoracic-surgeons-meet-on-better-practice/Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cardiothoracic-surgeons-meet-on-better-practice/ TWO deaths last month got me thinking about Hawthorn berries. Just before the first one, I noticed that one of my acquaintances always breathed heavily, almost gasping for breath, on little exertion. I asked him to watch his heart and add to his diet such food supplements as Hawthorn berries, Lecithin, Pomegranate, Co-Enzyme Q10, Magnesium and Calcium, Omega-3 fish oil and the likes of them. But he thinks so little about food supplements. So, I was surprised abo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-5/Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-5/ The Image maker of the hospital made the statement during an interview exclusively with select editors on Friday.
According to him, the hospital qualities have given Nigerians reasons not to travel abroad for medical treatments because all they needed can be done in the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nizamiye-hospital-can-compete-anywhere-in-europe-america/Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nizamiye-hospital-can-compete-anywhere-in-europe-america/ He spoke at the awards for the workers and corporate partners of the hospital.
He said the workers had been outstanding in the discharge of their duties.
Bode said they had proven this by, among others, curtailing many infectious diseases, especially communicable ones.
He urged the workers not to rest on their oars.
He said though as a tertiary insti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/workers-are-luths-best-assets-says-cmd/Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/workers-are-luths-best-assets-says-cmd/ Biovaccines is a private-public partnership between the Federal Government and May & Baker Nigeria Plc, a  pharmaceutical manufacturing company.
The board, inaugurated by Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole,  is headed by Prof Oyewole Tomori, a virologist and former vice chancellor of Redeemers University.
Its members a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-set-for-local-vaccine-production/Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-set-for-local-vaccine-production/ A phase of general and entrenched misconception of what HIV really is, its routes of transmission and of lived realities of being HIV positive. It was a time of unending stigma – at home and in healthcare settings, discernible with rejectio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/keep-the-promise-on-aids-to-nigerians/Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/keep-the-promise-on-aids-to-nigerians/ The 16-member Committee on the Codeine Control Working and other related Matter Group (CCRWG) is headed by Prof. Oluwatoyin Odeku. It has six weeks to submit its report.
At the inauguration in Abuja, the Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole, said it was important to break the supply end of the drugs.
He stressed that the government would prevent people from causing harm to themselves and to th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-sets-up-panel-on-codeine-other-related-drugs/Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-sets-up-panel-on-codeine-other-related-drugs/ Ectopic pregnancy is one of the medical or gynaecological diseases that requires utmost urgent intervention. Failing, untreated ectopic pregnancy may lead to death of the expectant mother. Two per cent of all pregnancies are ectopic.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-gynaecological-emergencies-2-ectopic-pregnancy/Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-gynaecological-emergencies-2-ectopic-pregnancy/ Its Director-General, Dr. Adetokunbo Shitta-Bey, said: “The essence of the partnership is to develop policies which will protect the patient’s rights and to strengthen the health sector and its internal mechanism.’’
Speaking at the  healthcare management conference on medicine, accountability and law held in Lagos,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/beyhealth-partners-nba-others-on-patients-rights-safety/Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/beyhealth-partners-nba-others-on-patients-rights-safety/ Adewole said that this step would end the sales of drugs through the operations of drug marts in Nigeria.
The minister spoke in Aba at the ground breaking ceremony of the Abia State Wholesale Control Centre ( CWC ) for drugs.
He said that the final deadline for the enforcement had been fixed for January, 2019, saying th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ill-enforce-january-2019-deadline-for-drug-control-centres-prof-adewole/Fri, 26 Jan 2018 20:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ill-enforce-january-2019-deadline-for-drug-control-centres-prof-adewole/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/no-confirmed-case-of-lassa-fever-in-abuja-director/Fri, 26 Jan 2018 11:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/no-confirmed-case-of-lassa-fever-in-abuja-director/ Accordi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-3/Thu, 25 Jan 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-3/ According to him, fibroids have no effect on reproductive ability, but sometimes can cause infertility or miscarriage, adding that if a woman notices anything like irregular or heavy menstrual cycle, bleeding between periods, pelvic or abdominal pain, fever or night]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/surgery-panacea-for-fibroids-says-expert/Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/surgery-panacea-for-fibroids-says-expert/ Adewole made the appeal in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at a forum by  a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Network of Reproductive Health Journalists of Nigeria.
The Minister said the alert was necessary because the country has no money to vaccinate all Nigerians, adding that meningitis is seasonal and this is the season.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-alerts-on-meningitis/Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-alerts-on-meningitis/ The body said the government’s refusal to recognise the practice and accord it its rightful place in policy and planning attests to the failure in the medical sector.
Addressing reporters at the public presentation of new national executive officers of the group in Abuja, the asscociation’s National President, Dr.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-lab-scientists-blame-govt-for-high-rate-of-misdiagnosis/Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-lab-scientists-blame-govt-for-high-rate-of-misdiagnosis/ This is as 150,000 newborns in Nigeria are diagnosed of sickle cell, with 50 per cent of them dying before they are five.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) also said sickle cell disease is one of the main causes of premature death among children under five in Nigeria and in some African countries.
The estimated cost of care is more than US$ 1000 per patient yea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lack-of-funds-hinders-govts-policy-on-scd/Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lack-of-funds-hinders-govts-policy-on-scd/ PID is the inflammation of the female reproductive structures and surrounding organs.  It’s almost exclusivel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-gynaecological-emergencies-pid/Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-gynaecological-emergencies-pid/ The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who gave the advice in Abuja, while presenting appointment  letters to the  CMDs and MDs said the appointees to seek support and information from their predeccesors to enable them start off well.
He also urged them to report challenges that required urg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adewole-advises-new-cmds-mds-on-industrial-harmony/Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adewole-advises-new-cmds-mds-on-industrial-harmony/ The search for alternative medicine is widening. Food supplements are competing with regular drugs on the shelf.
But there is yet another food drink, which researchers say detoxifies the human body. The drink – Organic Apple Cider Vinegar is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nuturing-health-with-apple-cider-vinegar/Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nuturing-health-with-apple-cider-vinegar/ Cavities and deeper pockets from gum disease give bad breath bacteria extra places to hide in your mouth that are difficult to clear out when you’re brushing or cleaning between your teeth. Either can contribu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-treat-mouth-odour/Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-treat-mouth-odour/ Bello stated this after the signing of a N400 billion Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) between the Niger state government,  Raise Foundation and Roche Products Limited in Minna.“It is disheartening that cancer care in Ni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/niger-govs-wife-express-dismay-over-poor-cancer-care/Tue, 16 Jan 2018 15:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/niger-govs-wife-express-dismay-over-poor-cancer-care/           A Senior Nursing Officer at Sango-Ijoko Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mrs Comfort Ojodu disclosed this in an interview with journalists in her Office in Sang]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/1500-babies-benefit-from-health-programmes/Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/1500-babies-benefit-from-health-programmes/ They described the bill as oppressive, highly discriminatory and misleading.
At a news conference in Akure, the state capital yesterday,the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) and the National Association of Nur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-professionals-reject-health-insurance-scheme/Sat, 13 Jan 2018 15:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-professionals-reject-health-insurance-scheme/ There are hundreds of varieties of cucumber, and they come in dozens of colors, but the edible types are classified as being for either slicing or pickling, according to Cornell University’s Growing Guide. Slicing cucumbers are cultivated to be eaten fresh, while pickling cucumbers are intended for the brine jar. Slicing cucumbers are usua]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-benefits-nutritional-facts-of-cucumber/Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-benefits-nutritional-facts-of-cucumber/ The two could not hide their joy as they were taken]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-restrategises-on-cancer-care/Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-restrategises-on-cancer-care/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-chemical-poisoning/Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-chemical-poisoning/ Is cancer a death sentence? No. That was the firm and reassuring  answer by a foremost oncologist, Prof Remi Ajekigbe at the end of the year party, organised by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), ‘Let’s kill it’ Cancer Foundation.
The event was to support in cash and kind cancer patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), and their caregivers. It was themed: “Hope For Cancer?”.
According to Prof Aje]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-is-curable/Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-is-curable/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-2/Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-2/ This was the message at the fourth yearly  Power Oil healthy cooking oil consumer engagement tagged: ‘Power Oil Pay with Calories’.
The organisers said it was in line with their commitment to promote  healthy living while encouraging Nigerians to maintain a healthy body fitness in the new year and beyond.
You can make weight loss quicker and easier by increasing your metabolic rate and&n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/keep-moving-to-stay-healthy-this-year-beyond/Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/keep-moving-to-stay-healthy-this-year-beyond/ How much you eat is just as important as what you eat. Overloading your plate, taking seconds and eating until you feel stuffed can lead to eating more calories than you should. Portions served in restaurants are often more than anyone needs.
Use a small plate or bowl to help control your portions. Eat larger portions of low-calorie, nutrient-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, and smaller portions of high-calorie, high-sodium foods, such as refined, processed or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/heart-healthy-diet-steps-to-prevent-heart-disease/Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/heart-healthy-diet-steps-to-prevent-heart-disease/ According to the Medical Director of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, owners of the school, Dr Oluyemi Ogun, the field of occupational therapy is lucrative.
She stated this at the institution’s matriculation of 58 intakes.
On the relevance of occupational therapists in healthcare, Mrs Ogun said they help to improve patients’ability to perform  tasks]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/occupational-therapy-lucrative-profession/Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/occupational-therapy-lucrative-profession/ This is  a 35 percent increase in male attendance and one percent  in female.
The hospital’s Medical Director, Dr Oluyemisi Ogun, stated this at the presentation of last year’s annual report.
Mrs Ogun said in 2016, the hospital recorded 21,026 male attendance compared with last year’s 28, 403, while it recorded 32,261 in 2016 for female compared wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/more-patients-attend-neuropsychiatric-hospital/Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/more-patients-attend-neuropsychiatric-hospital/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-hepatitis-a-and-e/Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-hepatitis-a-and-e/ Catholic Church of the Annuciation, FESTAC Town, and Mother and Child Hospital, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos have held a blood donation camp at the church’s premises.
The Dean of FESTAC Deanry and Parish Priest, Rev Father Jerome Akinyemi, said the church embarked on the campaign to save lives. &rd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/church-hospital-promote-blood-donation/Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/church-hospital-promote-blood-donation/ The study, published in the December issue of the European Respiratory Journal, said former smokers who eat more tomatoes and fresh fruits regularly saw a slower natural decline in lung function over 10 years.
The study was conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
According to it, adult]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tomatoes-fruits-diet-restores-lungs-damaged-by-smoking-says-report/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tomatoes-fruits-diet-restores-lungs-damaged-by-smoking-says-report/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-1/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-herbal-guardians-of-health-in-2017-1/ They spoke at the seminar tagged: ‘Let’s kill it! organised by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Atinuke Cancer Foundation.
Despite that some of the patients looked frail, were on the wheelchair, they were bound by one thing – cancer, which they are determined to eradicate.
Sitting under the well-decorated tent in front of the Oncology and Radiology Departm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hope-for-cancer-patients/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hope-for-cancer-patients/ Onions contain chromium, which assists in regulating blood sugar.
•For centuries, onions have been used to reduce inflammation and heal infections.
• Do you enjoy sliced onions with your food? If yes, rejoice! Raw onion encourages the production of good cholesterol (HDL), thus keeping your heart healthy.
• A powerful compound called quercetin in onions is known to p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/onion-health-benefits/Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/onion-health-benefits/ He stated this at the World AIDS Day, which had as theme: Right to health: Making it happen.
He said: “We know that there is a drop of 1.7 percent, and the screening done among communities the prevalence rate is 0.3 percent, whereby 576, 406 were screened at different health facilities, and 29, 010 were screened at communities.
&lsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hiv-aids-cases-drop-in-lagos/Fri, 29 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hiv-aids-cases-drop-in-lagos/ We are in the festive season and everyone wants to enjoy life  to the fullest where there is no hinderance to  freedom of movement, easy and painless living,  independence; enjoying hobbies, sports and recreation time; keeping fit; catching fun with family members and pla]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/time-to-fix-your-body/Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/time-to-fix-your-body/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stay-healthy-during-harmattan/Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stay-healthy-during-harmattan/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/christmas-seasonseason-for-rebirth-not-revelry-2/Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/christmas-seasonseason-for-rebirth-not-revelry-2/ Playing too many video games could become addictive and problematic. If the behaviors start to interfere with someone’s life, it enters the realm of a psychological disorder.
Adding Gaming disorde]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-to-classify-gaming-disorder-as-a-mental-illness/Wed, 27 Dec 2017 12:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-to-classify-gaming-disorder-as-a-mental-illness/ This fruit is considered so full of health bene]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-benefits-of-pawpaw/Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-benefits-of-pawpaw/ The medical researcher said that every woman needs good maternal healthcare services to avoid major causes of maternal deaths in the count]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/seek-appropriate-healthcare-services-during-pregnancy-expert/Tue, 26 Dec 2017 11:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/seek-appropriate-healthcare-services-during-pregnancy-expert/ Bature made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja.
According to Wikipedia, Calcium carbide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of CaC₂.
Its main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/expert-says-artificially-ripen-fruits-causes-cancer/Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/expert-says-artificially-ripen-fruits-causes-cancer/ The 14-member, whose tenure is five years, are Prof of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Ighovwerha Ofotokun, Prof Alash’le Abimiku of the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, former NIMR Director-General (DG), Prof Oni Emmanuel;  Professor of Paediatrics and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Calabar, Prof Martin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nimr-inaugurates-advisory-board-on-research-funding/Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nimr-inaugurates-advisory-board-on-research-funding/ The initiative, which is part of the group’s “None should die Campaign”, is aimed at stabilising critically injured road accident victims within 48 hours of such an occurence.
Speaking during a charity walk  it held  with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), HE]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ngo-aids-accident-victims/Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ngo-aids-accident-victims/ No one gave it a chance of survival at the beginning. But six years later, the collaboration between Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and the BridgeClinic (TBC) on  cheaper Invitro Fertility Treatment (]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-records-74-live-births-through-cheaper-art/Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-records-74-live-births-through-cheaper-art/ He stated this at the World AIDS Day, which had as theme: Right to health: Making it happen.
He said: “We know that there is a drop of 1.7 percent, and the screening done among communities the prevalence rate is 0.3 percent, whereby 576, 406 were screened at different health facilities, and 29, 010 were screened at communities.
&lsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-records-drop-in-hiv-aids-cases/Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-records-drop-in-hiv-aids-cases/ Cholera is a state of acute diarrhoea caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. Like all food and water poisoning, the disease of cholera]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-cholera-and-other-bacteria/Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-cholera-and-other-bacteria/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bitterleaf-healing-power/Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bitterleaf-healing-power/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/christmas-seasonseason-for-rebirth-not-revelry-1/Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/christmas-seasonseason-for-rebirth-not-revelry-1/ A naturopath, Dr Solomon Abutoh, says there is no cause for alarm because the condition can be treated.
According to him, regular consumption of juicy fruits, such as oranges, pineapples and water melon can help to correct the condition.
He  suggested that apples, pawpaw, bananas and strawberry should be part of daily diet to help detoxify the system.
According to him, vegetables, such as waterleaf, pumpkin leaves (ugu)]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/infertility-these-fruits-can-boost-fertility/Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/infertility-these-fruits-can-boost-fertility/ A naturopath, Dr Solomon Abutoh, says there is no cause for alarm because the condition can be treated.
According to him, regular consumption of juicy fruits, such as oranges, pineapples and water melon can help to correct the condition.
He  suggested that apples, pawpaw, bananas and strawberry should be part of daily diet to help detoxify the system.
According to him, vegetables, such as waterleaf, pumpkin leaves (ugu)]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oranges-pineapple-watermelon-can-boost-fertility/Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oranges-pineapple-watermelon-can-boost-fertility/ Plantains are delicious and can be found in many places in the world. Here are a few health benefits of plantains: •Plantains are very reliable sources of starch and energy. •Plantains contain a high amount of dietary fibre which helps ensure healthy bowels and
reduces constipation. •Plantains have more vitamin C than bananas. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin-C helps the body develop resista]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/plantains-are-essential-for-healthy-pregnancy/Tue, 19 Dec 2017 03:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/plantains-are-essential-for-healthy-pregnancy/ Prof. Mike Ogirima, President NMA, who made the call at a news conference on Sunday in Lagos.
He said there should be more vacancies in health institutions for doctors to fill, while their welfare should also be improved upon.
“Over the last 10 years, there have been isolated cases of migration, but it has become p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nma-urges-fg-to-take-urgent-steps-to-reverse-brain-drain/Sun, 17 Dec 2017 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nma-urges-fg-to-take-urgent-steps-to-reverse-brain-drain/ Askia-Williams made the call  in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.
“ It is time for government to invest in the nurses in terms of providing a good environment of care, improving their skills, especially training and provision of right equipment, &rdquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/healthcare-regina-williams-wants-govt-to-invest-in-nurses/Sun, 17 Dec 2017 12:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/healthcare-regina-williams-wants-govt-to-invest-in-nurses/ Putting a person with type 2 diabetes on an intensive weight loss programme can reverse the disease with no need for medication, according to a landmark study. The findings could revolutionise the way it is treated, researchers said, benefiting both patients and the NHS.
Almost half of the participants in a weight-loss]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/losing-weight-can-reverse-diabetes-without-drugs/Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/losing-weight-can-reverse-diabetes-without-drugs/ At the campaign, which held on the premises of Kelwaran on the Lagos-Apapa Expressway, Isolo, the company’s Group Managing Director (GMD) Mr Siva Subramanian said the event was aimed boosting the state government’s blood bank.
“We have been doing it on December 7 in the last six years to commemorate our chairm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kelwaran-rotary-promote-blood-donation/Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kelwaran-rotary-promote-blood-donation/ Taking stock of its activities one yaer it was founded, the founder,   Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, said: “Since we opened our doors one year ago, we are delighted with the number of lives we have been able to impact through the services we provide. We have recorded over 360 beneficiaries who have either visited our centres or sought help through our]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-restrategises-on-gender-based-violence/Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-restrategises-on-gender-based-violence/ As I mentioned last week under the general discussion on food and water poisoning, typhoid is very common. Perhaps second only to malaria illness that most doctors in our environment will consider]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-typhoid-disease/Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-typhoid-disease/ A fatty deposit within the lining of the arteries causes heart failure.
Experts who gathered in Lagos, noted that to prevent heart failure people must shun smoking, take healthy foods, reduce salt intake, engage in regular physical activity, keep their weight and waist size down and drink alcohol in moderation.
They listed the dangers of heart failure, stating that it is imperative to seek]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-suggest-ways-to-reduce-heart-failure/Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-suggest-ways-to-reduce-heart-failure/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cellgevity-senior-citizens-and-their-peculiar-challenges-2/Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cellgevity-senior-citizens-and-their-peculiar-challenges-2/ The group prayed the Federal Government to restructure appointments at the ministry to balance the interest of the cadres of health professionals.
According to JOHESU/AHPA, the body language of both the FMoH headed by Prof. Adewole and that of Minister of Labour and Employment has revealed their unwillingness t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-professionals-workers-protest-against-ministrys-leadership/Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-professionals-workers-protest-against-ministrys-leadership/ The campaign is aimed at helping youths – secondary school pupils to develop life skills that will enhance healthy behaviours, empowering the girl-child with skills on family life education, and equipping them with information on r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/total-upstream-nibucaa-take-hivaids-campaign-to-lagos-schools/Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/total-upstream-nibucaa-take-hivaids-campaign-to-lagos-schools/ The Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria (SOEHPON) National President, Dr Okon Akiba, made the call at this year’s conference and general meeting of the society.
The theme was: Occupational health for all.
Akiba said: “The law is obsolete. Occupational health is law, and policy and guidelines-driven; other than that, we are nowhere. We must do it and put it in the cost]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/society-seeks-review-of-occupational-environmental-health-laws/Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/society-seeks-review-of-occupational-environmental-health-laws/ Experts gave the advice at the capacity building workshop for reporters organised by a multinational pharmaceutical company, Sanofi Aventis Pharmaceuticals, as part of activities marking the World Diabetes Day.
A major highlight of the workshop was the revelation that many sufferers of the disease could not control their blood sugar as the cost of drugs and monitoring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/remove-tariffs-on-anti-diabetes-drugs-others-fed-govt-urged/Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/remove-tariffs-on-anti-diabetes-drugs-others-fed-govt-urged/ Yakasai stated this at this year’s World AIDS Day.
Quoting the UNAIDS, Yakassai said last year, Nigeria had 220,000 new HIV infections and 160,000 AIDS-related deaths.
‘’There were 3,200,000 people living with HIV in 2016, among which 30 percent were accessing antiretroviral therapy. Amo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pharmacists-to-nigerians-check-health-status-stop-stigmatisation/Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pharmacists-to-nigerians-check-health-status-stop-stigmatisation/ She gave the charge at a town hall meeting on reduction of maternal and child mortality in Epe Local Government organised by the state’s Ministry of Health.
Mrs. Ambode observed that the refusal by expectant mothers to access obstetric services was a major contributor to the mater]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/patronise-govt-health-care-facilities/Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/patronise-govt-health-care-facilities/ It took a great medical effort to bring my health into normality. I had a repeat of the same experience within the last 36 months when I bought a piece of roast plantain on the roadside.
A female friend of mine who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-how-to-tame-the-widespread-killers/Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-water-poisoning-how-to-tame-the-widespread-killers/ 1) Harmattan is here and my family members are becoming hydrated, coupled with sore throat, what do you suggest I do?
The Harmattan is a season in the West African subcontinent, which occurs between the end of November and the middle of March. It is characterised by dry and dusty north easterly trade wind, of the same name, which blows from the Sahara Desert over West Africa in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watermelon-the-super-fruit/Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watermelon-the-super-fruit/ 2) I have back pain. I dread physiotherapy. Is there some other invasive treatment I can go for?
Magnet therapy, magnetic therapy, or magnotherapy is a pseudoscientific alternative medicine practice involving the use of static magnetic fields.  Subjecting certain parts of the body to magnetostatic fields produced by permanent magnets has beneficial health effects.
Up to 80 per cent of the pop]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/magnetic-lumbar-belt-for-low-back-pain/Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/magnetic-lumbar-belt-for-low-back-pain/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cellgevity-senior-citizens-and-their-peculiar-challenges-1/Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cellgevity-senior-citizens-and-their-peculiar-challenges-1/ The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elderly men and women were screened and diagnosed on various diseases ranging from hypertension, high sugar level.
Others were; diabetes, cataract, hernia, night blindness, short and long sightedness, arthritis and dislocations.
Mr Modupe Olowodah]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ondo-indigenes-benefit-from-ngos-free-medical-screening/Sun, 03 Dec 2017 07:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ondo-indigenes-benefit-from-ngos-free-medical-screening/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-kidney-is-your-life/Sun, 03 Dec 2017 00:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-kidney-is-your-life/ One in every 10 medical products circulating in the low and middle income countries has been estimated to be either substandard or fake, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said in its latest two reports.
The implication is that people are taking medicines that either fail to treat or prevent disease. Not only is this a waste of money for individuals and health systems that purchase these products, substandard or falsified (fake) medical products can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-how-to-reduce-substandard-products-in-developing-countries/Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-how-to-reduce-substandard-products-in-developing-countries/ There is no religion, faith or creed that supports female genital mutilation (FGM), hence no girl-child and woman should undergo same again. This was the submission of representatives across the three prominent religions in Nigeria at a one-day forum organised by the Child Health Advocacy Initiative (CHAI).
CHAI is a non- governmental organisation promoting the Health and Development of Women and Children in Nigeria. Present also were government represent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-ngo-warn-against-female-genital-mutilation/Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-ngo-warn-against-female-genital-mutilation/ This was contained in a communiqué issued after its two-day meeting at the Lagos Uni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-decries-doctors-threat-to-go-on-strike/Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-decries-doctors-threat-to-go-on-strike/ Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Philomena Irene made this known in Gombe during the opening of a two-day capacity development programme for Universal Health Coverage by UNICEF.
The nutrition specialist, who relied on figures released by the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey report, s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govts-advised-to-invest-in-nutrition-programmes/Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govts-advised-to-invest-in-nutrition-programmes/ Malaria. Malaria kills more children and pregnant women than any other group of people.  Chemicals that women produce in their body cause certain smell during pregnancy and so mosquitoes to them. This is one of the reasons why pregnant]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-disorders-occurring-in-pregnancy-4-infections/Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-disorders-occurring-in-pregnancy-4-infections/ We all know how it feels to have a cold coming on: a pain in your sinuses, tickle in your throat, and heaviness all over your body. You’re getting sick, and you start cursing yourself for not scrubbing your hands after exchanging a handshake with your coughing co-worker or logging enough hours of sleep each night.
Nobody wants this to happen, which is why you need to keep your]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ways-to-boost-your-immune-system-naturally/Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ways-to-boost-your-immune-system-naturally/ Colour healing which is also known as chromo- therapy is the use of specific colours for healing. This therapy has been practised for years.
Colours are connected with our feelings and emotions, they have impact on our sense of well-being. We use colours as a way of self-expression, they have symbolic meanings that differ from culture to c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/get-your-colour-right/Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/get-your-colour-right/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bone-marrow-meal-life-line-for-chemo-devastation/Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bone-marrow-meal-life-line-for-chemo-devastation/ According to the CEO of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA), Dr Oluseyi Temowo, there is about 217, 658 positive people in the state, and about 64, 554 are on Anti-retroviral (ARV).
Temowo stated this while highlighting activities the state is embarking on to observe this year’s World AIDS Day on First of December, with the theme- ‘Right to Health- Making it happ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-records-drop-in-hivaids-cases/Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-records-drop-in-hivaids-cases/ Premature births occur before the start of the 37th week of pregnancy. Normal gestation period for a pregnancy is usually about 40 weeks. But in a premature birth, the baby doesn’t develop fully in the womb. The question, therefore, is can this child surviv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/preterm-baby-can-survive/Fri, 24 Nov 2017 00:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/preterm-baby-can-survive/ PathCare is a leader in the field of human laboratory diagnostics, with a special focus on the public-private partnerships. Its strong market position is based on its high quality services, the breadth of its test portfolio and its nationwide network.
Its Chairman, Dr Richard Ajayi, who talked about the past,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pathcare-synlab-promote-health-care/Fri, 24 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pathcare-synlab-promote-health-care/ Clinical radiographers, critical players in health service, has also joined the fray as they are demanding for a separate department in health facilities.
They claimed that they  did not find the current arrangment of keeping them in the same department with medical doctors  comfortable.
The practice, they said, has relegated them to the background with no voice in the scheme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/clinical-radiographers-demand-separate-department-in-hospitals/Fri, 24 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/clinical-radiographers-demand-separate-department-in-hospitals/ Ekochin gave the advice during a seminar to mark the 2017 World Diabetes Day at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) College of Medicine, Park Lane, Enugu on Tuesday.
The seminar has the theme: “The Challenges of Managing Diabetes in Women in a Resource Constrained Setting’’.
He said that bei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes-commissioner-cautions-pregnant-women-on-diet/Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes-commissioner-cautions-pregnant-women-on-diet/ Leukemia is a deadly disease that knocks down patients as young as only seven years old.
In the study published in Journal Nature Medicine, the group of scientists from Stanford University and National Institute of Health (NIH) found that a molecule, called “CD22”, could serve as a potent target for the killer cells of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a common childh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/us-scientists-find-new-possible-cure-for-leukemia/Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/us-scientists-find-new-possible-cure-for-leukemia/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/vomitting-deserves-more-attention-than-it-often-gets/Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/vomitting-deserves-more-attention-than-it-often-gets/ What basically are this group’s vision and mission?
Herbal T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbal-medicine-is-different-from-voodoo/Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbal-medicine-is-different-from-voodoo/ “Of this amount, 2.9 million dollars (2.5 million euros) will go to UNICEF and WHO, which are both working in the framework of the National Emergency Action Plan for Polio (NEAP) aimed at interrupting the disease transmission in Afghanistan”.
The statement also noted that the remaining 2.1 million dollars (1.8 million]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/italy-donates-5m-to-help-eradicate-polio-in-afghanistan/Tue, 14 Nov 2017 13:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/italy-donates-5m-to-help-eradicate-polio-in-afghanistan/ The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this at the opening of a two-day Nigeria HIV/AIDS intervention symposium in Abuja.
Adewole said that the support had become important because of the prevalence of the epidemic in the country and the world at large.
He explained that in 2016, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAI]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-plans-n1b-support-to-fight-hivaids-through-nhis/Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-plans-n1b-support-to-fight-hivaids-through-nhis/ The screening was held at the Akerele Primary Healthcare Centre, Surulere on October 26th -28th, 2017.
Five advance cases were referred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital ( LUTH), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and the  Cancer Research Centre, Ibadan, for follow-up and treatment.
 
Highlights of the three-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hen-foundation-screens-393-women-for-cervical-breast-cancer/Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hen-foundation-screens-393-women-for-cervical-breast-cancer/ Members of the club marched round the market with a band and a big banner. They sang and danced as they moved round. Some of them came with their children and spouses. They also held a talk.
The club’s President Sanjeev Tandon said the aim of the event was to, principally create awareness on the dangers posed by the disease, immunise children and ensure that the marketplaces were ke]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-lagos-island-marks-world-polio-day/Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-lagos-island-marks-world-polio-day/ The company also donated bone marrow transplant equipment for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia.
The Chief medical Director (CMD), Prof Chris Bode said the donation, which adds 200 new bed spaces to the hospital would help address the overstretched facilities.
Prof Bode described PZ Cussons Plc as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pz-uplifts-luth-children-emergency-ward/Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pz-uplifts-luth-children-emergency-ward/ This was stated during the formal launch of the project at the Ogun State Ministry of Heal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/power-oil-partners-ogun-health-ministry/Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/power-oil-partners-ogun-health-ministry/ In the coming weeks, we will examine some of these disorders and how you and your family can deal with t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-common-disorders-occurring-in-pregnancy-1/Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-common-disorders-occurring-in-pregnancy-1/ This was during the HIV awareness programme by the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) for members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Seme border Motor Park. It was in collaboration with Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR).
The event was the second to the last among the 10 selected clusters in Lagos for LSACA ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hiv-awareness-campaign-at-seme-border/Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hiv-awareness-campaign-at-seme-border/ Dr Idris stated this at the maiden lecture and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/education-others-can-transform-health-sector/Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/education-others-can-transform-health-sector/ This is  to mark their 25 years anniversary as professional doctors. They, in addition, renovated one of the hostels’ toilet, bathroom and the kitchen.
Shedding light on the efforts o f the alumni, chairman of the group,   Dr. Ajibayo Adeyeye, praised the contribution of the 1992 set to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/1992-alumni-renovates-unilags-college-of-medicine/Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/1992-alumni-renovates-unilags-college-of-medicine/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-food-crops-loaded-with-deadly-poisons/Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-food-crops-loaded-with-deadly-poisons/ Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart beat stops suddenly for some time. Every year, thousands of people suffer from cardiac arrest and not all are lucky enough to survive the fatal condition. Cardiac arrest can be prevented or one can at least avoid it by bringing a few changes in one’s daily life.
But one may ask, what is cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-checkmate-cardiac-arrest/Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-checkmate-cardiac-arrest/ WOMEN should be fully involved in decisions about their care and treatment during pregnancy and therefore need to be given the knowledge to make informed decisions. Where appropriate, a woman’s partner and family should be involved and informed a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/useful-information-before-and-during-pregnancy/Sun, 05 Nov 2017 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/useful-information-before-and-during-pregnancy/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/star-clinic-introduces-free-health-care-service-to-ikorodu/Fri, 03 Nov 2017 07:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/star-clinic-introduces-free-health-care-service-to-ikorodu/ What is stress as an illness? When we talk of stress, we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/managing-your-stress/Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/managing-your-stress/ Prof Oke made this known at this year’s World Mental Health Day  observed by the hospital’s Psychiatry Department. The theme was:  Mental heal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-to-screen-staff-for-mental-health/Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-to-screen-staff-for-mental-health/ The convener of the conference, Pastor Siju Iluyomade, said its theme, ‘Branded for Christ’, was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/indigenous-braille-manufacturer-gets-honour/Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/indigenous-braille-manufacturer-gets-honour/ It was no ordinary gathering. It was a summit to intimate indigenous medics and others in diabetes care of the frightening decline in diabetes management across the country, and its implications. It was also to enlighten the participants that Nigeria can actually get it right in diabetes care, like what obtains in some other African countries.
It was organised by Sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes-why-nigeria-is-recording-high-rate/Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes-why-nigeria-is-recording-high-rate/ Speaking at the media launch of Flex condom in Lagos, the Managing Director/CEO, Society for Family Health Nigeria, Sir Bright Ekweremadu, said, “We are expanding and launching our new condom series in different brands, flavour and texture to ensure that every sexually active Nigerian is able to fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/condom-can-prevent-stds-unplanned-pregnancy/Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/condom-can-prevent-stds-unplanned-pregnancy/  The Cluster Consultant for World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr.  Raymond Dankoli disclosed this during a parley with journalists in Gombe on Thursday. 
The Consultant explained that the outbreak was recorded in seven out of the 11 local government areas of the state, with Gombe local government area having the highest number of suspected m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/15-deaths-864-cases-recorded-from-measles-in-gombe/Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/15-deaths-864-cases-recorded-from-measles-in-gombe/ Question
I am fertility challenged. I need a referral to a traditional healer worth his onion because my experience is basically hormonal imbalance and infection.
Grace Idris, 27-year-old typist, Kogi.
 
Readers of this Health Page may recall that several years ago, I wrote about the importance of infertility in the stability of marriage in this part of the world. I will rep]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/role-of-herbal-medicine-in-infertility-treatment/Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/role-of-herbal-medicine-in-infertility-treatment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/barley-grass-not-the-least-of-greens/Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/barley-grass-not-the-least-of-greens/ He made the disclosure on Tuesday in Ibadan during a courtesy call on Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State at the executive council chamber of the governor’s office.
The delegation was led by Aliyu, included representatives of World Health Organisation, other international donor and funding agencies.
Aliyu stated that only 16,000 out of the estimate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/200000-living-with-hiv-in-oyo/Tue, 31 Oct 2017 21:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/200000-living-with-hiv-in-oyo/ He said that the focus would be on providing relevant equipment to improve services and to meet accreditation requirements.
“We are proposing N1 billion for the new projects and N78 million f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hospital-to-spend-n1-bn-on-equipment-others/Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hospital-to-spend-n1-bn-on-equipment-others/ He added that, “one of the symptoms of the disease was noticed in the patient, but we are suspecting that the diseases is more of Chickens pox than monkey]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-pox-kano-confirms-suspected-victim/Sun, 29 Oct 2017 09:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-pox-kano-confirms-suspected-victim/ It was at a day conference in Lagos, where findings from a study on the feasibility of pharmacy-based treatment of hypertension, carried out in urban Lagos, were presented. The research became necessary becau]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/research-adherence-to-prescription-can-alter-hypertension/Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/research-adherence-to-prescription-can-alter-hypertension/ According to its Medical Director, Dr Ayo Sanu, who established the hospital with his wife, Dr Tosin,  Dental Serv]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/overhaul-nhis-now/Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/overhaul-nhis-now/ It expressed concerns that a large percent of workers do not know their health status and a healthy workforce is a productive one.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Health Matters, Dr. Shola Pitan, in a chat with newsmen at the health engagement campaign, disclosed that Governor  Ambode believed that the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-trains-workers-on-new-strategies-to-curb-terminal-diseases/Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-trains-workers-on-new-strategies-to-curb-terminal-diseases/ Let us discuss the risk factors for ovarian cancer:
If you have a family history of ovarian, breast or pancreatic cancer in a woman, you may be carrying some risks of developing any of the above ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-of-the-ovary-avoiding-the-shadow-of-death/Fri, 27 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-of-the-ovary-avoiding-the-shadow-of-death/ Looking radiant and buoyant, Prof Adebukola Adefule-Ositelu was quick to tell this reporter that contentment and keeping faith with one’s creator is the secret behind her hitting 70 years on earth.
It was at her 70th birthday celebration. The gathering witnessed crème-la-crème in the academic, health sector, traditional healers, and alternative medicine practi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/secrets-of-longevity/Thu, 26 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/secrets-of-longevity/ Looking radiant and buoyant, Prof Adebukola Adefule-Ositelu was quick to tell this reporter that contentment and keeping faith with one’s creator is the secret behind her hitting 70 years on earth.
It was at her 70th birthday celebration. The gathering witnessed crème-la-crème in the academic, health sector, traditional healers, and alternative medicine practi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/secrets-of-longetivity/Thu, 26 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/secrets-of-longetivity/ We cannot exhaust Mother N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herpes-simplex-virus-tameable-like-monkey-virus/Thu, 26 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herpes-simplex-virus-tameable-like-monkey-virus/ There are hundreds of varieties of cucumber, and they come in dozens of colors, but the edible types are classified as being for either slicing or pickling, according to Cornell University’s Growing Guide. Slicing cucumbers are cultivated to be eaten fresh, while pickling cucumbers are intended for the brine jar. Slicing cucumbers are usua]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cucumber-health-benefits-nutrition-facts/Thu, 26 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cucumber-health-benefits-nutrition-facts/ The High Commissioner made the disclosure during the Multi-Country Dissemination of the Rapid Access Expansion (RAcE) Project on Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illnesses (ICCM) in Abuja.
According to him, Canada has a long history of working to improve the health of women and children in Nigeria.
He said]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/canada-earmarks-35bn-to-support-children-health-in-nigeria/Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/canada-earmarks-35bn-to-support-children-health-in-nigeria/ She spoke at the Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos before her group embarked on a walk round major streets of Victoria Island to create awareness on healthy living.
Thereafter]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tips-on-healthy-living-by-cleric/Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tips-on-healthy-living-by-cleric/ She said this during the  World Mental Health Day and the hospital’s 110th anniversary.
The hospital was established  as an asylum on October 30, 1907 at Nigerian Railway in Yaba, where its first 48 inmates were admitted.
The theme was: Mental health in the workplace.
Mrs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/reccession-affecting-workersmental-health/Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/reccession-affecting-workersmental-health/ What are the risk factors or reasons for cancer of the endometrium?
Most commonly, this cancer a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-of-endometrium-prevention-and-treatment/Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-of-endometrium-prevention-and-treatment/ The event, first of its kind, will hold on Sunday, October 22 in Lagos. It is being organised by Amity Awards and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in recognition of the immense  achievements recorded by the late woman and the hospital under its  management.
Accord]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adadevoh-luth-get-awards/Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adadevoh-luth-get-awards/ According to them, Nigerians should be able to identify symptoms of eye diseases and report them immediately.
The doctors stated this at the free eye test organised by the centre as part of activities marking the World Sight Day.
Dr Adegboyega Alabi, a Consultant Ophthalmologist with the centre, said ignorance has led most pe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/80-of-blindness-preventable-treatable/Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/80-of-blindness-preventable-treatable/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-virus-polio-vaccine-cancer-immunity-herbs/Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-virus-polio-vaccine-cancer-immunity-herbs/ According to a researcher at the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) at the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Mrs Chinyere Nwokeke, the benefits of fasting include anti-aging effects, better attitude, resistance to disease, and better sleep.
Others are change of habits, clearer planning, skin, creativity, diet changes, drug detoxifica]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fast-has-many-benefits/Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fast-has-many-benefits/ She spoke at the kick-off of the Power Oil Healthy Heart Mission project in Abuja.
She said a recent study found that four bad behaviours—smoking,  too much alcohol, non-exercise, and non-eating of enough fruits and veggies—could lead to early death or make one age by about 12 years.
She said eating fewe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/expert-healthy-lifestyles-lead-to-long-life/Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/expert-healthy-lifestyles-lead-to-long-life/ The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Atolagbe Alege, made this known in a signed statement on Wednesday in Ilorin.
Alege explained that the vaccination exercise has no connection with the Nigerian Army and is not dangerous to children’s health as it has been rumoured by certain individuals.
According to Alege, the exercise]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ongoing-vaccination-to-prevent-yellow-fever-kwara-govt/Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ongoing-vaccination-to-prevent-yellow-fever-kwara-govt/ You can be healthy and en]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/six-tips-of-living-a-healthier-life/Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/six-tips-of-living-a-healthier-life/ Adenuga said that the agency would continue to ensure that only safe and quality food, drugs and other regulate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-will-continue-to-safeguard-public-health/Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-will-continue-to-safeguard-public-health/ Adewole made the disclosure in Abuja on Wednesday when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
President Muhammadu Buhari chaired the meeting held at the State House Council Chamber, Abuja.
The Federal Government, on Oct. 11 confirmed that 33 suspected cases of the virus were recorded in seven]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-pox-cases-increase-to-74-in-11-states-fg/Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-pox-cases-increase-to-74-in-11-states-fg/ Dr Sulaiman Alege, the Commissioner for Health, who gave the figure to newsmen in Ilorin, said 960,000 doses of the vaccine would be administered in nine communities in the state.
“The vaccination is taking place in Ifelodun Local Government and eight others, comprising Isin, Ilorin South, Ilorin East, Irepodun, Oke-Ero]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kwara-vaccinates-200000-people-in-three-days/Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kwara-vaccinates-200000-people-in-three-days/ However,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/natural-medicine-diagnoses-and-health-disorders-2/Sat, 14 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/natural-medicine-diagnoses-and-health-disorders-2/ He said on the contrary, the right intake of egg builds human immune system and increases cognitive capability in children.
Akpa, who spoke at the world press briefing to commemorate the World Egg Day, organized by the association, yesterday in Abuja, faulted the various claims, stressing that beyond other benefits,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/egg-intake-doesnt-cause-heart-attack-pan/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/egg-intake-doesnt-cause-heart-attack-pan/ Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole stated this in Lagos during a stakeholders workshop organised by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The workshop was the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-nafdac-partner-on-eradicating-fake-drugs/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-nafdac-partner-on-eradicating-fake-drugs/ According to a Senior Registrar, Dr Olurotimi Olumide of the Department of Plastic Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba daily food, such as groundnut contains aflatoxin, which is poisonous and can cause live the deadly disease.
Olumide made this known at the celebration of 300 years and launch of Grand Charity Foundation by the District Grand Lodge of Nigeria District with Chief Mose]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-your-diet-lifestyle-to-avoid-cancer-/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-your-diet-lifestyle-to-avoid-cancer-/ According to a Senior Registrar,  Dr Olurotimi Olumide of the Department of Plastic Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba daily food, such as groundnut contains aflatoxin, which is poisonous and can cause  live cancer.
Olumide made this known at the celebration of 300 years and launch of Grand Charity Foundation by the District Grand Lodge of Nigeria District with Chief Mos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-your-diet-lifestyle-to-avoid-cancer/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-your-diet-lifestyle-to-avoid-cancer/ The organisers said the awards would hold on October 22 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Lagos to celebrate the personalities who were instrumental to the achievements.
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, will be the special guest at the maiden event.
The award is dedicated to inspiring and complementing positive initiatives, encourage good governance, engender hope and recognise exemplary service, t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-gets-award/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-gets-award/ He spoke when a safety compliance certificate was conferred on the school by the Lagos State Safety Commission Director-General, Hon. Hakeem Dickson,  and Principal Consultant of InSiGHt, Dr. Nnenna Mba-Oduwusi.
This is in recognition of the merit of a Star-Two (on a 3-star ranking) safety compliance sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/good-nutrition-vital-for-child-development/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/good-nutrition-vital-for-child-development/ He urged the management of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) to join hands with his Ministry to eradicate the menace in the state.
Kakale spoke when he received  the MLSCN Acting Registrar, Mr Tosan Erhabor.
He said Governor Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, quackery would no longer be tolerated in medical laboratory facilities bec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/commissioner-no-room-for-quacks-in-sokoto-labs/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/commissioner-no-room-for-quacks-in-sokoto-labs/ Hundreds of Nigerians, who visited the Grays Cardiology Centre in Ikeja GRA, Lagos, were attended to.
The theme of this year’s event was “Creating heart-healthy environment.”
Other activities for the day included a tour of the state-of-the art equipment at the centre for dia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/centre-offers-free-heart-check-others/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/centre-offers-free-heart-check-others/ Cancer of the CervixCancer of the cervix is amongst the commonest cancer in women and the cancer is killing several women annually, yet cancer of the cervix is preventable.  Unlike breast cancer that is commoner in tho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-of-cervix-prevention-and-treatment/Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-of-cervix-prevention-and-treatment/ Why is it difficult for the government to fuse Traditional Medicine/Complimentary-Alternative Medicine (TCAM) into the main health care system?
Many factors are responsible for this, says the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Director-General (DG), Prof Babatunde Salako.
He listed qu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-can-incorporate-traditional-medicine-into-health-sector/Thu, 12 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-can-incorporate-traditional-medicine-into-health-sector/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/are-your-heart-and-blood-vessels-dying-2/Thu, 12 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/are-your-heart-and-blood-vessels-dying-2/ The contagious disease broke out three weeks ago in Agbura area of Yenagoa following reports that a family manifested symptoms of monkey pox after eating]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-pox-7-patients-recover-fully-in-bayelsa/Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-pox-7-patients-recover-fully-in-bayelsa/ Ossai said the ministry had begun sensitisation in local radio and television stations about the disease, its signs and symptoms.
He s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-pox-enugu-urges-residents-to-avoid-contact-with-animals/Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/monkey-pox-enugu-urges-residents-to-avoid-contact-with-animals/ The minister, represented by Dr David Atuwo, the National Cancer Control Coordinator, Federal Ministry of Health, said this had become necessary]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-urges-holistic-approach-to-tackle-cancer/Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-urges-holistic-approach-to-tackle-cancer/ If you’ve not been taking full advantage of the nutritional and medicinal properties of honey, you need to do so!.You are, therefore, advised to get a bottle of honey stored up in your room somewhere, today because it has lots of amazing benefit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-you-should-have-honey-at-home/Sat, 07 Oct 2017 08:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-you-should-have-honey-at-home/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-the-world-is-running-out-of-antibiotics/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-the-world-is-running-out-of-antibiotics/ The Medical Director of a diagnostic facility, Paramount Life Care, FESTAC, Lagos, Kenechukwu Obianodo, made the appeal at the blood donation camp organised by  the clinic with Rotary Club of Lagos-Palm Grove Estate, Nigeria (District 91100), as part of activities to celebrate Nigeria’s 57th independence.
Obianodo said his facility partnered Rotary Club in blood donation because it has the equipment.
“Blood donation]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-drives-voluntary-blood-donation/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-drives-voluntary-blood-donation/ These and more  will  be on focus at the retreat on mental health/awareness, being organised by The Retreat, a private mental hospital in Ikorodu, Lagos.
The evnt will hold on Tuesday, ….. at 10 am.
According to the hospital’s Chief Executive, Dr Olufemi Oluwatayo, the theme of this year’s World Mental Health Day focuses on “Mental health at the work]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hospital-to-offer-free-mental-health-screening/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hospital-to-offer-free-mental-health-screening/ This is according to the New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society (NHVMAS), as it joined the world in commemorating the World Contraceptive Day.
The non-governmental organisation said contraceptive use is of importance to adolescents, especially female adolescents.
It said female adolescents were at risk of having unintended pregnancies and unwanted birth]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-needs-to-eliminate-barriers-to-accessing-contraception-by-adolescents/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-needs-to-eliminate-barriers-to-accessing-contraception-by-adolescents/ It is by providing quality treatment, affordable  drugs and proper funding of research and development (R&D) into indigenous local herbs for treating cancer,  Isa Marte Hussaini, a professor of Pharmacology at the University of Maiduguri, has said.
He also said inadequate funding, lack of constant power supply and non-availability of reagents from United States and United Kingdom remained c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-increase-funding-for-cancer-research-development/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-increase-funding-for-cancer-research-development/ The Anatomy (Structure of the Breast)
The human breast consists of fatty tissues, some strands of muscles and overlaid by skin. The dark part of the breast in front often at the centre of a fully grown breast is called areola and the projected teat at the cen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-of-breast-avoiding-the-shadow-of-death/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-of-breast-avoiding-the-shadow-of-death/ A cardiologist with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr. Ehimare Iyayi, has said no fewer than 30 million Nigerians have hypertension.
He spoke at the Lions Diamond Club’s 20th Anniversary held at the club’s secretariat, Ilupeju, Lagos.
“Over 30million Nigerians are hypertensive. To live a healthy life, we need to pay attention to our heart. The heart is about the size of a fist. The heart pump blood to other part]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/30m-suffer-hypertension-says-cardiologist/Fri, 06 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/30m-suffer-hypertension-says-cardiologist/ –Toyin Obajana, 28-year-old weaver, Kajola, Kogi State.
A lot of people agreed that blood is life just as many religious sects also confirmed in their do]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/blood-is-life-and-what-makes-blood-life/Thu, 05 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/blood-is-life-and-what-makes-blood-life/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/are-your-heart-and-blood-vessels-dying-1/Thu, 05 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/are-your-heart-and-blood-vessels-dying-1/ Expectant mothers have been urged to always ask for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent preventive drug against malaria during pregnancy. They should also register at a health facility for their ante-natal once they are confirmed pregnant.
A World Health Or]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/malaria-prevention-in-pregnancy-reduces-maternal-child-mortality/Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/malaria-prevention-in-pregnancy-reduces-maternal-child-mortality/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-in-women-avoiding-the-shadow-of-death1/Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-in-women-avoiding-the-shadow-of-death1/ The country’s commitment was announced in a speech by President Muhammadu Buhari at the concluded high-level event convened by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, in collaboration with UNAIDS, at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. The event was meant to accelerate action and get countries on the Fast Track to end AIDS by 2030.
NACA]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/naca-others-hail-govt-on-arvs-promise/Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/naca-others-hail-govt-on-arvs-promise/ This was the message of pharmacists at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba during their campaign against self medication as part of activities by the hospital’s Pharmacy Department to mark this year’s Pharmacy Week.
The campaign train took off at Car park 36, and went through LUTH Road, Mushin, the hospital’s premises and s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-walks-against-self-medication/Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-walks-against-self-medication/ Alzheimer disease is a form of Dementia, which is a syndrome where there is deterioration in memory, thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday activities.
Alzheim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/foundation-to-stem-the-rising-tide-of-alzheimer/Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/foundation-to-stem-the-rising-tide-of-alzheimer/ According to its founder, Dr (Mrs) Adedayo Joseph, a Clinical Radiation Oncologist, the body is committed to improving cancer survival rates in Nigeria, especially in children.
She described cancer as a ‘bully’ worse than the playground bully. “Cancer does not try to steal our children’s lunch money, but tries to steal their future. This init]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-foundation-pledges-support-for-children/Wed, 04 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-foundation-pledges-support-for-children/ Dorayi made the call during a charity and awareness event organised by an NGO, “Eye on Lupus Foundation” and other partners in Abuja.
According to her, Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue, noting t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/physician-warns-against-deadly-disease-lupus/Tue, 03 Oct 2017 20:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/physician-warns-against-deadly-disease-lupus/ The Nation learnt that the Minister of Labour had insisted after the meeting with the unions on Tuesday that the unions get back to government by today with the position of their members  to pave the way for a final resolution of the industrial crisis.
The unions  are dema]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-striking-health-workers-meet-today/Sat, 30 Sep 2017 12:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-striking-health-workers-meet-today/ The Committee members made the promise during their oversight function visit to the Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA) in Lagos.
The committee said it would meet with the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) officials to  address the problem.
The  House Committee on Health Chairma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/reps-to-meet-nafdac-on-herbal-products-registration/Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/reps-to-meet-nafdac-on-herbal-products-registration/ According to the convener, Rev Father Anselm Adodo it will hold between October 5 and 6 at Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos.
It has as theme: The contribution of indigenous knowledge in stimulating integral development in Nig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/paxherbals-to-hold-conference-on-traditional-medicine/Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/paxherbals-to-hold-conference-on-traditional-medicine/ With Astragalus coming up so soon after Asparagus, many people may become easily confused by these names]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/astragalus-root-kidney-failure-chemotherapy-immune-boosting/Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/astragalus-root-kidney-failure-chemotherapy-immune-boosting/ Specifically, JOHESU is accusing the Chairman of the Hospital Management Committee of Irrua Specialist Hospital, Dr. Wilson Ovienra of beating up its branch chairman in the ho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/striking-health-workers-alleged-intimidation-attack/Sun, 24 Sep 2017 22:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/striking-health-workers-alleged-intimidation-attack/ He said that other social vices such as smoking, alcohol consumption and drug abuse could also lead to preterm birth.
He said that Nigeria ranked the highest with the burden of premature babies in the world after India and China.
According to him, prete]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-premature-birth/Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-premature-birth/ Mr Ejor Michael, the National Public Relations Officer (PRO), Medical and Health Union of Nigeria, NAFDAC chapter, made this known on Saturday in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The union on Sept. 22 embarked on an indefinite strike to demand for a new DG or the appointment o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-union-insists-on-strike-until-new-dgs-appointment/Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-union-insists-on-strike-until-new-dgs-appointment/ He explained that exposure to excessive light and heat could lead to the growth, pterygium, an infection of the eye caused by dust, heat, smoke, pollen and wind.
He said the disease occurred mor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/excess-light-heat-can-damage-eyes/Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/excess-light-heat-can-damage-eyes/ I went to keep a medical check up appointment on Thursday at a federal Teaching Hospital in Lagos. I left my house at about 6.30 am, got to the hospital about an hour later, but had to wait till about 11.00 am for my medical records file to be found. Some patients waited endlessly without getting theirs.
After the nurse on duty checked my weight and I was waiting with others for our Blood pressure to be taken, s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/strike-how-union-officials-chased-nurses-with-cane/Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/strike-how-union-officials-chased-nurses-with-cane/ Its Proprietress, Mrs Adun Akinyemiju, said it was by strictly observing hand washing in the school. This has resulted in zero recording of diarrhoea or food poisoning or any significant health hazard incident in the school in over 21 years of its establishment.
She]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/school-head-advises-nigerians-on-health-safety-practices/Fri, 22 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/school-head-advises-nigerians-on-health-safety-practices/ The GPs medical skills and education got a boost through the pharmaceutical company’s ‘Learning Exchange Advancement Programme (LEAP).
The initiative, which began three years ago, has reached 5,000 doctors, with 2,000 being reached between July and  last month through technology.
Pfizer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pfizer-supports-gps-in-nigeria-ghana-kenya/Fri, 22 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pfizer-supports-gps-in-nigeria-ghana-kenya/ In vitro Fertilisation (IVF) is costly. To buy an IVF cycle is costlier than picking a package of six.
This new information renews the hope to couples preparing for their first IVF cycle as well as those who have experienced failures.
According to the Medical Director, Nordica Fertility Clinic, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, it is important that all ferti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/multiple-ivf-cycle-to-the-rescue/Fri, 22 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/multiple-ivf-cycle-to-the-rescue/ Preparing for death, ironically starts far from before you were ever conceived at a time when]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dealing-with-death-grief-and-bereavement-ii/Fri, 22 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dealing-with-death-grief-and-bereavement-ii/ You are what you eat is the bedrock of  health. And this starts from training oneself in eating best parctice.
According to Mart Life Detox Clinic/Mart Life Wellness and Anti-ageing day Spa Managing Director, Mrs Idowu Ashiru, the principle of  staying]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mind-what-and-how-you-eat/Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mind-what-and-how-you-eat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbs-for-short-term-side-effect-of-chemotherapy/Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbs-for-short-term-side-effect-of-chemotherapy/ They were also urged to recommend Jobelyn, the herbal/medicine food, into mainstream healthcare.
Medical Director, Lindabel Medical Centre, Surulere, Lagos, Dr David Abia-Okon stated this at this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of the Lagos Chapter of Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-challenged-on-role-of-food-in-medicare/Thu, 21 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-challenged-on-role-of-food-in-medicare/ According to LSACA Director- General/CEO Dr. Oluseyi Temowo, who spoke at Ijede in Ikorodu, the story of HIV/AIDS has changed because 30 years ago, HIV was unknown and it killed a lot of people.
“But today, HIV is no longer a death sentence; rather it is a life sentence. People can live their norm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-screens-36000-for-hiv/Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-screens-36000-for-hiv/ Its Chairman, Chief Anil Glover, said the facility was the brainchild of his wife, Arvinder, and himself. He said they were touched by Glover’s father-inlaw’s death, which was caused by diabetes. His parents also urged him to build a clinic that would cater to lifestyles diseases.
Glover said the clinic, which is in partnership with Artemis Hospit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/first-lifestyles-clinic-opens-in-lagos/Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/first-lifestyles-clinic-opens-in-lagos/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dealing-with-death-grief-and-bereavement-1/Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dealing-with-death-grief-and-bereavement-1/ hat have you discovered over the decades in the treatment of cancer?
I have learnt in close to 40 years that the management of cancer and its car]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-is-now-an-epidemic-in-nigeria/Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-is-now-an-epidemic-in-nigeria/ hat have you discovered over the decades in the treatment of cancer?
I have learnt in close to 40 years that the management of cancer and its car]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/-cancer-is-now-an-epidemic-in-nigeria/Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/-cancer-is-now-an-epidemic-in-nigeria/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-big-vd-and-cold-fish-syndrome/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-big-vd-and-cold-fish-syndrome/ This was the common ground agreed upon by representatives of NIMR and Paxherbals at the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two bodies. They agreed to work on solutions t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nimr-paxherbal-sign-mou/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nimr-paxherbal-sign-mou/ According to her, as men get older, impotence becomes more common. Impotence is the loss of ability to have and maintain erection hard enough for sexual intercourse. &ld]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/check-out-underlying-causes-of-poor-sex/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/check-out-underlying-causes-of-poor-sex/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-tomatoes/Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-tomatoes/ Health workers in the country under the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has declared what it called “Operation Alligator Bite“, asking its members across the country to proceed on an indefinite and total strike action from Wednesday, September 20, 2017 if government fails to meet its demand.
The Unions accused the Federal Ministry of Health and the federal government of bias in their handling of matters that concern the health sector,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-workers-to-begin-strike-september-20/Wed, 13 Sep 2017 19:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-workers-to-begin-strike-september-20/ For insta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/staphylococcus-and-infertility/Sat, 09 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/staphylococcus-and-infertility/ According to Niang, over 15 million Nigerians still drink water from rivers, lakes, ponds, streams and irrigation canals.
He spoke at the opening of a two-day media dialogue on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), organised by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with Child Right Information Bur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-may-miss-2030-sdgs-goal-unicef-warns/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-may-miss-2030-sdgs-goal-unicef-warns/ The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to establish the National Council of Radiology and Radiation Medicine (NCRRM) to provide for the control and practice of the profession of Radiology, Radiation Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy, Radiography, Medical]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-physicists-oppose-proposed-radiology-radiation-medicine-bill/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-physicists-oppose-proposed-radiology-radiation-medicine-bill/ This, according to him, will instill public confidence in the health insurance scheme and engender growth in the industry.
Akintunji, who disclosed this to The Nation, said it was imperative for corporate organisations to ensure strict adherence to bes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hmo-urges-best-professional-practices/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hmo-urges-best-professional-practices/ He spoke at the kick-off of the Health Initiative Programme for rural dwellers in Poka, Eredo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
It was organised by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and supported by the wife of Lagos State Governor Mrs. Bolanle Ambode.
According to Temowo, it w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hiv-not-death-sentence-says-lsaca-chief/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hiv-not-death-sentence-says-lsaca-chief/ Ringworm (Tinea): Ringworm often wrongly called “ezcema” is common to all: women, men, adult and children, but most especially seen in children. Unlike its name, ringworm is not a worm and it’s neither a ring. The disease is caused by fungus that takes opportunity into its hand to grow. Ringwo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-skin-disorders-ulcers-and-other-illnesses/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-skin-disorders-ulcers-and-other-illnesses/ She disclosed this at a memorial programme in honour of the late Mrs. Oluwayemisi Ayinke Joel-Osebor (nee Agboola), founder and executive director, Life Impact Foundation International (LIFI), who was killed by breast cancer.
The event, which held at NECA House,  Ikeja, Lagos was themed: “Celebrating a life of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-does-not-kill-if-detected-early/Fri, 08 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-does-not-kill-if-detected-early/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-itsomeone-is-sucking-your-energy-2/Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-itsomeone-is-sucking-your-energy-2/ –Ekaete Dickson, Student. 18 years old. Ikoyi, Lagos.
Garlic produces a chemical called allicin. This is what seems to make it work for certain conditions. Allicin also makes garlic smell. Some products are made “odorless” by aging the garlic, but this process can also make the garlic less effective. It’s a good idea to look for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tap-into-the-many-benefits-of-smelly-garlic/Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tap-into-the-many-benefits-of-smelly-garlic/ As cancer has been declared an epidemic in Nigeria what steps can I take to prevent developing one?
–Folasade Ipaye, 32-year-old-Teacher, Ikeja, Lagos.
Concerned about cancer prevention? Take charge by making changes such as eating a healthy die]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-prevention-seven-tips-to-reduce-your-risk/Thu, 07 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-prevention-seven-tips-to-reduce-your-risk/ He said that the two countries would share ideas in many areas of science and technology.
“Cuba will collaborate with Nigeria in the areas of training and exchange of innovations through]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cuba-to-partner-nigeria-in-medicine-biotechnology/Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cuba-to-partner-nigeria-in-medicine-biotechnology/ EVERY man and woman knows the day will come, and they all dread it. You look in the mirror, and there it is — your first gray hair! Men are seen shaving their hair while women start dyeing it o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/worry-less-about-gray-hair/Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/worry-less-about-gray-hair/ For instance, statistics shows that in 2005, 2,395 Nigerian medical doctors practiced in the United Sta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bridging-the-gap-in-healthcare-system/Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bridging-the-gap-in-healthcare-system/ Also note that we have updated our website http://www.drpaultorty.com/ and a facebook account Dr Paul Torty through which you can easily read my health blog online, as well as easily make your enquiries for all diagnoses services done in our independent medical laboratory outfit professionally managed by licensed health officers. You can also place]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/urinary-probblems-infections-infertility-and-other-health-disorders/Sat, 02 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/urinary-probblems-infections-infertility-and-other-health-disorders/ Also note that we have updated our website http://www.drpaultorty.com/ and a facebook account Dr Paul Torty through which you can easily read my health blog online, as well as easily make your enquiries for all diagnoses services done in our independent medical laboratory outfit professionally managed by licensed health officers. You can also place]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/urinary-infections-infertility-and-other-health-problems/Sat, 02 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/urinary-infections-infertility-and-other-health-problems/ The team headed by Musbau Kasumu, an indigene of Ayepe- Odogbolu Local Government of state, is screening, treating and conducting surgeries on residents  of Ayepe, Odogbolu   and  the  neighbouring communities
The team consists of general practitioners, ophthalmologists, surgeons, orthopaedics, mental health specialists, family nurse practitioner, and an intensive unit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/us-medicalteam-offers-free-treatment-in-ogun/Fri, 01 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/us-medicalteam-offers-free-treatment-in-ogun/ It was during the sixth Annual Healthweek of the association.
 Cleanmax Industries Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Inibokun Okafor, said  said the donation was the commitment of the firm to enlighten people to inculcate good hygiene practices, especially hand washing to prevent infections. the gestur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/unilag-medical-students-get-hand-washing-products/Fri, 01 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/unilag-medical-students-get-hand-washing-products/ According to its Chairman, Mr. Samir Udani: ‘’We Care’ program is meant to assist in detecting symptoms of any health conditions.
“The health programme captures 61 health investigations. It reveals symptoms of any health conditions, enabling people to be aware and then receive medicati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mecure-launches-programme-for-low-income-earners/Fri, 01 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mecure-launches-programme-for-low-income-earners/ The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs’ (NIIA) hall in Victoria Island was  filled when who-is- who in fertility and reproductive health in the country gathered to chart the way forward on germane issues in Assisted Reproductive Tec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-resolve-ethical-issues-in-assisted-fertility/Fri, 01 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-resolve-ethical-issues-in-assisted-fertility/ Every living thing is made of chemicals. Human beings are the same. We are made up of complex compounds of chemicals whose foundation were laid when we were conceived. These chemicals are building block of our lives. They remain active every second of our lives: they undergo regeneration and shedding. The product of such recycling are constantly being removed from our body as any factory product and wastes are removed in the world.
Body odour becomes noticeable after pu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-skin-disorders-body-odour-excess-sweating-std/Fri, 01 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-skin-disorders-body-odour-excess-sweating-std/ Speaking at a lecture organised by the Information Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists in Ekiti State, Shabi described stress as an exaggeration of response to events and life-challenges that make a person feel threatened or upset in some ways, adding that depression is a common mental health problem affecti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/7-million-nigerians-suffering-from-stress-depression-says-expert/Fri, 01 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/7-million-nigerians-suffering-from-stress-depression-says-expert/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-itsomeone-is-sucking-your-energy-1/Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-itsomeone-is-sucking-your-energy-1/ Its Chief Executive Officer, Robert Uzu said indigenous roots, especially Aloe Vera, were combined to formulate the drink.
He told The Nation that the vision came as a result of genuine intention to save lives and contribute to the economic growth of the nation and Africa.
“Kampe herbal drink takes care of various health conditions, such as oxidative threat, weakness or lack of strength, and menstruatio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kampe-herbal-drink-unveiled/Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kampe-herbal-drink-unveiled/ They spoke under the aegis of Nigerian Council of Physicians of Natural Medicine and the Centre for Research in Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicine of  Nigerian Institute of Medical Research(NIMR) during the African Traditional Day celebration in Lagos.
According to them, the relevance, affordability, accessibility and availability of h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/give-us-traditional-medicine-commission/Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/give-us-traditional-medicine-commission/ A chiropath, Prof Magnus Atilade of St Luke Chiropractic Clinic, Surulere, Lagos, said low back pain is the most common cause for disability for people under 45, causing lost productivity and non-monetary costs, such as diminished enjoyment of life and the ability to perform normal daily activities.
He said the importance of maintaining a healthy spine is paramount to all ages, especially t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/get-your-sitting-right/Thu, 31 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/get-your-sitting-right/ Among nuts, the case may be made that walnuts are king, as research shows they may boost your health in a number of ways at very easy-to-achieve “doses.”
Eating just one ounce of walnuts a day (that’s about]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/top-reasons-to-eat-walnuts/Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/top-reasons-to-eat-walnuts/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mimosa-dozens-of-benefits-from-sensitive-plant/Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mimosa-dozens-of-benefits-from-sensitive-plant/ Balogun, the CEO of Kukab Nature Therapy Limited, Ojodu, Ikeja, Lagos, said the condition is caused by both men and women. It is the lack of production of healthy sperm by the man and healthy eggs by the woman, he added.
For a successful conception to take place, he said, the following conditions must be in place – unblocked fallopian tubes that allow the sper]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-treat-infertility-with-herbs/Thu, 24 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-treat-infertility-with-herbs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/can-staphylococcus-lead-to-infertility/Sat, 19 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/can-staphylococcus-lead-to-infertility/ Ipaye spoke at the kick off of a free eye surgery programme organised by The Collectives at Sagamu, Ogun State.
He said residents with cataract and glaucoma would be treated free.
Ipaye said over 20,000 residents had benefited from a social health insurance scheme called Araya, where the government takes care  of the less-privileged. He noted that a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ogun-residents-to-get-free-eye-surgery/Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ogun-residents-to-get-free-eye-surgery/ For three days, 26 women  living with Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF)  received treatment from a team of professionals/surgeons in genitourinary and urogynaecology. The team was led by the Ministe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-leads-experts-on-vvf-repair-mission/Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-leads-experts-on-vvf-repair-mission/ He stated this after a meeting with the Joint United Nation Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), Population Council (PC), The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs), Society for Family Health (SFH), Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH).
The meeting was aimed at re-strategising against the spread of the d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lsaca-warns-people-living-with-hiv-against-flouting-laws/Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lsaca-warns-people-living-with-hiv-against-flouting-laws/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-skin-diseases-pimples/Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-skin-diseases-pimples/ The group made this known at its  10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Session at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) and the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.
SOGHIN is a body of specialists in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the upper and lower alimentary tract, liver, gall bl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/20m-nigerians-infected-with-hepatitis-b/Fri, 18 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/20m-nigerians-infected-with-hepatitis-b/ It has as theme ‘’Setting the standard for diabetes foot care in Nigeria.’’
According to the hospital’s Medical Director, Dr. Afoke Isiavwe, the workshop is aimed at improving management and prevention of diabet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/workshop-on-diabetes-foot-care-holds-august-21/Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/workshop-on-diabetes-foot-care-holds-august-21/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/red-kidney-bean-pod-may-help-kidney-traumas/Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/red-kidney-bean-pod-may-help-kidney-traumas/ What is music therapy?
Music therapy is a mental health profession in which personalised music-based interventions address physical, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and social needs.
What does a music therapist do?
A board-certified music therap]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/music-therapists-to-the-rescue/Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/music-therapists-to-the-rescue/ I agree with you all. You are all people who have been reading this column for decades and are, so, familiar with information on the medicinal uses of Marigold flower. In the last column, this multi-purpose medicinal herb was featured along with two other i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/marigold-flower-medicine-goes-beyond-clear-vision/Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/marigold-flower-medicine-goes-beyond-clear-vision/ Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole made the appeal at a seminar at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The seminar was organised by his ministry to address the rising cases of cancer across the country.
Speaking on the topic: ‘’Cancer in N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adewole-advises-healers-on-cancer-treatment/Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adewole-advises-healers-on-cancer-treatment/ Also note that we have updated our website http://www.drpaultorty.com/ and a facebook account Dr Paul Torty through which you can easily read my health blog online, as well as easily make your enquiries for all diagnoses services done in our independent medical laboratory outfit professionally managed by licensed health officers.
You can also place]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/urinary-problemsinfections-infertility-and-other-health-disorders/Sat, 12 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/urinary-problemsinfections-infertility-and-other-health-disorders/ • Chlorhexidine has the answer, say experts
During pregnancy, the umbilical cord supplies nutrients and oxygen to the developing baby. After birth, the umbilical cord is no longer needed — so it is clamped and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/umbilical-cord-care-dos-and-donts-for-parents/Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/umbilical-cord-care-dos-and-donts-for-parents/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/skin-diseases-your-open-secret-that-needs-care/Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/skin-diseases-your-open-secret-that-needs-care/ The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babtunde Ipaye while inaugurating the committee at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, charged them to think out of the box in discharging their responsibilities.
He added that the committee has only five years to deliver the task be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ogun-inaugurates-38-man-committee/Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ogun-inaugurates-38-man-committee/ Club President Rtn Atul Kshetry made this known when the District Governor (Dist 9110) Rtn. Dr. Wale Adewale Ogunbadejo and his spouse Rtn. Ann. Olufunmilayo made an official visit to the club.
Ogunbadejo described the club as the biggest mega rotary club in Nigeria ha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/club-launches-mission-for-vision/Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/club-launches-mission-for-vision/ The Power Oil WalkheartOn 3.0 which  kicked off three Saturdays ago in Lagos at the National Stadium Surulere, followed by Enugu and Port Harcourt at Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Ogui and Liberation Stadium, Elekahia respectively, generated lots of accolades from participants, before t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuja-oyo-wrap-up-walkhearton/Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuja-oyo-wrap-up-walkhearton/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lassa-fever-one-tests-positive-in-ogun/Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lassa-fever-one-tests-positive-in-ogun/ At the forum  were representatives of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), Nigeria Broadcasting organisation (NBC), Association of Advertising Ag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-others-enlighten-on-herbal-products/Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-others-enlighten-on-herbal-products/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/glad-to-survive-poisoned-banana-thanks-to-diatom/Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/glad-to-survive-poisoned-banana-thanks-to-diatom/ AS an expert in Dentistry practicing for ov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-you-should-seek-dental-care/Sun, 06 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-you-should-seek-dental-care/ Egbeola, who works at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, made the assertion at the 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM), Scientific Conference Week of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi chapter.
The theme of the conference was: “Economic Recession and The Rise of Depression”.
According to him, a significant association]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/recession-induced-depression-on-the-increase/Sat, 05 Aug 2017 22:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/recession-induced-depression-on-the-increase/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/suicide-you-have-no-right-to-self-terminate/Fri, 04 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/suicide-you-have-no-right-to-self-terminate/ Titled “Project Keep a Warrior Warm”, it is a medical outreach for educating the less-privileged
At the  event, which holds at Alimosho Local Government Area, participants would get free genotype testing.
Also, on August 12, at the same venue, the group plans to provide free medical counselling talk on sickle cell. The NGO]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ngo-holds-sickle-cell-outreach-tomorrow/Fri, 04 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ngo-holds-sickle-cell-outreach-tomorrow/ It is because it transformed from being a regulator to a fund manager, Health Maintainance Organisations (HMOs), under the aegis of Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria (HMCAN), have said.
HMCAN Chairman Dr Tunde Ladele and Publicity Secretary Lekan Ewenla spoke at a media roundtable in Lagos that the scheme’s problems had affected its performance and stalled enrolling. Ladele said: “The  mism]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-save-nhis-by-hmos/Fri, 04 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-save-nhis-by-hmos/ According to the Association of Fetomaternal Medicine Specialists of Nigeria (AFEMSON) President, Prof Olufemi Kuti, Nigeria is one of the 26 countries yet to record reduction in maternal mortality, as stated by the Millennium Developmental Goals (MDGs).
He spoke at the maiden edition of the association and its General Meeting a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-push-for-maternal-child-deaths-reduction/Fri, 04 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-push-for-maternal-child-deaths-reduction/ Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIRM) Director-General, Prof. Babatunde Salako, made the call during the launch of the United Nations Series-the modular way of urinalysis at the National Sickle Cell Centre, Idi Araba, Lagos.
The event had as theme Bridging the gap between patient care and quality diagnosis using medical technology in the laboratory.
Salako, who was the keynote speaker, said embracing the ur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-makes-case-for-new-urinalysis-technology/Fri, 04 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-makes-case-for-new-urinalysis-technology/ Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIRM) Director-General, Prof. Babatunde Salako, made the call during the launch of the United Nations Series-the modular way of urinalysis at the National Sickle Cell Centre, Idi Araba, Lagos.
The event had as theme Bridging the gap between patient care and quality diagnosis using medical technology in the laboratory.
Salako, who was the keynote speaker, said embracing the ur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-makes-case-for-new-uninalysis-technology/Fri, 04 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-makes-case-for-new-uninalysis-technology/ I am delighted to submit my ideas on the issue of how Traditional or Herbal medication could be of tremendous relevance to the problem of family planning in Nigeria and also contribute to its potential for earning foreign exchange.
Nigeria was represented at the Family Planning Summit held in London a couple of weeks ago by the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, who explained why the country is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/traditionalherbal-solution-for-family-planning/Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/traditionalherbal-solution-for-family-planning/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/marigold-flower-eye-promise-water-soluble-vitamin-a/Thu, 03 Aug 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/marigold-flower-eye-promise-water-soluble-vitamin-a/ IN an interview with some people pot belly is still taken as a symbol o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-that-potbelly-could-destroy-you/Sun, 30 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-that-potbelly-could-destroy-you/  
Ms. Mary Arimond, Senior Technical Advisor, Center for Dietary Intake Assessment at the Wash]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nutrition-what-do-nigerians-eat/Sat, 29 Jul 2017 12:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nutrition-what-do-nigerians-eat/ The Free Treatment Cycles programme is an initiative of the Fertility Treatment Support Foundation (FTSF). It is part of its Fertility Awareness Advocacy Initiative (FAAI). The initiative is supported by star comedian, Atunyota Allel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/six-couples-to-get-free-ivf-treatment/Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/six-couples-to-get-free-ivf-treatment/ SSAUTHRIAI executives made this known at the end of their two-day meeting in Makurdi, Benue.
They said after thoro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/senior-health-workers-seek-end-to-hate-speeches/Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/senior-health-workers-seek-end-to-hate-speeches/ Between you, your injury and equit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/personal-injuries-get-justice-with-forensic-medicine/Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/personal-injuries-get-justice-with-forensic-medicine/ According to researchers, the progress Nigeria has made in combating malaria is coming under threat due to the spread of insecticide resistance (pyrethroid used in nets) by Anopheles gambiae s.s. and Anopheles arabiensis, the vectors that transmit malaria.
The scientists that conducted the research for over 14 months said the reality and impact of resistance at the programme level was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mosquitoes-resisting-insecticidal-nets/Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mosquitoes-resisting-insecticidal-nets/ This was the consensus at the sixth biennial International Conference of the Institute of Neuroscience and Biomedical Research(INBR),  at  Babcock University, Ogun State.
They said the brain health is being endangered by unhealthy dietary, stress and dirty surroundings which have made both the youths victims of brain diseases.
A Neurosurgeon, Prof Iheanyichukwu Okoro who is als]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/academics-warn-on-brain-damage/Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/academics-warn-on-brain-damage/ Traditional Medicine (TM) and Alternative Complementary Medicine (CAM) experts have restated the need for holistic treatment, saying it is the best way to go in healthcare.
According to them, holistic healing touches the whole person –  body, mind, spirit and emotions.
They spoke at the launch of the Director of Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories, Fr. Anselm Adodo’s new book, entitled: “Integral Community Enterprise in Africa&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-holistic-health-treatment-is-better/Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-holistic-health-treatment-is-better/ According to Adamu, watermelon, which contains about 92 percent of water, is a refreshing fruit with nutrients; each juicy bite has significant levels of vitamins A, B6 and C, and lots of lycopene (about 20 milligrams per two-cup serving), antioxidants and amino acids that are healthy.
Adamu said: “Lycopene is a phytonutrient, which is a naturally occurring compound in fruits and vegetable]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-watermelon-many-says-expert/Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-watermelon-many-says-expert/ Amazon A-F is a proprietary blend of Amazon forest anti-fungal and anti-yeast herbs targeted at Candida albicans, the Candida strain which causes these havocs.
Candida is present in all of us, but this yeast like fungus is not troublesome for as long as our immune system]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/amazon-a-f-top-slot-anti-candida-warhead/Thu, 27 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/amazon-a-f-top-slot-anti-candida-warhead/ We have developed herbal remedies for high blood pressure]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes-prostate-enlargement-stds-and-infertility-diabetes-and-high-blood-pressure/Sat, 22 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes-prostate-enlargement-stds-and-infertility-diabetes-and-high-blood-pressure/ Why is Nigeria restrategising on family planning?
Family Planning is one of the strongest anti-poverty strategies and low-hanging fruit for reducing maternal mortality. The success of the introduction of fa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-nigeria-is-investing-more-in-family-planning/Fri, 21 Jul 2017 01:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-nigeria-is-investing-more-in-family-planning/ Power Oil, through its yearly health awareness walk tagged:Power Oil WalkHeartOn projectThe event held at Enugu and Port Harcourt cities, over the weekend during the third edition of its once a year health awareness which witnessed massive participation in both cities.
Taking the lead in the walk was the Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Enugu State Hon. Charles Ndukwe.
Accord]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/power-oil-takes-campaign-to-enugu-others/Fri, 21 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/power-oil-takes-campaign-to-enugu-others/ The 40th celebration falls within its biennial general scientific meeting. While the former will hold at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, the latter holds at the Medical Research Centre (MRC) situated in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital  (LASUTH) on November 23 and 24 respectively.
This year’s conference theme is: ‘Women health and empowerment tools]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-women-plans-40th-anniversary/Fri, 21 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-women-plans-40th-anniversary/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/coroner-death-may-not-be-an-act-of-god/Fri, 21 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/coroner-death-may-not-be-an-act-of-god/ He said the programme would also deepen the fight against child killer diseases and create focal persons to supervise immunisation efforts.
Shuaib stated this when he led his management team and partners to  visit Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.
The par]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/agency-to-unveil-new-scheme-in-sokoto/Fri, 21 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/agency-to-unveil-new-scheme-in-sokoto/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-faces-of-anaemia-and-their-solutions/Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-faces-of-anaemia-and-their-solutions/ The study, conducted at the University of Salford in Manchester tested the impact on cancer stem cell metabolism for seven substances: Three natural substances, including vitamin C; three experimental pharmaceuticals and one clinical drug currently in widespread use.
The study’s astonishing results revea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/low-cost-nutrient-halts-growth-of-cancer-stem-cells/Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/low-cost-nutrient-halts-growth-of-cancer-stem-cells/ Protecting oneself from the cold may be extra work but being comfortable and warm during the wet season is a   pleasant experience.
According to a naturopath, Dr. Idowu Ogunkoya, staying warm during the wet months is not always easy, but with proper clothing and nutrition, cold weather doesn’t have to turn one into an invalid.
Idowu said many people know t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/coping-with-wet-season/Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/coping-with-wet-season/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/phcs-and-budget-politics/Sun, 16 Jul 2017 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/phcs-and-budget-politics/ According to him, perioperative nurses have the responsibility of managing the operating theatre and surgical patients’ care.
He said that the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/napon-decries-shortage-of-perioperative-nurses-in-nigeria/Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/napon-decries-shortage-of-perioperative-nurses-in-nigeria/ The able speaker&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-senate-meetings-health-interlude/Fri, 14 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-senate-meetings-health-interlude/ Despite the downpour, the event was well-attended, as people came out en mass to join the healthy walk, which started and terminated at the National Stadium, Surulere.
The yearly walk is designed to promote a healthy lifestyle and remind Nigerians on the benefits of a daily fitness routine.
Power Oil Brand Manager, Miss Amisha Chawla said: “We are amazed a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/power-oil-holds-health-walk-in-lagos/Fri, 14 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/power-oil-holds-health-walk-in-lagos/ She needs N12million to undergo a kidney transplant.
Her mother, Mrs Funmilayo Ologun, said Love had not been very healthy since she was a child.
She was always falling sick. However, after the age of three, she didn’t fall sick for while until she got into secondary school.
“She has always been on and off the hospital bed, b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/funaab-student-needs-n12m-for-kidney-transplant/Fri, 14 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/funaab-student-needs-n12m-for-kidney-transplant/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/forensic-medicine-questionable-injuries-are-not-acts-of-god-1/Fri, 14 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/forensic-medicine-questionable-injuries-are-not-acts-of-god-1/ Speaking at the 14th Annual Scientific Conference on mental health held at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, the experts pointed out that many people were still ignorant of mental health and that the situation had been compounded by the recession in the country.
The conference, which had as its theme ’&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-seek-noas-assistance-on-mental-health/Fri, 14 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-seek-noas-assistance-on-mental-health/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-ear-lobe-is-mirroring-your-health/Thu, 13 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-ear-lobe-is-mirroring-your-health/ Its Marketing Director, Mr. Franco Maria Maggi, explained to reporters in Lagos, that Ace Desire cotains spirit, natural Hibiscus or zobo extracts, being the traditional beverage produced from Hibiscus leaves.
“This rich combination of a balanced mix of spirit and Hibiscus extracts contains 5.5 percent alcohol, and offers a tingling sensation and rich aroma,” he said.
Ac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nb-launches-zobo-alcoholic-drink/Thu, 13 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nb-launches-zobo-alcoholic-drink/ The Health Minister, Professor Isaac Adewole made this declaration at the Family Planning  Summit in London, United Kingdom, where more than 60 governments and partners pledged commitments of at least $2.5 billion.
Professor Adewole said Nigeria’s commitment will go a long way in reaching thousands of women and girls with critical]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-increases-funding-commitments-for-family-planning/Wed, 12 Jul 2017 19:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-increases-funding-commitments-for-family-planning/ Secretary of State for International Development  Priti Patel revealed that Britain will be in the forefront of changing the lives of girls in developing countries.
She added that the British government will boost funding for family planning by 25%, while £225 million pounds will be spent on family plan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/uk-commits-225m-to-family-planning/Tue, 11 Jul 2017 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/uk-commits-225m-to-family-planning/ This was revealed during the signing of MOU by the Health Emergency Initiative and the National Orthopeadic Hospital Igbobi, Lagos Dr O.O Odunnubi last week at the hospital premise.
According to the executive director of Health Emergency Initiative, Pascal Achunine free treatments of not more than twenty thousand naira would be given to road accidents victims brought to the sele]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/accident-victims-to-get-free-treatment-health-emergency-initiative/Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/accident-victims-to-get-free-treatment-health-emergency-initiative/ An Instagram star and well-known fitness blogger has died in a freak accident after a pressurised cannister used for dispensing whipped cream exploded, hitting her in the chest, her family has said. Another post included a photograph of a dispenser, which has a small pressurised cannister, alo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/exploding-whipped-cream-dispenser-kills-fitness-blogger/Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/exploding-whipped-cream-dispenser-kills-fitness-blogger/ Although the area spans several countries, the practice was initially limited to a very small location. Nitr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dangers-inherent-in-using-whipped-cream-dispenser/Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dangers-inherent-in-using-whipped-cream-dispenser/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/beware-dont-drink-yourself-sick/Sun, 09 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/beware-dont-drink-yourself-sick/ According to Dr Feziy Nnaji of Exogen Consulting Limited/Simeon Hospital, Sanya, Aguda, preventive health examination is important because such regular health examinations and tests can help detect problems before they start. They also can help find problems early when the chances for treatment are better.
Dr  Nnaji said this when a non governmental organisation (NGO)- Soughtout Emeka Matthew Wor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/regular-medical-screening-prevents-diseases/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/regular-medical-screening-prevents-diseases/ The visit was aimed at ensuring that the health facilities at the camps were functional and that the ad-hoc workers providing the healthcare services are also exhibiting their best professionally.
The minister, who interacted with the displaced persons at the camps, assured them that Federal Government would continue to provide healthcare services for t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-inspects-facilities-at-idps-camps-in-borno/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-inspects-facilities-at-idps-camps-in-borno/ The association made the call during its yearly conference with the theme:  Revitalising the grassroots, held at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja.
Chairman of Lagos State chapter Dr. Oladoyin Odubanjo said primary healthcare services are useful in the treatment of common diseases in communities.
“When we talk of burden of disease, that is, the kind of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-seeks-intervention-in-public-healthcare/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-seeks-intervention-in-public-healthcare/ According to Prof Adedapo Osinowo, Consultant General Surgeon at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH, eating less red meat (beef or pork) and processed meats (hot dogs and some luncheon meats),avoiding the consumption of cow skin (ponmo) can prevent one from colorectal cancer because they have been linked to an increased risk of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/go-for-colorectal-cancer-screening/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/go-for-colorectal-cancer-screening/ The person may become disfigured. Drug may affect a person’s fertility and ability to have children
In women, who are pregnant, the child may be severely affected and may present as a “drug addict” at birth with craving or withdrawal symptoms. That may affect the child for life. This is commonly seen in alcoholic pregnant mothers. Some drugs my stiffen life]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/drug-and-substance-misuse-resist-the-temptation-4/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/drug-and-substance-misuse-resist-the-temptation-4/ The event is being facilitated by Dr. Folarin Olubowale, a member of the American Board of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
He said this is 10th edition of the semiar and that it is aimed at helping them to find ways to eradicate the  diseases.
The decision to hold the first African edition in Nigeria, instead of the United S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-in-diaspora-to-hold-seminar-on-infectious-diseases/Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-in-diaspora-to-hold-seminar-on-infectious-diseases/ Let me start by giving you a straight answer. Yes, Jobelyn can help in your condition, and more. An example is that of Fola Adebisi (not real name), who is 46 and was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes by her family physician. Adebisi, a widow and school teacher, lives in Western Nigeria and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/local-supplement-to-reshape-medical-treatment/Thu, 06 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/local-supplement-to-reshape-medical-treatment/ The two-day holiday bridge between the end of the Ramadan and the return to man and mammon offered me and some of my f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/life-without-a-high-goal-promotes-disease/Thu, 06 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/life-without-a-high-goal-promotes-disease/ According to him, boosting innovation in health and biomedical technology will contribute to national development.
The director said that the ministry would actualise the feat throu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-to-promote-innovations-in-health-to-address-local-needs/Wed, 05 Jul 2017 17:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-to-promote-innovations-in-health-to-address-local-needs/ According to a professor of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology,  Oladapo Ashiru, the cell phones generate micro-magnetic waves that create some micro-kinetic oxygen that alters the sperm DNA composition.
Speaking to The Nation, he said: “Heat in extreme amounts can damage the testes and decline semen quality. A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dont-put-handset-in-your-pocket-or-laptop-on-lap/Wed, 05 Jul 2017 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dont-put-handset-in-your-pocket-or-laptop-on-lap/ Pleas from perpetrators or dropping of charges by relations or victims should no longer be accepted.
These were part of the resolutions of participants at a forum where a non-governmental organisation, Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF) founder, Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru unveiled the report of her survey on sex abu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/police-others-seek-end-to-rape-domestic-violence/Wed, 05 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/police-others-seek-end-to-rape-domestic-violence/ According to the union, which comprises Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MWHUN) and the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), the peace in the Council since the inception of Erhabor’s administration is second to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-workers-give-ag-ceo-pass-mark/Wed, 05 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-workers-give-ag-ceo-pass-mark/ In a statement, its President, Mrs. Ibidunni Ighodalo, said interested couples applied online at www.ibidunniighodalofoundation.org
The grant offered funds for various fertility treatments, such as In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and Intrauterine Insemination.
The foundation is partnering certified fertility clinics to provide services to couples free.
Mrs Ighodalo  said: “We launched t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/foundation-concludes-applications-for-fertility-grants/Wed, 05 Jul 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/foundation-concludes-applications-for-fertility-grants/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/does-milk-consumption-promote-breast-cancer/Thu, 29 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/does-milk-consumption-promote-breast-cancer/ About 2,000 intending pilgrims in Lagos have been screened by the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) for this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. It was conducted at the Hajj Camp, Old Secretariat, Ikeja.
LSACA Chief Executive Officer Dr. Oluseyi Temowo, who explained the rationale behind the screening,  said the exercise was in pursuant of the vision 90-90-90.
He said the state was joining the rest of the globe’s powerful momentum, which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-pursues-vision-90-90-90/Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-pursues-vision-90-90-90/ By doing so, the hospital said a significant reduction in people living with the Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) will be recorded. According to the centre, one out of every four Nigerians has sickle cell trait.
According to the Acting Medical Director, Dr Olubukola Aseru, over 300, 000 children are born annually with SCD, and 70 per cent of these births]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-reduce-sickle-cell-patients-by-hospital/Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-reduce-sickle-cell-patients-by-hospital/ Breast Thermography is an imaging technology that uses advanced computerised infrared camera systems to detect heat patterns in the breast and other parts of the body. Thermography is a change from sole dependence upon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-introduces-early-cancer-detection-machine/Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-introduces-early-cancer-detection-machine/ The woman, who just gave birth when the incident happened eight years ago, was said to be suffering from a sickness which made her to fall into the boiling oil. She was said to be frying meat to prepare food when the incident happened.
The incident has, however,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/burn-victim-needs-n2m-for-surgery/Fri, 23 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/burn-victim-needs-n2m-for-surgery/ According to a podiatrist, Dr Bodunrin Oluwa it is about time Nigerians start paying more attention to their feet, he said Nigerians are not always in the habit of taking care of their feet, and for a few that do, they do not get professionals to do same.
“Worrisome is calling on some street boys to do nail cutting]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-toe-nails-can-save-your-health/Thu, 22 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-toe-nails-can-save-your-health/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chronic-insomnia-and-trainload-of-troubles-3/Thu, 22 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chronic-insomnia-and-trainload-of-troubles-3/ He asked the Head of Service to provide office accommodation for the agency in the two senatorial districts to reduce the logistic challenges  facing NAFDAC.
Gaidam, who promised to provide a vehicle to the agency to assist it in pat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gaidam-nafdac-to-fight-fake-drugs/Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gaidam-nafdac-to-fight-fake-drugs/ Many people go wrong by eating a breakfast made up mostly of refined carbohydrates with very little fibre and protein — like a refined-flour bagel, a muffin made with sugar and white flour, or a sugary low-fibre breakfast cereal. Balancing carbohydrates (preferably from whole grains, fruit and vegetables) with some protein]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/healthy-breakfast-and-procedures/Sun, 18 Jun 2017 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/healthy-breakfast-and-procedures/ AS the coldest months begin to make their ominous approach, so too does the impending threat of a dry, blood]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-causes-of-nose-bleeding-and-its-management/Sun, 18 Jun 2017 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/common-causes-of-nose-bleeding-and-its-management/ Rainy season also reminds us of greenery and colourful flowers all over. This is the time when planting takes place in the garden. Babies are the ones prone to these di]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/care-for-children-in-rainy-season/Sun, 18 Jun 2017 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/care-for-children-in-rainy-season/ His death shook the nation. Many were shocked when they learnt of the passage of former Health Minister Prof Babatunde Osotimehin in the United S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/well-miss-osotimehin/Fri, 16 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/well-miss-osotimehin/ The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) are set to root out quackery in the profession by deploying high-tech tools, its President, Dr. Mike Ogirima, has said.
Speaking in Lagos during the NMA’s officials’ visit to PSN secretariat, he said every registered member with the Medical and Dental Council (MDCN) would be given a seal and stamp, with their names uploaded on the MDCN website.
“The ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nma-psn-to-tackle-quackery/Fri, 16 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nma-psn-to-tackle-quackery/ In a statement signed by its President, Roland Ogbonnaya, and Secretary Yinka Shokunbi, the group said until his death, Osotimehin was a pillar of support for the body, which he advised its members to be forthright in their reporting.
“We recall with nostalgia his unequivocal response to the repro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-reporters-mourn-osotimehin/Fri, 16 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-reporters-mourn-osotimehin/ According to AHI, the poor sexual and reproductive health status of young people in Nigeria is as a result of limited access to relevant information and services which has long-term negative impacts, through uninfor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ahi-sensitises-stakeholders-on-youth-friendly-services-at-phcs/Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ahi-sensitises-stakeholders-on-youth-friendly-services-at-phcs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/again-warning-that-todays-wheat-damages-health/Thu, 15 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/again-warning-that-todays-wheat-damages-health/ Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday in commemoration of the World Blood Donor Day, Smith said that effective funding was required to improve service delivery.
According to her, cost implication for the procurement of adequate supplies of blood safety consumables for three months amounts to N100,196,500.
She said this put the co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/low-budgetary-allocation-affecting-nbts-operations-coordinator/Wed, 14 Jun 2017 11:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/low-budgetary-allocation-affecting-nbts-operations-coordinator/ Major objectives of the collaboration include  building the state’s capacity in genomics, especially as it applies to infectious disease diagnostics and strengthening the state’s capability to curtail outbreaks and epidemics .
Commissio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/run-lagos-sign-mou-on-infectious-disease-surveillance-control/Fri, 09 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/run-lagos-sign-mou-on-infectious-disease-surveillance-control/ The Apapa Family of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has renovated the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja and donated four ICU CR 5000  electric beds.
Other features of the ICU Bed are collapsible side rails and removable head and foot ends.  The church also installed Air conditioners in the ward.
Items donated included the Alpha-Active 4 Mattress, infusion pumps, syringe pum]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rccg-donates-equipment-to-lasuth/Fri, 09 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rccg-donates-equipment-to-lasuth/ To Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) President, Alhaji Ahmed Yakasai, the arrangement will ensure the ready avalability of vaccines, which are one the most effective ways of preventing infectious diseases.
He said:“That struggle has been on since 2004. The joint venture agreement as declared by the Minister of H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/psn-others-back-fed-govt-on-vaccine-production/Fri, 09 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/psn-others-back-fed-govt-on-vaccine-production/ Its Chairman, Comrade Roseline Solarin, who made this known in Abeokuta, the state capital as part of activities to commemorate this year’s International Nurses Week,  said nurses are the first point of contact in health servic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ogun-nurses-bemoan-personnel-shortage/Fri, 09 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ogun-nurses-bemoan-personnel-shortage/ Part IV Section 44 of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Act 1990 described and gave definitions to what constitute drugs and substances.
In this article and to make things simple for us, I will look at drugs from two other definitions. The first definition is one that is within the confine of the professionals:
Under the USA Federal Law: A drug is:
any substance recognized in the official pharmacopoeia or formulary of the nation.
any substance intended for use]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/drug-and-substance-misuse-resist-the-temptation/Fri, 09 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/drug-and-substance-misuse-resist-the-temptation/ When I first read about the dangers of eating wheat, I almost responded like a Doubting Thomas. Wheat?, I wondered. We have eaten wheat since goodness knows when! Until the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-we-should-stop-eating-wheat-foods/Thu, 08 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-we-should-stop-eating-wheat-foods/ The lecture was organised by the Nigerian Council of Physicians of Natural Medicine (NCPNM) headed by Arch Bishop Magnus Atilade. It was attended by Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (MMR) officials, traditional medicine and alternative medicine practitione]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-govt-can-enhance-natural-medicine-by-experts/Thu, 08 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-govt-can-enhance-natural-medicine-by-experts/   Power Oil medical team gave them the advice at their orientation camp in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. According to the team, healthy diet, moderate exercise and consumption of non-cholesterol  oil.
The team gave free basic medical checkup such as BMI, Blood Pressure, and Body temperature, medical consultation/nutritional advice to the Corps members. It some of the firm’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/corps-members-get-tips-on-healthy-lifestyle/Thu, 08 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/corps-members-get-tips-on-healthy-lifestyle/ NMA has also opened a condolence register for the former minister of health who died on Sunday.
A statement signed by Prof. Mike Ogirima and Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununus, the NMA President and Secretary respectively,  said the deceased would be mis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nma-sarakis-wife-mourn-osotimehin/Tue, 06 Jun 2017 16:45:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nma-sarakis-wife-mourn-osotimehin/ She gave this tip when while delivering a lecture on ‘Preventing Eye Loss’ at the Annual General Meeting of the Federal Nigeria Society for the Blind (FNSB) which held at the Vocational Training Centre (VTC) for the blind, Oshodi, Lagos, recently.
“Ultra violet (UV) light is a spectrum of sunlight that is injurious to the eye,&rdq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avoid-sunlight-to-prevent-eye-damage-ophthalmologist-warns/Mon, 05 Jun 2017 21:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avoid-sunlight-to-prevent-eye-damage-ophthalmologist-warns/ Provost, Lagos State University College of Medicine (LSUCM), Professor B. A. Solagberu, who was a guest speaker at this year’s Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Children’s Day symposium, made this known.
According to Solagberu millions of girls are trafficked in modern day slavery and women’s bodies are ba]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-parents-must-listen-to-their-kids-by-don/Fri, 02 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-parents-must-listen-to-their-kids-by-don/ According to the agency,  there will be no case of the disease in the state by then and anybody living with HIV will not be able to transmit same.
This assurance came in the spirit of the celebration the golden jubilee of the creation of Lagos State.
According to LSACA’s Chief Executive  Officer (CEO), Dr Oluseyi Temowo, the agency was celebrating its achievements and the successful passage of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-ll-be-aids-free-in-2030-says-agency/Fri, 02 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-ll-be-aids-free-in-2030-says-agency/ He made this statement during the second edition of Loya Milk swimming competition dubbed: “Loya Milk Swim Meet” for secondary schools’ students held at the Grange School,  Ikeja, Lagos, where attractive prizes of over N1million and other conso]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/calcium-fortified-milk-guarantees-good-health/Fri, 02 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/calcium-fortified-milk-guarantees-good-health/ Although the event was part of the Nordica Fertility Centre’s Children’s Day party for the year, it turned out to be a celebration of tenacity, ecstasy, reunion and advocacy for the centre’s patrons.
To Dr Abayomi Ajayi, the owner of the centre, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/age-not-barrier-to-child-bearing/Fri, 02 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/age-not-barrier-to-child-bearing/ Contrary to popular belief, neither stress, nor spicy foods, another commonly blamed culprit, causes ulcers. They can, however, exacerbate ulcers. Peptic ulcers —sores in the lining of the sto]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/remedies-for-ulcer/Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/remedies-for-ulcer/ To understand how a living organism may have magnetic field of its own, we only have to consider the fact that a magnetic field is created every time a current is passed through an electric wire. The nervous system, too, transmits scientifically measurable electrical impulses. In so doing, it sets up its own magnetic field. As a matter of fact, electricity is a relatively negligible aspect of this energy-flow, an almost physical effect (gross enough for phy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-magnetic-field-influences-our-life/Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-magnetic-field-influences-our-life/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chronic-insomnia-and-trainload-of-many-troubles-2/Thu, 01 Jun 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chronic-insomnia-and-trainload-of-many-troubles-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tobacco-group-urges-government-to-implement-public-health-policies/Wed, 31 May 2017 10:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tobacco-group-urges-government-to-implement-public-health-policies/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/taming-your-anger-frustration-and-aggression-4/Fri, 26 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/taming-your-anger-frustration-and-aggression-4/ In a teleconference, its Chief Medical Director, George Miller said the purpose of the programme is to provide second opinions to patients that have unresolved medical issues.
Miller said at the end of the consultation, physicians under the programme’s umbrella would respond with any of the f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/simplified-medical-referral-takes-off/Fri, 26 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/simplified-medical-referral-takes-off/ He is partnering the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and the Babcock University, Ilisan to train cardiologists. He has also  established a cath-lab in Lagos.
Heart disorders include arrhythmia, angina, heart aneurysms, heart failure, coronary artery disease, congenital heart defects and rheumatic heart disease.
A]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rate-of-heart-attacks-can-be-reduced/Fri, 26 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rate-of-heart-attacks-can-be-reduced/ Speaking in Abuja, he said the Ministry had set a target of 10,150 free surgeries and screenings to assist the poor.
Also, the ministry provided over 200,000 nutrition for Nigerians suffering from malnutrition in the northeast. The intervention has since become a project, the Health Sector Nutrition a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/poor-nigerians-get-free-treatments/Fri, 26 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/poor-nigerians-get-free-treatments/ He asked the Head of Service to provide office accommodation for the agency in the two senatorial districts to reduce the logistic challenges  facing NAFDAC.
Gaidam, who promised to provide a vehicle to the agency to assist it in pat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gaidam-joins-nafdac-to-fight-fake-drugs/Fri, 26 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gaidam-joins-nafdac-to-fight-fake-drugs/ According to him, many people do not take “proper care of their feet, and when they do, they do not get professionals to do it for them.”
“It is worrisome to see some people calling on some street boys to do nail-cutting and cleaning for them. This can cause infections for them. And for those that get unprofessional treatments from salons, more damage is done. A podiatr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/want-to-cut-your-nails-get-an-expert/Thu, 25 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/want-to-cut-your-nails-get-an-expert/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chronic-insomnia-and-trainload-of-many-troubles-1/Thu, 25 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chronic-insomnia-and-trainload-of-many-troubles-1/ The research led by the University of Adelaide is testing safer and more effective drugs to treat type-II diabetes which will reduce side-effects and insulin injections.
Two studies published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and BBA-General Subjection on Friday found that two new drugs could be more efficient]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/researchers-develop-diabetes-drug-to-replace-insulin-injections/Fri, 19 May 2017 12:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/researchers-develop-diabetes-drug-to-replace-insulin-injections/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/taming-your-anger-frustration-and-aggression-3/Fri, 19 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/taming-your-anger-frustration-and-aggression-3/ This year’s conference’s theme is: Anatomy Act: What Next?
That the over 80-year-old act  has never been amended since its enactment will be a subject of discussion for academics and experts in the field.
They will attempt to analyse and situate the act against mo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/society-seeks-anatomy-act-amendment/Fri, 19 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/society-seeks-anatomy-act-amendment/ This, she said, accounted for the high rate of still births and loss of babies due to Rhesus incompatibility. Rhesus negative is the absence of the factor of the surface of the red blood cells of some people. About 16% of the human population is said to be Rhesus negative.
Rhesus incompatibility, Mrs Banire, founder of Rhesus Solution Initiative (RSI), said had no link with witchcraf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ignorance-cause-of-increase-in-rhesus-factor/Fri, 19 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ignorance-cause-of-increase-in-rhesus-factor/ This was the summation of professionals in the health sector that gathered for the one-day symposium organised by the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAP) in partnership with Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN).
The event chaired by the former President, Nigeria Academy of Engineering, Engr. Vincent Maduka, was held at the Ade Ajayi Auditorium of Uni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-sector-professionals-seek-unity/Fri, 19 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-sector-professionals-seek-unity/ NHEA Project Coordinator Dr. Shola Alabi expressed satisfaction with the support NHEA gave  PharmAccess last year and the current one. This, according to him, suggests a commitment to improving healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
Alabi said nomination for the awar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/groups-partner-on-excellence-awards/Fri, 19 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/groups-partner-on-excellence-awards/ At the inauguration at the NAFDAC Central Drug Control Laboratory, Lagos where it is installed, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mrs. Binta A. Bello, said the ministry acknowledged the donati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/boi-donates-high-tech-equipment-to-nafdac/Fri, 19 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/boi-donates-high-tech-equipment-to-nafdac/ Power Oil Brand Manager Amisha Chawla gave the advice during the launch of a deal between the firm and the Kaduna State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.
She said the advice became necessary because one of three women had heart disease. She said this was so because some women  cared for others’health at the detriment of theirs.
The event was opened by Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El–Rufa’i an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/prioritise-heart-health-women-told/Thu, 18 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/prioritise-heart-health-women-told/ The evaluation, he said, would be done in partnership with  NCPNM.
Archbishop Atilade spoke during the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the partnership.
He said it took NCPNM over two decades to achieve the feat.
His words: “NIMR in Yaba, Lagos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/institute-others-to-vet-natural-medicines/Thu, 18 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/institute-others-to-vet-natural-medicines/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chibok-girls-songs-of-innocence-and-experience/Thu, 18 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chibok-girls-songs-of-innocence-and-experience/ Olatinwo said this at the inauguration of the clinic under the Family Medicine Department of the hospital on Tuesday in Ilorin.
He assured that the clinic would strive to promote elder’s wellbeing by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in adults.
The CMD explained that th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/uith-to-promote-healthcare-for-elderly-people/Tue, 16 May 2017 14:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/uith-to-promote-healthcare-for-elderly-people/ The Minister made the call in a statement issued on his behalf on Saturday in Abuja by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director Media and Public Relations, Ministry of Health.
The Minister advised health care providers and members of the public, to report any sign of illness to public health officia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ebola-outbreak-in-central-africa-fg-calls-for-vigilance/Sat, 13 May 2017 22:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ebola-outbreak-in-central-africa-fg-calls-for-vigilance/ WHO Executive Director for Emergencies, Peter Salama, in a statement on Friday, said at least one person had died of the virus.
“An investigation team led by the Ministry of Health and supported by WHO and partners has deployed and is expected to reach the affected area in the coming days.
“An Ebola outbreak i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ebola-who-deploys-investigation-team-to-drc/Sat, 13 May 2017 09:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ebola-who-deploys-investigation-team-to-drc/ In other words, failure or frustration in any form may lead to anger.  Therefore for example, if we can understand this and deal with the roots and causes of failures, then we can deal with relationships that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/taming-your-anger-frustration-and-aggression-2/Fri, 12 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/taming-your-anger-frustration-and-aggression-2/ He said that was why his company was collaborating through its consumer engagement activities to stem the prevalence of malaria in Nigeria and Africa. He said the partnership with states and Federal Government, which has been on-going for years, also demonstrated the company’s commitment to the anti-malaria fight]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mortein-ministries-join-forces-against-malaria/Fri, 12 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mortein-ministries-join-forces-against-malaria/ The Executive Director of Westfield Development Initiatives (WDI), Mrs. Omobola Lana, stated this at a medical outreach in commemoration of this year’s World Malaria Day, at the Olugbede Market Car Park in Egbeda, Alimosho Local Government Development Area. It targeted 500 families.
According to Mrs. Lana, the health outreach which is in its fourth year, has revealed that people]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/make-phcs-more-functional/Fri, 12 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/make-phcs-more-functional/ This was the submission of medical experts at the inauguration of Gray’s Cardiology Centre at Ikeja Lagos. The centre which is dedicated to providing comprehensive cardiovascular care in Nigeria.
Taking the lead, the centre’s Medical Director, Dr. Soe Moe Aung, said there were modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors that cause cardiovascular d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stop-heart-attack-deaths/Fri, 12 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stop-heart-attack-deaths/ According to the project coordinator, Ravimal End Malaria for Good essay competition, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ugo-Amadi, the essays were assessed based on their ingenuity, structure, insightfulness, content and language style and creativity by Dr Jane Ifechelobi of the Department of English and Dr Obinna Ifechelobi of the Dept of Clinical Pharmacy, both of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka.
The award ceremony which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-rewards-winners-in-malaria-essay-competition/Fri, 12 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-rewards-winners-in-malaria-essay-competition/ Prof Amanze made this call while delivering the 15th Babcock University’s inaugural lecture titled: Emerging challenges in the use of African Traditional Medicine in Healthcare delivery System: The way fForward.
The solution to malaria disease affecting over 300 million people around t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-urges-govt-to-empower-tradomedical-practitioners/Thu, 11 May 2017 01:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-urges-govt-to-empower-tradomedical-practitioners/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/will-prince-momoh-help-us-kill-mosquitoes/Thu, 11 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/will-prince-momoh-help-us-kill-mosquitoes/ Prof Atilade said chiropractors have discovered that some people have mainly structural problems, while others&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-body-types-affect-health/Thu, 11 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-body-types-affect-health/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chemotherapy-not-cancer-is-the-ultimate-killer/Thu, 11 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/chemotherapy-not-cancer-is-the-ultimate-killer/  
In the last few weeks we had dealt with issue of abuse in its various forms. In many circumstances, at the underbelly of abusive behaviour of an individual lies frustration and anger which if unresoved peacefully may result into aggresive and abusive behavior against other persons. In this article, we will take a look at anger in general and in subsequent weeks,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/taming-your-anger-frustration-and-aggression-1/Fri, 05 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/taming-your-anger-frustration-and-aggression-1/ He stated this at this year’s Workers’Day, which coincided with the Golden Jubilee of the state in Agege Stadium.
Temowo said an HIV-positive person could be symptom-free for about 10 years and infect others, if unchecked and untrea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagosians-advised-to-have-regular-hiv-screening/Fri, 05 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagosians-advised-to-have-regular-hiv-screening/ The Kantar Group of Companies, Nigeria Managing Director Aggrey Maposa gave the advice when his firm donated drugs, long-lasting treated nets and free counselling to two of its host communities – Ojodu Berger and Maryland – in Lagos State.
He said his company chose malaria prevention as its theme to mark this year’s World Malaria Day.
“]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/keep-your-environment-clean-sleep-in-treated-nets/Fri, 05 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/keep-your-environment-clean-sleep-in-treated-nets/ Experts gynaecology, oncology, and wellness including the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs Bolanle Ambode,  represented by Ogun State Governor’s wife Mrs. Olufunso Amosun; her Oyo State colleague Mrs. Florence Ajimobi and that of Ondo State Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, a breast cancer survivor, gave the admonition at the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/first-one-shop-breast-gynaecology-centre-now-in-lagos/Fri, 05 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/first-one-shop-breast-gynaecology-centre-now-in-lagos/ It has  80/480mg and 15mg/90mg powder for oral suspension.
At its launch in Lagos, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) President Ahmed Yakasai said the anti-malarial drug was a good Artemether Combination Therapy (ACT) as chloroquine has been replaced with a double combination of Artemether-Lumefantrine.
According to the Worl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anti-malaria-drug-publitem-makes-its-debut-in-nigeria/Fri, 05 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anti-malaria-drug-publitem-makes-its-debut-in-nigeria/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sex-is-the-lubricant-in-a-relationship/Thu, 04 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sex-is-the-lubricant-in-a-relationship/ In the first reports about hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/depression-and-rising-cases-of-suicide-in-nigeria/Thu, 04 May 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/depression-and-rising-cases-of-suicide-in-nigeria/ Besides, doctors from the hospital were in Nigeria to screen and treat patients in Abuja and Kaduna.
The essence is to ensure that cases that could be handled here in the country are dealt with so as to discourage unnecessary traveling on the part of patients.
It is reported that Nigeria spends over $1 billion on medical tourism]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/saudi-german-hospital-collaborates-with-nigerian-hospitals-doctors/Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/saudi-german-hospital-collaborates-with-nigerian-hospitals-doctors/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pharmacists-seek-end-to-drug-importation/Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pharmacists-seek-end-to-drug-importation/ Emotional/Psychological Abuse: The opposite of expression of words is silence. Silence can mean several things. Now take for example, a man who refused to speak to his wife or though they live in the same home, the wife refused]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/other-forms-of-abuse-prevention-treatment/Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/other-forms-of-abuse-prevention-treatment/ The doctors, who specialise  in various fields of medical practice were in Osun State to provide free medical services to the indigenes as a form of social responsibility to the communities that made them. In the course of their mission, they paid courtesy visit to the former Deputy Governor and Senator at his Ife home.
Expressi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/omisore-hosts-north-america-medical-team/Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/omisore-hosts-north-america-medical-team/ Commissioner for Health Dr. Jide Idris stated this  at the 2017 Ministerial press briefing of the Ministry of Health to commemorate second year in office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration in Lagos State.
Idris said a core implementation team comprising relevant technical persons, stakeholders, private sector and donor community was set up  to draw]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-begins-health-insurance-scheme-in-november/Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-begins-health-insurance-scheme-in-november/ Bagudu stated this at the first State Council of Health meeting in Birnin-Kebbi. The theme was: “Revitalisation of Primary Health Care services towards achieving universal he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kebbi-re-introduces-sanitary-inspectors/Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kebbi-re-introduces-sanitary-inspectors/ Sensitising the motorcyclists  on the basic facts of HIV/AIDS and stigmatisation, the health educator of the agency, Mrs. Olushola Adebambo, said the virus could]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/aids-agency-screens-166-motorcyclists-in-badagry/Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/aids-agency-screens-166-motorcyclists-in-badagry/ An initiative, Malaria To Zero visited the area and gave advice to residents on how to curb malaria, modes of getting to know the symptoms and mediums of preventing the deadly disease.
Agoyi Mary, who is a volunteer for the event and medical students from the University of Lagos, advised the residents on the health benefits of sleep]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/world-malaria-day-mushin-residents-get-1000-nets/Thu, 27 Apr 2017 19:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/world-malaria-day-mushin-residents-get-1000-nets/ Many Nigerians Ezengige said, were unaware of the usefulness of iridology as an alternative arm of healing. He said Iridology (also known as iridodiagnosis or iridiagnosis) is an alternative medicine technique whose proponents claim that patterns, colours, and other characteristics of the iris can be examined to determine information]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pay-attention-to-eye-discomfort-says-expert/Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pay-attention-to-eye-discomfort-says-expert/  
Eye Health
Macular degeneration and cataracts are among the world’s most common visual impairments and major causes of blindness. Infections and old age are among the main causes of these diseases, but nutrition may also play a significant role.
Dietary intake of antioxidants, most notably carotenoids, such as zeaxanthin and lutein, may have considerable benefits for eye health. Lutein and zeaxanthin are the pre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nutrition-facts-and-health-benefits-of-corn/Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nutrition-facts-and-health-benefits-of-corn/ According to a naturopath, Dr Idowu Ogunkoya, while salt makes food tasty, it should be used moderately. “If one eats too much  salt, the extra water stored in the body raises one’s blood pressure”, he said, adding: “So, the more salt you eat, the higher your blood pressure. The higher your blood pressure, the greater the strain on your heart, arteries, kidneys and brain. This can le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/excess-salt-can-damage-good-health/Thu, 27 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/excess-salt-can-damage-good-health/ The launch was held at the MCR Hall, LASUTH, Lagos.
While one of the books focuses on first aid requirements, the other is about transformational leadership.
According to Mrs. Shode the books are for mothers, nannies, h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-asst-director-of-nursing-launches-two-books/Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-asst-director-of-nursing-launches-two-books/ One of such activities is the on-going tour of General Hospitals and health centres, with the aim of auditing infrastructure and sensitising the workforce in preparation for the scheme.
At the various staff assemblies during the tours, the Commission Chairman, Dr. Adebayo Aderiye, said since there was no]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-prepares-health-workers-for-nhi/Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-prepares-health-workers-for-nhi/ The laboratory was noted in the past for the production of vaccines to prevent infectious mocro-organisms.
Lagos State Chairman of Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (AMLSN) Comrade Adegoke Kehinde said the laboratory was redundant because people who make a for tune from vaccines i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lab-scientists-to-minister-reactivate-central-lab-to-fight-meningitis/Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lab-scientists-to-minister-reactivate-central-lab-to-fight-meningitis/ Its Director of Marketing (Fine Furniture/Finished Laboratories), Uzo Nwaije Jr, who made the call, said such an environment would include improved factors of production. According to him, the first step at doing so should be by making it easier for manufacturers to get funds to operate.
“That will improve the economy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/create-environment-for-health-firms-success-govt-told/Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/create-environment-for-health-firms-success-govt-told/ According to Diyaolu, the initiative was to reduce and prevent the rate at whic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/community-gets-free-treated-mosquito-nets/Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/community-gets-free-treated-mosquito-nets/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-prevention-and-treatment-3/Fri, 21 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-prevention-and-treatment-3/ Despite the huge funds voted for its treatment and prevention yearly, malaria  remains a thorn in the flesh of many Nigerians.
The choice of the theme “End malaria for good”, by the WHO for its World Malaria Day celebration, is, therefore, apt, an expert has said.
The event, which coincides with WHO’s 25th anniversary to be  held next week, is focusing on t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/malaria-can-be-treated-with-herbal-medicines/Thu, 20 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/malaria-can-be-treated-with-herbal-medicines/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-natural-cures-for-cerebrospinal-meningitis/Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-natural-cures-for-cerebrospinal-meningitis/ Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
On Wednesday April 12th, Sonnie Ekwuwosi wrote an article that was published in This Day Nigeria newspaper called ‘Sexualization of Children: Matters Arising’. It did not come as a surprise to me because he has been frantically circulating his sensationalist claims about adolescent sexuality, sex education and the proposed Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill (GEOB) onli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lets-talk-about-sex/Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lets-talk-about-sex/ Adewole told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the mood swings and menopausal hot flashes were common to all women particularly from ages 40 and above.
Experts including Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English define mood swings as extreme or abrupt fluctuations in emotional state; it can also be a sign o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-why-women-swing-from-laughing-to-weeping/Sun, 16 Apr 2017 20:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-why-women-swing-from-laughing-to-weeping/ The huge number of sufferers shows the danger posed by negelcted tropical diseases (NTDs). With over billion people in 154 countries having one NTD or  the other, the Federal Government has woken up to the challenge of tackling the problem.
The target NTDs are: Onchocerciasis (Ri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mission-to-eliminate-ntds-by-2020/Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mission-to-eliminate-ntds-by-2020/ Slit lamps are the most frequently used and most universally applicable examination instrument in ophthalmology.Its field of application include the examination of the anterior segment of the eye including the crystalline lens and the anterior vitreous body, ob]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/guinness-nigeria-equips-luth-eye-centre/Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/guinness-nigeria-equips-luth-eye-centre/ Parents facing difficulties in child rearing need to seek help from other family members as it’s done in our society and in any loving society. If the parents cannot deal with the child, such child could be considered for adoption rather than abusing the innocent.
Sex education should be a compulsory course in p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-prevention-and-treatment-2/Fri, 14 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-prevention-and-treatment-2/ Knowledge of what to do about the escalating burden of mental disorders has improved substantially over the past decade. There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating both the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of key interventions for priority mental disorders in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-mental-health-care-and-treatment/Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-mental-health-care-and-treatment/ He gave the advice in an interview with The Nation.
He said the role of traditional healers in psychiatry could not be overemphasised.
“We, as professionals, take due recognition of these trado-medicine healers as complementary, but then, they have their limitations, hence they must know whe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tips-on-mental-disorders-for-healers-by-don/Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/tips-on-mental-disorders-for-healers-by-don/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dr-orji-sickle-cell-and-brain-disorder-jaundice-2/Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dr-orji-sickle-cell-and-brain-disorder-jaundice-2/ According to the Chief Medical Director, Prof Chris Bode, suicide is preventable, but there is a lack of prevention strategies in most countries, including Nigeria. Consequently, LUTH has initiated a suicide prevention service called the Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (SURPIN) and Staff Emotional Care Services (SECS).
He stated this while unveiling th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/suicide-luth-launches-hotlines-support-group/Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/suicide-luth-launches-hotlines-support-group/ This was made known when the NiBUCAA Executive Committee led by Dr. Gertrude Bassey,  visited NACA Director-General Dr. Sani Aliyu in Abuja.
Aliyu said another target his agency was determined to achieve is Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) which has been achieved by other co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/naca-nibucaa-partner/Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/naca-nibucaa-partner/ According to Adebayo, occupational therapy practitioners are the professionals who put the icing on the cake in medical care because the therapy (OT) is widely provided for people with chronic musculoskeletal conditions. So after the surgery and other medical interventions,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-team-incomplete-without-occupational-therapists/Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-team-incomplete-without-occupational-therapists/ This was the position of speakers at the Doctors’ Forum, organised by The Bridge Clinic and Pathcare Laboratories in Lagos. The main bowl of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Kofo Abayomi, Victoria Island where the event]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-experts-canvass-healthcare-revolution/Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-experts-canvass-healthcare-revolution/ Sexual intercourse is a purposeful biological function. But then, sex in every culture is revered and guided by local customs and laws. In modern and in most decent societies, sex is prohibited under certain age. A child is not competent to consent to sex.  In a lot of cultures, sexual intercourse is frown upon between close relatives. Therefore, for avoidance of doubt, let us define sex even though the wave for expanded definition is staring down various nations. For our purpo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-prevention-and-treatment-1/Fri, 07 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-prevention-and-treatment-1/ It has mandated its Committee on Healthcare Services to invite the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to brief it on the ministry’s efforts combating the scourge.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion entitled “Urgent Need to Curb the Scourge of Meningitis in Nigeria’’ sponsored by Rep. Johnson]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/meningitis-reps-invite-health-minister/Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/meningitis-reps-invite-health-minister/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dr-orji-sickle-cell-and-brain-disorder-jaundice/Thu, 06 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dr-orji-sickle-cell-and-brain-disorder-jaundice/ I must first state that traditional medicine practitioners have been on the issue of having regulatory laws for their practice for over two decades. It has been 20 years of struggle. Different interest groups in the two branches of healing have been on this. They include the Governing Board of Traditional Medicine now known as National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-traditional-medicine-bill/Thu, 06 Apr 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-traditional-medicine-bill/ Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for your health, especially your digestive system.
The joint study by the universities of Otago and Auckland involved the probiotic, Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001, which was used to make fermented milk products such as yoghurt.
The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/study-opens-door-to-new-treatments-for-diabetes-researchers/Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/study-opens-door-to-new-treatments-for-diabetes-researchers/ The online platform was founded by Dr. Damian Avar, who felt that the dismal doctor-to-patient ratio (1:4000-6000) in the country, caused by a deficit of doctors, could be mitigated by leveraging technology. DoctorsHub Nigeria was launched last November.
Avar conceived the idea during his final year at the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos. With only seven doctors at inception, DoctorsHub Nig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/online-referral-platform-takes-off/Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/online-referral-platform-takes-off/ In separate interviews, they said this became imperative because of the rise in suicide cases.
The Nigerian 1958 Lunacy Act criminalises suicide. When the same person attempts suicide and does not succeed, the experts said the best way to assist the person is not to imprisonment, but treatment in a hospital.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), health is a s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/legislate-against-suicide-experts-tell-national-assembly/Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/legislate-against-suicide-experts-tell-national-assembly/ At the unveiling of some of its products in Ikeja, Lagos, its East Africa Region Managing Director, Mr Tamas Toth,  said four of five persons who need corrective lenses do not correct their sight. Essilor’s goal, he added, is to improve the vision of such in Nigeria.
He said EOSN’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-maintain-good-sight-by-opticians/Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-maintain-good-sight-by-opticians/ The agreement was signed under the auspices of  the auspices of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU).
In a communiqué after its meeting at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State, the Council urged the Federal Government to expedi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-threatens-strike-over-non-implementation-of-agreements/Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-threatens-strike-over-non-implementation-of-agreements/ In separate interviews, they said this became imperative because of the rise in suicide cases.
The Nigerian 1958 Lunacy Act criminalises suicide. When the same person attempts suicide and does not succeed, the experts said the best way to assist the person is not to imprisonment, but treatment in a hospital.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), health is a s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/do-not-legislate-against-suicide-experts-tell-national-assembly/Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/do-not-legislate-against-suicide-experts-tell-national-assembly/ Abuse is a combination of two words: “Abnormal” (Ab) and “Use” to form “Ab-use”. For a fact, abuse is rampant. Abuse takes different forms and is everywhere. Abuse occurs in private and public places. Parents abuse children.
Strangers abuse others. Spouses abuse each other in the name of love. Various governments at different levels and their agents in different countries abuse the citizens that they are supposed to lead and govern.
Religious]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-prevention-and-treatment/Fri, 31 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-prevention-and-treatment/ It may seem like there’s no way to solve your problems and that suicide is the only way to end the pain. But you]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-overcome-suicide-and-suicidal-thoughts/Thu, 30 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-overcome-suicide-and-suicidal-thoughts/ The deal will include the modalities for putting resources together for farmers to take advantages of. The two parties described the partnership as a rare opportunity for farmers.
The areas of interest will include cultivating ginger, lemon grass, tomato and other herbal plants.
Governor Godwin Obaseki made this known while receiving a delegation of the clinic, led by its Director, Rev.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/edo-paxherbal-clinic-to-collaborate-on-agriculture/Thu, 30 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/edo-paxherbal-clinic-to-collaborate-on-agriculture/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/coca-cola-fanta-sprite-sodium-benzoate-and-vitamin-c/Thu, 30 Mar 2017 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/coca-cola-fanta-sprite-sodium-benzoate-and-vitamin-c/ The exercise was also aimed to encourage voluntary blood donation and save lives.
The office turned into a make-shift hospital, with many young men thronging the facility to donate blood. It held the entire day and 86 pints were got, even though 116 were registered for the exercise.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-group-hold-blood-donation-camp/Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-group-hold-blood-donation-camp/ The initiator of the Project Smile dental makeover, Project Smile 4.0, Dr Amy Traore-Shumbusho, said this  was because oral diseases are often linked to chronic disease.
She spoke during the announcement of more beneficiaries on Project Smile Season Four, as part of activities to mark the World Oral Health Day.
The theme was: Project Smile 4.0 Smile Alive! It was a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oral-health-can-reveal-onset-of-chronic-diseases/Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oral-health-can-reveal-onset-of-chronic-diseases/ In earlier write-up in previous weeks, the definition of pain was provided. We also discussed the nature of chronic and acute pains. We similarly discussed the treatment of such pains and what you should do in the circumstance.  In this last piece on pains, we are going to look at psychological pain. If all else fails in treatment of acute and chronic pain, psychological pain may result.
Now what is psychological pain? An emotional distress ensuing either from a current or past]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-pains-4/Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-pains-4/ Cardiac catheterisation (cardiac cath or heart cath) is a procedure to examine how well the heart is working. A thin, hollow tube called a catheter is inserted into a large blood vessel that le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hope-rises-for-cardiovascular-training/Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hope-rises-for-cardiovascular-training/ The report is titled: It’s a no brainer!- Action needed to stop children being exposed to chemicals that harm their brain development.
CHEM Trust is a UK-registered charity that works at European, UK and International levels to prevent man-made chemicals from causing long-term damage to wildlife or h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/alarm-on-dangerous-chemicals/Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/alarm-on-dangerous-chemicals/ Nigerians have been urged to observe regular  sleep  to enjoy heathy  living. They were told that the consequences of sleep deprivation are grave.
The Group Managing Director, Vitafoam Nigeria plc, Mr Taiwo Adeniyi, stated this at this year’s World Sleep Day organised by the firm as part of the activities marking the event. This year’s theme was: So]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-encourages-good-sleep-pattern/Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-encourages-good-sleep-pattern/ He said a boost in traditional medicine would enable the country  have an edge, generate revenue, and set a pace for local production and for export, which could replace oil.
Uzu, a herbal medicine practitioner, spoke during&nb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-urged-to-maximise-natural-plants-boost-traditional-medicine/Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-urged-to-maximise-natural-plants-boost-traditional-medicine/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/any-five-super-food-supplements-for-wellness/Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/any-five-super-food-supplements-for-wellness/ Ijehon, who is Head of Dental Department, Dutse General Hospital, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Tuesday.
He said that brushing after taking breakfast helps to remove food particles left in the mouth after eating.
The dentist added that such food particles, if left in the mouth, make bacteria to produce acid which could destroy the teeth over tim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dentist-urges-nigerians-to-clean-their-mouths-after-meals/Tue, 21 Mar 2017 13:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dentist-urges-nigerians-to-clean-their-mouths-after-meals/ The Health Reform Foundation  of Nigeria (HERFON) Programme Officer on PACFaH Project, Ms. Aanu’ Rotimi, made the request at a symposium organised by the Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) in Lagos.
PACFaH is a social accountability project for capacity buil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pacfah-seeks-more-health-budget-reporting/Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pacfah-seeks-more-health-budget-reporting/ When a pain lasts longer than six months irrespective of its cause,  it is said to be chronic.
Pain in this category is itself a disease. Unlike acute pain, which  warns the victim, chronic pain does not. It does not relate to the injury or its cause.
Long-term pain disturbs sufferers’ daily activities. Such regulars as walking downstairs or going up to the next floor of his or her property may become a huge challenge for the sufferer of, say, knee pain.  Chroni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-pains-3/Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-pains-3/ when Alhaja Falilat Otule was 48, she took one of her children for physiotherapy at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba. But she did not expect what followed.
While the child was being attended to, she saw the G]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/glaucoma-can-be-managed/Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/glaucoma-can-be-managed/ Nordica Fertility Centre Medical Director Dr Abayomi Ajayi gave the advice at this year’s Endometriosis Day, which had as theme: Endometriosis in adolescent.
He said many people mistook endometriosis for menstrual pains, a reason the clinic held the endometriosis awareness campaign.
Ajayi said endometriosis, which aff]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/check-out-that-menstrual-pain/Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/check-out-that-menstrual-pain/ The path of Onukaba and mine met this earth life when he came to work at The Guardian newspaper in the 1980s as a trainee or cub reporter. Like journalism recruits of The Guardian of tho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/onukaba-adinoyi-ojo-gone-like-the-wind/Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/onukaba-adinoyi-ojo-gone-like-the-wind/ Have you ever turned sideways to take a good look at an object and discovered that you saw nothing? That is, tilting your head to take a full grasp of an image and did not see anything? If you have experienced this, it is the first sign of gradual vision loss due to glaucoma.
According to eye care experts, it could mean that you have developed glaucoma, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/glaucoma-can-be-slowed-down/Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/glaucoma-can-be-slowed-down/ According to the organisation, it has been a headache following the research carried out among the people of the community, this came out in a community dialogue organised by the organisation on Friday, 10th march 2017, at Iwaya health centre, Yaba Lagos.
The organisation whose findings is got from seeking people’s opinion]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sexual-violence-headache-to-lagos-community-ahi/Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sexual-violence-headache-to-lagos-community-ahi/ At the kick-off of Hard to reach project in Danko Wasagu, the wife of the state governor, Dr Zainab Bagudu, said since the inception of the administration of  Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, policies and interventions have placed priority on developing the health sector in order to minimise the menace of preventable diseases affecting women and children.
The scheme was flagged off wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kebbis-health-road-map-for-525-remote-settlements/Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kebbis-health-road-map-for-525-remote-settlements/ Earlier on we defined and described what a pain is. In today’s article, we will consider what an acute pain means and how we can take care of it. Acute pain is the body’s normal response to harm such as a cut, pain due to an infection, or other physical hurts. Put in another way, acute pain is a kind of pain that on average lasts less than three to six months, or pain that is directly related to soft tissue damage such as say a twisted finger, a whitlow, boil, or b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-pain-2/Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-pain-2/ Do you know your weight? Weight is not decided by climbing on the weighing scale but through a simple step of conversion: Convert your weight from pounds to kilogrammes. Your weight (in pounds) ÷ 2.2 = your weight]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-avoid-kidney-disease-by-experts/Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-avoid-kidney-disease-by-experts/ Dr. Talabi spoke at the event commemorating this year’s International Epilepsy Day, held at Health Suite in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Dr Talabi said the Day was meant to educate the public on the facts about epilepsy and the need]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-tiers-must-collaborate-to-help-epilepsy-patients/Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-tiers-must-collaborate-to-help-epilepsy-patients/ At the launch in Abuja,Minister of State for Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire   said  the event  climaxed the  journey that Nigeria embarked upon in 2001 in search for a stable and sustainable system for the delivery of HIV/AIDS services.
He said the guidelines were informed by the basic principles of equality, equity and social justice , adding that they aligned with the un]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-launches-guidelines-for-hivprevention-treatment/Fri, 10 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-launches-guidelines-for-hivprevention-treatment/ Samuel gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin ON Wednesday.
The pharmacist said that people who were overweight had a chance of developing end stage renal disease compared to those of normal weights.
He recommended routine urine and blood te]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/world-kidney-day-experts-caution-against-junk-foods-sedentary-lifestyle/Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/world-kidney-day-experts-caution-against-junk-foods-sedentary-lifestyle/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/womentoilet-infections-and-some-vaginal-issues-3/Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/womentoilet-infections-and-some-vaginal-issues-3/ The best way to prevent cold and any wet season infection is through natural remedies that boost the immune system, fight of virus, bacteria and fungi, and help the body cleanse toxins.
According to traditional practitioners, the rainy season is a break from hot temperatures, and with it comes th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kit-yourself-against-wet-season-illness/Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kit-yourself-against-wet-season-illness/ The Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr. Nafiu Babatunde Aigoro, gave the advice at the opening of the Power Oil Health Camp Project at Ori-Omi ground in Oke Sokori, Abeokuta.
He said too much low-density lipoprotein (LDL), cholesterol forms plaques on the inner walls of the arteries, thereby interfering with the blood flow to the heart.
In recognition of the efforts of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avoid-bad-oil-evade-heart-attack/Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avoid-bad-oil-evade-heart-attack/ AN Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kolawole Wahab, has described stroke as a disease that deserves  more public attention like others in its category.
He spoke at the launch of a  product NeuroAid, manufactured by Moleac PTE Limited, Singapore and introduced to the country by Bolar Pharmaceuticals Limited, in Ikeja, Lagos.
Speaking on Incidence of stroke cases and current treatment strategies, Dr Wahab sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stroke-becoming-an-epidemic/Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stroke-becoming-an-epidemic/ The specialists, who consist of the best from West African, spoke  at this year’s West African Vaccine Summit in Lagos.
It had as theme Ready for life.
The professionals agreed that though there were vaccines by Pfizer to treat the diseases, if one rested, drank plenty of water and juices to keep the body hydrated, increased the intake of Vitamin A and C, washed hands to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-prevent-pneumonia-meningitis-by-experts/Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-prevent-pneumonia-meningitis-by-experts/ In this series, we will take a look at the nature of pain, a major, perhaps the commonest health problem. Further, we will examine what causes pain and also how to deal with the short term pain (which in medical parlance is called acute pain) and also long term pain otherwise called chronic pain. Also, we will differentiate between the two and we will advise on how to handle pain which is either physical in nature or distress pain which is mental or psychological in form. In b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-pain-1/Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-deal-with-pain-1/ The Federal Government has stopped registrars from referring patients for treatment abroad.It has given the job to consultants.
It accused the registrars of conniving with patients to ask for foreign exchange (forex) for overseas treatment of cases that could easily be handled in the country, adding that this has led to a loss of about $1 billion yearly to medical tourism.
Minister of Health Prof Isaac Adewole stated this at the inaugura]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-stops-registrars-from-referring-patients-for-overseas-treatment/Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-stops-registrars-from-referring-patients-for-overseas-treatment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-toilet-infections-and-some-vaginal-issues-2/Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-toilet-infections-and-some-vaginal-issues-2/ Watermelons are an excellent source of several vitamins: vitamin A, which helps maintain eye health and is an antioxidant. Vitamin C, which helps strengthen immunity, heal wounds, prevent cell damage, promote healthy teeth and gums and vitamin B6, which helps brain function and helps convert protein to energy.
Watermelon has the highest concentration of lycopene of any fresh fruit or vegetable. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that helps f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eat-fruits-vegetables-for-optimal-health/Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eat-fruits-vegetables-for-optimal-health/ At the ceremony to mark the feat, its MD/CEO, Dr. Charles Onwuzuluigbo,described the firm   as a leading Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO)  licensed by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)  in 2007 to  provide managed healthcare.  “We are one of the few licensed managed health care services providers that have been recently re-accredited by the NHIS. T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oceanic-health-marks-10-years-of-performance/Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oceanic-health-marks-10-years-of-performance/ At the inauguration of the laboratory, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof Chris Bode, said  LUTH acquired the Architect C-4000 machinefor faster service for outpatients.The machin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-acquires-new-lab-equipment-for-outpatients/Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-acquires-new-lab-equipment-for-outpatients/ They all came for one purpose-  to witness the inauguration of new co-chairs for  NIBUCAA.
Dr Pascal Dozie, a co-chair]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kudos-for-hivaids-coalition-at-officerselection/Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kudos-for-hivaids-coalition-at-officerselection/ Adewole said government would work with stakeholders to provide facilities and consumables to the victims in their communities.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-ll-step-up-support-for-leprosy-patients-says-minister/Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-ll-step-up-support-for-leprosy-patients-says-minister/ Sleep: exercise generally speaking, improves sleep for a lot of people. It also alleviates sleep disorders such as insomnic illness. However,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-to-manifold-diseases-5/Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-to-manifold-diseases-5/ He made the call while presenting certificates to 10 approved schools and eight others that received full accreditation  in Abuja.
Erhabor told the gathering that the the institutions were approved   after a rigorous process,pledging its support in the training of technicians]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/be-guided-by-rules-registrar-tells-lab-institutions/Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/be-guided-by-rules-registrar-tells-lab-institutions/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-toilet-infections-and-some-vaginal-issues-1/Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-toilet-infections-and-some-vaginal-issues-1/ Some women usually experience heavy blood flow and clotting during their menstrual cycle. On the average, a woman with normal menstrual cycle should only shed two to three tablespoons (30 to 44 millilitres) of blood during menstruation. Every woman is unique, so also their menstrual cycle. But if one has concerns that she may be bleeding too much during her period, i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbs-can-solve-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbs-can-solve-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-of-the-girl-child-different-shades-perpetrators-and-health-implications-2/Sat, 18 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abuse-of-the-girl-child-different-shades-perpetrators-and-health-implications-2/ Patients complain of disgusting services at LASUTH. Their complaints range from lack of vintage services at the laboratory and pharmacy to lack of bed space, why is that?
The Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, visited the hospital recently during the launch of the helipad. He toured the hospita]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/we-insist-on-what-is-right-at-lasuth/Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/we-insist-on-what-is-right-at-lasuth/ Experts are against surgically removing endometriosis; where the endometrium grows outside the uterus, unless the symptoms do not respond to treatment. But the disease causes severe pains for premenopausal women.
The experts spoke at an event organised by some specialists in reproductive health in Lagos. They urged reporters to help shed light on the disease]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-tackle-endometriosis-by-experts/Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-tackle-endometriosis-by-experts/ An outpatient with  registration number 671632 at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, Lagos, he lives on compound drugs.
Jaiyesimi, who was born on May 25, last year, was barely two weeks old when it was discovered that his breathing was abnormal. He was initially taken to a private hospital in Ikorodu, Lagos, from where he was referred to another private hospital on Victoria Island, Lagos last Ju]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eight-month-old-boy-needs-n35m-for-heart-surgery/Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eight-month-old-boy-needs-n35m-for-heart-surgery/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-to-manifold-diseases-4/Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-to-manifold-diseases-4/ Mr Muntaka Mukhtar, the UNICEF Katsina State Education Specialist, disclosed this on Thursday in Katsina while presenting the state’s Annual School Census for 2015/2016.
Mukhtar put the primary schools enrollment in the state at 1,549,157 sharing a total of 9,631 toilets across the 34 local governm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/toilet-pupil-ratio-in-katsina-primary-schools-1161-unicef/Thu, 16 Feb 2017 20:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/toilet-pupil-ratio-in-katsina-primary-schools-1161-unicef/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/random-thoughts-about-aflatoxin-pawpaw-leaf-detox-2/Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/random-thoughts-about-aflatoxin-pawpaw-leaf-detox-2/ Nutrition can  help prevent or  manage arthritis, a traditional practitioner, Dr Segun Fahuwa, has said.
In an interview, he said what one eats or does not is the first step to avoiding the disease.
Fahuwa, popularly called Mister Guarantee, said eating processed foods, such as baked or prepackaged meals and snacks could aggravate arthritis because they contain trans-fats which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-prevent-arthritis/Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-prevent-arthritis/ The Campaign,which is a staff led initiative, aimed at increasing access to clean water and improve health and sanitation in schools and orphanages.
 
According to a statement by AFC, the Clean Water Campaign provides access to clean water via a solar powered borehole, water treatment plant and storage tanks, which is in line with corporation&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/afc-launches-clean-water-campaign/Wed, 15 Feb 2017 15:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/afc-launches-clean-water-campaign/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/beat-arthritis-by-checking-your-teeth/Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/beat-arthritis-by-checking-your-teeth/ Mrs Aanu Basil, the Deputy Director, Marine Pollution, Contamination Clean-Up and Remediation in the ministry, said other residents of the community were safe from lead poisoning with the clean-up.
Basil made this known in Abuja in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday.
She sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/2500-children-affected-by-lead-poisoning-in-niger/Sat, 11 Feb 2017 18:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/2500-children-affected-by-lead-poisoning-in-niger/ Making the donation at the paediatrics ward of the hospital, the OSSAP-SDGS, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, and Rotary Club District 9110 Governor Mr Patrick Ikheloa, harped on the need for more philanthropists and clubs to join the onerous task of reducing maternal and child m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-donates-two-incubators-to-hospital/Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-donates-two-incubators-to-hospital/ He spoke at a briefing with reporters to mark this year’s World Leprosy Day in Umuahia, Abia State.
The day was set aside to create awareness and mobilise support for leprosy control, and this year’s celebration was the 64th. The theme was: “Zero disability among children affected by leprosy”.
Accor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/leprosy-is-not-heavens-punishment/Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/leprosy-is-not-heavens-punishment/ According to the agency, patronising approved centres is one of the surest ways to avoid contracting HIV. This, the agency said, is because the state has put in place mechanisms to ensure blood supply with zero risk of transmitting infectious diseases, especially human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
The agency’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-warns-against-infected-unscreened-blood/Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-warns-against-infected-unscreened-blood/ The President, Mr Soji Adekogbe, who spoke at the third edition of Omolara Jolaoso Memorial Lecture, urged federal and state governments to provide adequate funding to equip hospitals with tools required for early diagnosis and prompt treatment of cancer.
He also said the status of cancer care was worrisome a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/club-urges-govts-on-cancer-care/Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/club-urges-govts-on-cancer-care/ Please take]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-for-manifold-diseases-3/Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-for-manifold-diseases-3/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/random-thoughts-about-aflatoxin-pawpaw-leaf-detox-1/Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/random-thoughts-about-aflatoxin-pawpaw-leaf-detox-1/ Everything is not about drugs.But people are inclined to first look for drugs whenever they feel that something is wrong with them. Most times, they feel  that they must take a pill to get better if they experience a cold, headache, or any other symptoms.
But, healthcare givers believe that good food holds the key to a healthy life.
According to a Na]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-answers-all-health-needs/Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-answers-all-health-needs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-secret-of-healthy-teeth-healthy-joints/Tue, 07 Feb 2017 07:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-secret-of-healthy-teeth-healthy-joints/ The orient is home to the longest lived races, like the Japanese and Chinese, and diet has been adduced to be the secret to this. They practice a remarkably easy weight loss approach called the 80 percent rule. Conversely, ever since Nigerians have adopted sedentary western lifestyles, and food choices, the average Nigerian portion size has been growing, not to mention the average waist and dress size. Meanwhile, Nigerian life expectancy has dropped over the years. Nigerian women are now]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/one-simple-rule-that-will-keep-you-slim-and-long-lived/Sun, 05 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/one-simple-rule-that-will-keep-you-slim-and-long-lived/ Onyayi gave the advice on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
“My advice to ladies is that they should not sit down till when the breast is paining them before they know that there is a problem; that was the mentality I had before now.
“In fact, before the pain starts, it woul]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-my-story-is-a-bad-one-glory-be-to-god-i-am-alive/Sat, 04 Feb 2017 22:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-my-story-is-a-bad-one-glory-be-to-god-i-am-alive/ Lifestyle Hack for the week
Salads are a healthy addition to every diet, even as dieticians advise that the fruits and vegetables are best eaten raw. However, some salads ingredients (like potatoes) need to be boiled to be edible.  Some people choose to add fried ingredients- either as vegetables or garnishes. True, fried vegetables or garnishes add a nice little crunch to salads and are lovely every now and then, especially when you’ve ordered a gourmet salad at the newest res]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/leave-fried-stuff-off-the-salad-plate/Sat, 04 Feb 2017 13:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/leave-fried-stuff-off-the-salad-plate/ According to NACA, about 180,000 still die yearly of the disease in the country, with 700 new infections daily. Of the over three million people living with the virus, only about 800,000 are on treatment.
The gap has been blamed on the country’s inability to fu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/naca-canvasses-increased-funding-for-hivaids/Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/naca-canvasses-increased-funding-for-hivaids/ The storey building has seven rooms/wards, a consulting room, an out-patient parlour, five toilets and a store as well as the doctor’s office. It  has two access culverts with drainage.
Inaugurating the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lawmaker-builds-health-centre-for-ajasa/Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lawmaker-builds-health-centre-for-ajasa/ NIBUCAA is the voice of the Nigerian private sector response to HIV and AIDS.
Managing Director of Total E and P Nigeria Nicolas Terraz and CEO/Group Managing Director  (GMD) of Access Bank Plc Herbert Wigwe are the incoming co-chair.
NIBUCAA’s Acting Executive Secretary Gbenga A. Alabi who visited the Vintage Press Limited, publishers of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-gets-co-chairman/Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-gets-co-chairman/ Do you experience irregular bowel movement, unexplained stomach pain, diarrhoea and you are ab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/colorectal-cancer-is-preventable-treatable/Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/colorectal-cancer-is-preventable-treatable/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-for-manifold-disease-2/Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-for-manifold-disease-2/ Everyone has suffered from puffy eyes at one time or the other; either because you did not get enough sleep, drank too much alcohol, partied too hard or simply find that yours is hereditary. Here are a few tips to banish puffy eyes or under-eye bags to keep your skin looking young and healthy.There are three ways to get rid of puffy eyes or under eye bags. Number one, you need to get moisturizer to help your body to de-puff your under eye bugs and get rid of all the toxins that build up t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stop-puffy-eyes/Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stop-puffy-eyes/ “For decades or longer, medicine has said diet doesn’t matter, that it doesn’t impact disease,” researcher and gastroenterologist, David Suskind, said adding: “Now we kno]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/study-confirms-holistic-approach-to-health-diet-cures-not-drugs/Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/study-confirms-holistic-approach-to-health-diet-cures-not-drugs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/jobelyn-can-assist-cancer-cases/Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/jobelyn-can-assist-cancer-cases/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/aflatoxins-in-nigerian-foods-cancer-hivantidotes/Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/aflatoxins-in-nigerian-foods-cancer-hivantidotes/ The Medical Director of the centre, Dr Giyan Joshua-Ndom, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Keffi.
Joshua-Ndom said the proposed inquiry would ascertain the truth behind an allegation by a patient that his kidney was removed at the centre by a consultant.
“I]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-centre-probes-alleged-theft-of-patients-kidney-in-nasarawa/Sun, 29 Jan 2017 19:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medical-centre-probes-alleged-theft-of-patients-kidney-in-nasarawa/ Adewole spoke at a Joint Stakeholders Summit on Drug Resistance Monitoring, Early Infant Diagnosis and Viral Load in Lagos.
The event was organised by the National HIV/AIDS Control Programme (NASCP).
Adewole said: “More people are getting to know their status and accessing HIV treatment and care; as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-rate-of-deaths-from-hiv-is-falling-by-minister/Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-rate-of-deaths-from-hiv-is-falling-by-minister/ The House of Representatives has  mandated the Federal Ministry of Health and the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) to close all unregistered pharmaceutical shops and prosecute their owners.
There is anxiety over quacks’infiltration of the value chain of pharmacy.This has resulted in increased fake drugs.
In a statement, the House said it acknowledged the various pharmaceutical shops and the scope of their practice as well as t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/reps-order-ministry-pharmacists-body-to-eradicate-quackery/Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/reps-order-ministry-pharmacists-body-to-eradicate-quackery/ The study analysed data from the National Centre for Health Statistics and, for the first time, adjusted for women who had had a hysterectomy, a procedure in which all or parts of the uterus are removed, including the cervix. Without a cervix, women cannot develop ce]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cervical-cancer-deadlier-in-black-women/Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cervical-cancer-deadlier-in-black-women/ A lot of such people are taking my messages. Nothing can gladden a medical doctor than when he sees his patients and followers following his advice and getting better health. From all indications, it appears human beings are not made to be stationary. We are supposed to be in motion.
It’s on the basis of such joy that I now write the public health promotion and education serie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-for-manifold-disease-1/Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-exercise-your-solutions-for-manifold-disease-1/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/agro-dollar-rain-about-to-fall-in-nigeria/Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/agro-dollar-rain-about-to-fall-in-nigeria/ What is it? Prematurity is a term for the broad category of newborn born at less than 37 weeks’ of pregnancy.  Weight may also be used as indicator of prematurity. Doctors will often try to care for babies born alive who weighs about 400gram and above.
Premature babies merely manage to escape the peril of other dangerous instances that I have mentioned ealier. Even]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-6/Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-6/ Mr Akeem Odunfa and his wife Mary have battled infertility for eight years. The husband is a 42-year-old albino; the wife is 33. Aside the challenge of infertility, they fear if Mrs Odu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/keeping-babies-out-of-deformitys-way/Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/keeping-babies-out-of-deformitys-way/ This was made known when a team from National Supply Chain Integration Project (NSCIP) paid advocacy visit to the stakeholders in the health sector in Abeokuta, Ogun State recently.
Nigerian Supply Chain Integration Project was initiated by the Federal Government and consortium of International Donors and Partners to bridge gaps and ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-urges-states-to-create-budget-line-for-logistics-mgt/Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-urges-states-to-create-budget-line-for-logistics-mgt/ It is described as a smart]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ada-app-new-approach-to-healthcare-delivery/Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ada-app-new-approach-to-healthcare-delivery/ Dr Debo Thompson is a multi-talented natural health practitioner. She is a healer, iridologist,  herbalist, vintner, spices manu-facturer, and a f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/septuagenarian-seeks-recognition-for-traditional-medicine/Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/septuagenarian-seeks-recognition-for-traditional-medicine/  
Plantain
Like banana planted around the house, plantain can provide food, gifts for the neighbours and fetch some money for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-medicine-in-your-flower-beds-2/Thu, 19 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-medicine-in-your-flower-beds-2/ Joshua-Ndom told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the centre had reported the matter to the Ministry of Health as well as the Centre for Diseases Control, Abuja.
“It is true that a suspected case of Lassa fever had been discovered at the centre with a male patient being its victim]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fmc-keffi-confirms-lassa-fever-case/Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fmc-keffi-confirms-lassa-fever-case/ The ARD President in Lokoja, Dr Kennedy Obohwemu, said on Friday that his members were part and parcel of NARD and were duty bound to comply with the directive.
“NARD directed its members to carry out peaceful protests by wearing black ward coats and conductin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kogi-resident-doctors-join-national-protest/Fri, 13 Jan 2017 15:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kogi-resident-doctors-join-national-protest/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-5/Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-5/ According to the Assistant Brand manager, Oral B, Folarin Ojo, who made the plea in Lagos, about five million households have enjoyed good oral practice since the product came to Nigeria in 2011.
Ojo, who stated this during Oral B loyalty reward event for those who emerged winners in the anniversa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oral-hygiene-is-germane-to-healthy-living/Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/oral-hygiene-is-germane-to-healthy-living/ The CDC, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), dedicated to the care and support of people living with disabilities, made the call at a Parents’ Summit  in Lagos. It formed part of activities to mark the 20th anniversary of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/childrens-centre-calls-for-support-for-people-with-disability/Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/childrens-centre-calls-for-support-for-people-with-disability/ Dr Afolabi, who disclosed this in Abuja at the FP Watch final dissemination event, said notwithstanding this year’s  prevalence rate of 16 per cent, the 2018 target of 36 per cent is achievable as Nigeria forms part of the global movement on Family Planning-FP 2020]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/36-contraceptive-prevalence-achievable/Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/36-contraceptive-prevalence-achievable/ These women are called URBAN GROWERS. The group is the brainchild of Mrs Sola Sowemimo, of Ope Farms, and her friend, Mrs Yinka Odukoya, of Dasyooh Farms.
I remembered them all this morning while writing the introduction to this column. Two women had come to ask for permission to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-medicine-in-your-flower-beds-1/Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/food-and-medicine-in-your-flower-beds-1/ Father  Anselm Adodo of the Catholic faith has said only a holistic approach to health and well-being can provide lasting solution to human sickness. As the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories, the cleric]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/conditions-for-healing/Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/conditions-for-healing/ The report, according to Champions for Change, observed that this significant but vulnerable population is exposed to a broad range of Reproductive Maternal Newborn Adolescent and Child Health (RMNCAH) challenges that include unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV/AIDS, e.tc.
The reported further note]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-population-adolescents-more-vulnerable/Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-population-adolescents-more-vulnerable/ The report, according to Champions for Change, observed that this significant but vulnerable population is exposed to a broad range of Reproductive Maternal Newborn Adolescent and Child Health (RMNCAH) challenges that include unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV/AIDS, e.tc.
The reported further note]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-population-adolescents-more-vulnerable/Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-population-adolescents-more-vulnerable/ Mr Solomon Chollom, Chairman of the association, National Veterinary Research Institute, (NVRI) Chapter, Jos, said this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Wednesday.
He said that the desire of some health care centres and professionals to recruit cheap labour had led them to engage untrained indi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cheap-labour-main-cause-of-quackery-in-medical-profession/Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cheap-labour-main-cause-of-quackery-in-medical-profession/ The State Coordinator of the agency, Alhaji Suleiman Folorunsho, gave the warning during a mop-up of imported foreign juices in shops and warehouses in Jalingo.
According to him, storing beverages on the floor is an illegal act which undermines the integrity of the products.
He said the poor storage habit was partly responsible for the unusual]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-to-traders-dont-store-beverages-on-bare-floor/Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-to-traders-dont-store-beverages-on-bare-floor/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-explained-4/Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-explained-4/ Vitafoam Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Taiwo Adeniyi made the appeal while donating the firm’s products to the Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos.
The items included wooden baby cots, mattresses, pillows, duvet, baby pillows, and feeders.
He said forward-looking countries have always given the sector a special treatment in forex allocation.
He said t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/prioritise-forex-for-health-sector/Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/prioritise-forex-for-health-sector/ At the OAUTH, he was received by the top management staff of the hospital led by the Chief Medical Director, Prof Victor Adetiloye.
Others at the event were the Director of Administration, Mrs Bola]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/omisore-pays-patients-bills-at-oauth-visits-orphanage-homes/Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/omisore-pays-patients-bills-at-oauth-visits-orphanage-homes/ To ensure their seamless take off, the Head of Department of Psychiatry, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja,  Prof Abiodun Adewuya, the desk officer in-charge of Mental Health, Ministry of Health Alausa, Ikeja, Dr Dolapo Fasawe and experts in the field, have held a training for officers drawn from the PHCs in the state. The event held at]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-repositions-mental-health-desks/Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-repositions-mental-health-desks/ Mrs Salau, Chairperson, Eniola Cancer Care Foundation, spoke  during a visit by officials of organisation to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja to present gifts to patients, especially those receiving treatment for cancer.
She said her experience with her late husband inspired her to join the advocacy for early screening of the disease to fight colon cancer, adding that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/colon-cancer-is-treatable-preventable/Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/colon-cancer-is-treatable-preventable/ Adeolu, a practitioner at the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said that catfish contained omega-6 fatty acids, which could increase the level of inflammation in the body.
He added that inflammation was the underlying cause of cardiovascular diseas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/excessive-consumption-of-catfish-can-cause-cardiovascular-diseases-expert/Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/excessive-consumption-of-catfish-can-cause-cardiovascular-diseases-expert/ The case was filed in federal court in Oakland, California, U.S.
The nonprofit Praxis Project accused the defendants of downplaying the risks to boost sales, despite scientific evidence linking sugary beverages to obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Praxis accused both defendants of using euphemisms such as “]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/project-sues-coca-cola-of-downplaying-risk-of-sugary-drinks/Thu, 05 Jan 2017 08:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/project-sues-coca-cola-of-downplaying-risk-of-sugary-drinks/ I am 53 years old with over 20 years of managing Diafra Ayodele Herbals that is touching lives positively. And, indeed, in this perspective, I can say the outfit has come a long way.
At the take-off of Diafra Ayodele Herbals in 1996, it was a sin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/traditional-medicine-can-be-practised-to-international-standard/Thu, 05 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/traditional-medicine-can-be-practised-to-international-standard/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/random-thoughts-from-x-mas-to-iboris-home-coming/Thu, 05 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/random-thoughts-from-x-mas-to-iboris-home-coming/ The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was in line with the NARD directive to its members.
The national body of the association had directed its members to wear black ward coats and conduct rallies at the expiration of initial ultimatum given]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-psychiatric-hospital-doctors-protestwear-black-bands-coats/Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-psychiatric-hospital-doctors-protestwear-black-bands-coats/ The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege disclosed this in llorin on Tuesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The Commissioner said this was part of an effort to enhance health care service delivery in the state and also to ensure an uninterrupted power supply.
Alege explained that the solar power pro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kwara-to-spend-n450m-on-solar-power-in-hospitals/Tue, 03 Jan 2017 14:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kwara-to-spend-n450m-on-solar-power-in-hospitals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/we-lost-five-months-to-strike-in-2016-ubth/Mon, 02 Jan 2017 12:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/we-lost-five-months-to-strike-in-2016-ubth/ Mrs Elizabeth Ugoh, the Deputy Director, Water Quality Control and Sanitation, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, stated this in Abuja on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
She said the ministry was working with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), to enforce the National Standard for Drinking Water Quality toward ensuring the q]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerians-advised-to-regularly-test-their-borehole-water/Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerians-advised-to-regularly-test-their-borehole-water/ As far as miracles go, his is a classic example of life af]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hospitals-of-death-tears-and-sorrow-1/Thu, 29 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hospitals-of-death-tears-and-sorrow-1/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/a-claim-of-coconut-oil-cure-for-cancer/Thu, 29 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/a-claim-of-coconut-oil-cure-for-cancer/ Mohammed gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja described this as part of efforts to regulate drug distribution system in the country.
He said the move would assist in curtailing the menace of an open drug sale.
Mohammed attributed major challenges in the health system to op]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/drug-hawking-to-end-by-august-2017/Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/drug-hawking-to-end-by-august-2017/ LASUTH`s Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adewale Oke, said this in a statement in Lagos.
Oke said that the hospital’s achievements in the outgoing year could not have been without the dedication to duty by workers.
“We will continue to aspire to provide welfare to our members of st]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-assures-of-good-staff-welfare-in-2017/Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lasuth-assures-of-good-staff-welfare-in-2017/ LASUTH`s Chief Medical Director, Prof. Adewale Oke, said this in Lagos on Monday in a statement made.
Oke said that the hospital’s achievements in the outgoing year could not have been without the dedication to duty by workers.
“We will continue to aspire to provide welfare to our members]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/2017-lasuth-assures-of-good-staff-welfare-package/Mon, 26 Dec 2016 12:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/2017-lasuth-assures-of-good-staff-welfare-package/ Ipaye  made this known during an official commissioning of Shoremekun Memorial Hospital (Blue Star) at Ifo Local Government Area of the State, yesterday.
The Commissi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lassa-fever-ogun-places-396-people-under-surveillance/Fri, 23 Dec 2016 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lassa-fever-ogun-places-396-people-under-surveillance/ “The vaccine is the first to prevent infection from one of the most lethal known pathogens, and the findings add weight to early trial results published last year,” WHO said in a press release.
The UN health agency noted the results of the latest trial published on Friday in the medical journal “The Lancet’&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ebola-vaccine-trial-highly-effective-who/Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ebola-vaccine-trial-highly-effective-who/ The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday said Nigeria recorded the largest outbreaks of Lassa fever in its history between 2015 and 2016, with 273 reported cases resulting in 149 deaths.
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Chief Executive Officer of NCDC  said this in a statement in Lagos.
Ihekweazu said the cases were reported from 23 states.
He said following this the Minister of Health inaugurated a Lassa Fever Eradication Committee, under the leadership of Pr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lassa-fever-killed-149-in-nigeria/Fri, 23 Dec 2016 17:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lassa-fever-killed-149-in-nigeria/ Banuso told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Ota, Ogun that the step was necessary in order to prevent vomiting and contracting diarrhoea during the period.
He also implored Nigerians to keep a clean environment during the Christmas and New Year period, in orde]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/yuletide-nigerians-urged-to-watch-source-quality-of-food-intake/Fri, 23 Dec 2016 14:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/yuletide-nigerians-urged-to-watch-source-quality-of-food-intake/ Akadiri, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Okitipupa, warned that alcohol was injurious to the kidney and liver which are very important organs in the human digestive systems.
The medical expert said that there were many patients in the hospital with cases of kidney and liver problems as a result]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avoid-excessive-alcohol-consumption-during-yuletide-doctor/Thu, 22 Dec 2016 12:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avoid-excessive-alcohol-consumption-during-yuletide-doctor/ At least 19 pregnant women were among the victims,  the municipal Preventive Medicine Centre said on Thursday.
It noted that among four new cases of infections was a local pregnant woman.
“Relevant agencies in the city are urging residents to kill mosquitoes and their larvae, use mosquito nets when sleeping, and minimise travel to affected areas,’’ it stressed.
 ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/zika-virus-infection-rises-in-vietnamese-city/Thu, 22 Dec 2016 10:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/zika-virus-infection-rises-in-vietnamese-city/ The Commissioner for Health, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, said this while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Abeokuta.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lassa fever had on Monday, claimed the lives of an Assistant Chief Nursing Officer and a Mortuary Attendant.
The commissioner said the minis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lassa-fever-ogun-creates-isolation-centre/Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lassa-fever-ogun-creates-isolation-centre/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/a-season-of-seasonal-affective-disorders-sad2/Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/a-season-of-seasonal-affective-disorders-sad2/ Kelani told journalists on Thursday in Lagos that such movies would influence and educate the society about mental illness.
He spoke on the side-lines of the Annual Conference organised by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba in Lagos.
The conference has the theme, “Religion and Mental Illn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/artistes-should-improve-knowledge-of-mental-illness-kelani/Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/artistes-should-improve-knowledge-of-mental-illness-kelani/ Nwekpe, who is also a former Chairman, Laboratory Scientists Association of Nigeria, Enugu Chapter gave the advice in an interview with journalists in Enugu.
He said that it would be better and easier to prevent the condition than managing it, adding that HIV treatment could not be found in every hospital in the country.
T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerians-should-embrace-positive-lifestyles-to-prevent-hivaids-scientist/Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerians-should-embrace-positive-lifestyles-to-prevent-hivaids-scientist/ The two-day orientation workshop was based on the new Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) reform of the Federal Government, organised by IVAC in conjunction with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in Owe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/imo-govt-urged-to-step-up-primary-health-care-ivac/Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/imo-govt-urged-to-step-up-primary-health-care-ivac/ According to the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, who briefed Health Editors in Lagos to mark one year in office, traditional healers show empathy to their clients and their services are accessible and affordable.
Adewole said there were many areas of traditional medicine that more Nigerians could benefit from. Some of them, according to him, are bone setting and healing with he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-emulate-traditional-healers/Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-emulate-traditional-healers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/a-season-of-seasonal-affective-disorders-sad1/Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/a-season-of-seasonal-affective-disorders-sad1/ The governor said this when he received a former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, and his South-South Advocacy Group on the control of Malaria and other Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Asaba on Monday.
Okowa, however, commended Gowon for his commitment to the Nigerian project, assuring that his administration would support the fight agai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/okowa-advocates-holistic-approach-to-eradication-of-malaria-other-diseases/Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/okowa-advocates-holistic-approach-to-eradication-of-malaria-other-diseases/ This assertion was made by Dr Olamide Okulaja, a healthcare finance specialist, in a lecture, he delivered on Monday in Ilorin at the Annual General Meeting/Scientific Conference of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter.
The lecture was entitled: “Public Private Partnership in Today’s Healthcare System: Prospects and Challe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/30bn-required-to-tackle-africas-healthcare-challenges-expert/Mon, 05 Dec 2016 12:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/30bn-required-to-tackle-africas-healthcare-challenges-expert/ He spoke on Sunday in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen.
Saidu said that the cases were recorded after voluntary screening in some IDPs’ camps in the state.He pointed out that two out of the 512 persons were children.“We are currently conducting voluntary screening on HIV/AID]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/borno-records-512-new-hiv-cases-in-idps-camps/Sun, 04 Dec 2016 14:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/borno-records-512-new-hiv-cases-in-idps-camps/ Aina said this on Friday in Lagos while addressing participants at the Annual Conference of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Yaba.
The theme of the conference was: `Religion and Mental Illness`.
Aina, who lectures at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, said: “The mentally ill most times use religion t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/religious-activities-can-help-stabilise-people-with-mental-conditions-psychiatrist/Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/religious-activities-can-help-stabilise-people-with-mental-conditions-psychiatrist/ Condom is available in most pharmacies and shops without the need for prescriptions. Hormones, such as the daily pill can also be used too. Two or three monthly injections are other choices. Devices, such as intra-uterine devices, are another effective method of contraception. In a stable cou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-explained-3/Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-explained-3/ At a seminar by the firm in Lagos, he said any life lost to misdiagnosis is avoidable, describing it as injustice to the patient, his family and friends.
“Evidence-based medicine is hinged on obtaining an empirical evidence of a diagnosis before administering the appropriate treatment. All over the world, the bedrock of laboratory medicine is qualit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/quality-diagnosis-vital-say-experts/Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/quality-diagnosis-vital-say-experts/ Peace has returned to the Council since your appointment, after uncertainties and rancour. To what would you ascribe the development?It’s evident that we’ve been able to earn the trust and loyalty of members of the staff. As soon as this administration was appointed, the first set of activi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/my-vision-by-lab-council-chief/Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/my-vision-by-lab-council-chief/ Longe spoke when the state Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PSN-PACFaH) Civil Society Partners visited him at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital.
According to him,  the government will conti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-workers-urged-to-intensify-campaign-against-child-malnutrition/Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-workers-urged-to-intensify-campaign-against-child-malnutrition/ Mr Tosan Erhabor, Acting Registrar of the council, presented the certificates, known as ISO 15189: 2012, to the laboratories located in Lagos on Thursday in Abuja.
The recipients are Clina Lancet Laboratories, 445 Nigerian Air Force Hospital Laboratory and El-lab Laboratories.
He noted that the gesture was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/three-nigerian-labs-bag-iso-certificates/Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/three-nigerian-labs-bag-iso-certificates/ Mr Tosan Erhabor, Acting Registrar of the council, presented the certificates, known as ISO 15189: 2012, to the laboratories located in Lagos on Thursday in Abuja.
The recipients are Clina Lancet Laboratories, 445 Nigerian Air Force Hospital Laboratory and El-lab Laboratories.
He noted that the gesture was]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/3-nigerian-labs-bag-iso-certificates/Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/3-nigerian-labs-bag-iso-certificates/ This disclosure was made by the Medical Director, Dr Abali Chuku, on Thursday in an interview with journalists in Umuahia,  saying  that the services would kick-off in February 2017.
He recalled that discussion for the partnership began in 2015 when he was inducted into the Medical Mission Hall of Fame by the univ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fmc-umuahia-american-university-sign-mou-on-kidney-transplant/Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fmc-umuahia-american-university-sign-mou-on-kidney-transplant/ The presentation was done on Wednesday at the press conference on ‘Malaria to Zero’ campaign in Lagos by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Huawei Technologies, Nigeria, Frank Li to MD/CEO, Access bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe.
Mr. Ade Kehinde, Head, Enterprise sector, Huawei  Technologies, who spoke on behalf of Chief Executive O]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hauwei-donates-n50m-to-eradicate-malaria/Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hauwei-donates-n50m-to-eradicate-malaria/ Despite its high mortality rate, this silent killer of women can be stopped in its tracks by a simple procedure, one every woman can carry out in the privacy of her bedroom every month for the rest of her life.
By giving yourself a ‘selfie’ monthly you can detect early changes in breast tissue that could herald the presence of breast cancer, and avoid losing your life to breast]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/do-a-selfie-monthly-to-beat-breast-cancer/Thu, 01 Dec 2016 12:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/do-a-selfie-monthly-to-beat-breast-cancer/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hernia-a-myth-disease-or-health-issue/Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hernia-a-myth-disease-or-health-issue/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-5/Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-5/ She was conferred with the award in Atlanta Georgia, USA early in November.
Uja is globally recognized for her knowledge and skill in caring for people with HIV and their vulnerable families.
The award is for  an outstanding nurse who is a source of pride to self, peers, patients, communities and colleagues and would most want to care for loved one]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-nurse-bags-global-excellence-award/Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-nurse-bags-global-excellence-award/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stroke-early-identification-of-symptoms-prevents-loss-of-life-expert/Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stroke-early-identification-of-symptoms-prevents-loss-of-life-expert/ It’s an ironical that while millions of women are desperately looking for babies, others are either having unwanted babies or terminating credible pregnancies of viable and non-deformed foetus.
The most common reason for abortion is unplanned pregnancy caused by unprotected sex or failed protection. Abortion may also result from unwanted pregnancy – that is pregnancy that was initial]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-2/Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-2/ The company said it took the decision to ensure that children do not die of the disease.
Pneumonia is the number one killer disease among chiodren under five.
According to the International Vaccines Access Centre’s (IVAC’s) preliminary findings launched in Abuja on the World’s Pneumonia Day, marked on November 12, an estimated 750,000 Nigerian children died la]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gsk-wont-hike-price-of-pneumonia-vaccines-for-10-years/Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gsk-wont-hike-price-of-pneumonia-vaccines-for-10-years/ At the yearly Breast Cancer awareness campaign, which was part of MTN African Patrons Cup Polo Tournament, Kaduna State governor’s wife Hajiya Hadiza Nasir El-Rufai said increased awareness and advocacy and public-private partnership would help stem  cancer.
She said: “We need all hands to be on deck if we are going to successfull]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/governors-wives-hail-mtns-breast-cancer-initiative/Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/governors-wives-hail-mtns-breast-cancer-initiative/ Nigerians have been urged to eat heart-friendly foods to avoid contracting cardiovascular diseases.
Two experts, Dr Barba Miko and Dr Teju Adeyekun, gave the advice during a visit by a Power Oil Health Camp team to Mariri community in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State and Tunge-Maje community in Gwagwalada, Abuja.
It was part of the Power Oil Health Camp initiative by Raffles Oil LFTZ Enterprise, makers of the “heart- friendly]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eat-heart-friendly-oil-avoid-diseases/Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eat-heart-friendly-oil-avoid-diseases/ She spoke at the presentation of Nova Max Plus – a product which measures glucose and ketone. Ketone is any of the class of organic chemical compounds that are formed by the oxidation of secondary alcohols.
Speaking on the theme: “Unmasking diabetes mellitus,” Dr. Ogbera, a consultant e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes-can-only-be-managed-says-clinician/Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes-can-only-be-managed-says-clinician/ She spoke at the maiden monthly Rotary Clubs’blood donation camp held at the Rotary International Centre in Ikeja GRA, Lagos.
She said the aim of the programme was to get enough blood to save lives, adding that only human beings and not animals could do so. Unless people donate, she warned, more lives would be lost. The shortage of blood plaguing most hospitals, she]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/blood-donation-is-harmless-says-agency/Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/blood-donation-is-harmless-says-agency/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-4/Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-4/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-explained-1/Tue, 22 Nov 2016 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-role-in-preventing-miscarriage-abortion-stillbirth-and-preterm-explained-1/ According to Head, Corporate Communications Unit, NACA, Mrs Toyin Aderibigbe ‘Hands on for Prevention’, signifies th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/naca-plans-hiv-prevention-conference/Tue, 22 Nov 2016 00:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/naca-plans-hiv-prevention-conference/ With the unveiling of a document entitled: “Engaging the private sector to eliminate malaria in Nigeria,” the fight against malaria has received a huge boost. The document is a support plan of the Federal Government on partnering with the private sector  to end the malaria scourge by the year 2020.
It was launched at t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/towards-malaria-eradication/Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/towards-malaria-eradication/ He made this known at a meeting with Head of Eastern Europe, Middle East, African (EEMEA) region, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Pharmaceuticals Division, Dr. Peter Hug, in Abuja.
Adewole said the institution would be responsible for research, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and palliative care for cancer patients. It would also provide leadership and technical]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-plans-cancer-control-agency/Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-plans-cancer-control-agency/ According to the company‘s Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Stella Okoli, unlike the  paracetamols, which require double dose to be effective, Emzor Para 1000 provides relief from headaches, pains and fever with one caplet.
“We  are happy to record another mile]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/emzor-unveils-new-paracetamol/Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/emzor-unveils-new-paracetamol/ Its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Oluseyi Temowo, said the aim was to sensitise the birth attendants on the 90-90-90 initiative and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, Service Linkages and Universal Precautions programmes.
The agency, he said, would boost its implementation strategies to achieve the initiatives’ obj]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lsaca-trains-tbas-on-hiv-transmission-in-expectant-mothers/Thu, 17 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lsaca-trains-tbas-on-hiv-transmission-in-expectant-mothers/ The event organised by the Union Diagnostics with Nova Biomedical, United States had as theme Unmasking diabetes mellitus.
Participants agreed that more people are down with diabetes as a result of lack of exercises, poor diet, and inability to go for checks, among others.
The speakers, which included Dr Olaniyi Aruna of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, said diabetes i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/exercises-good-diet-others-vital-to-diabetes-management/Thu, 17 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/exercises-good-diet-others-vital-to-diabetes-management/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-3/Thu, 17 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-3/ They spoke at an international workshop on improving case detection and providing comprehensive care to mitigate tuberculosis and its complications, including Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDRTB) organised for medical personnel by Loving Gaze at St Kizito Clinic in Lekki, Lagos.
The event tagged: “Update on clinical and laborator]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-curb-tb-in-rural-areas-experts/Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-curb-tb-in-rural-areas-experts/ The Roadmap previewed on Sunday at the 2016 American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, USA is aimed at reducing cholesterol in secondary and primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia.
According to a statement, the World Health Federations (WHF) in the Roadmap call]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/whf-previews-global-roadmap-to-tackle-cholesterol/Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/whf-previews-global-roadmap-to-tackle-cholesterol/ 2016 World Diabetes Day was marked on Monday, 14th November with the theme “Eyes on Diabetes&rdq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/video-infographic-to-spread-awareness-on-diabetes/Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/video-infographic-to-spread-awareness-on-diabetes/ Mr Remi Adeseun, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)-PACFaH Progamme Director, made the call at the commemoration of World Pneumonia Day on Saturday in Abuja.
The theme of the event is “Mainstreaming/Prioritising Pneumonia in National Health Planning.’’
Adeseun s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/world-pneumonia-day-ngo-wants-increased-funding-to-eradicate-childhood-pneumonia/Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/world-pneumonia-day-ngo-wants-increased-funding-to-eradicate-childhood-pneumonia/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-benefits-of-watermelon-seeds/Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-benefits-of-watermelon-seeds/ Power oil health team has appealed to Nigerians to eat healthily as a way to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
The team stated this during its Heart Health Mission programme to Moniya community in Ibadan, Oyo State. The health initiative was  aimed at bringing free basic health check-up closer to the public with the assistance of certified caregivers, while sensitising people about ways to keep the heart functioning perfectly and how to maintain a low calories]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/power-oil-team-urges-healthy-heart-through-good-diet/Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/power-oil-team-urges-healthy-heart-through-good-diet/ The life changes that come with ageing, childbirth or adolescence can lead to depression. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), depression is an illness characterised by persistent sadness and a loss]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-prevent-depression/Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-prevent-depression/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-2/Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-2/ Speaking for AHI at the event on Tuesday, Miss Funso Bukoye, noted that the survey conducted on the Olojowo community revealed staggering information of how young people in the Lagos Sub-Urb get information on sexual health, process the information and communicate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sexual-reproductive-health-action-health-sensitizes-badia-community/Wed, 09 Nov 2016 16:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sexual-reproductive-health-action-health-sensitizes-badia-community/ Speaking for AHI at the meeting on Tuesday, Miss Funso Bukoye, noted that the survey conducted on the Olojowo community revealed staggering information of how young people in the Lagos Suburb get inf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/badia-community-ahi-stakeholders-meet-on-sexual-health/Wed, 09 Nov 2016 16:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/badia-community-ahi-stakeholders-meet-on-sexual-health/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/banish-joint-pain-with-holy-basil/Sat, 05 Nov 2016 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/banish-joint-pain-with-holy-basil/ But I thought I’ll discuss a little more here and to beg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-difference-between-moisturizing-and-hydrating/Sat, 05 Nov 2016 05:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-difference-between-moisturizing-and-hydrating/ It was at this year’s National Dental Association Continuing Medical Education (CME) held in partnership with Oral B.
The Oral B dental detailing programme is aimed at educating dentists on oral care and developing their competencies.
Procter and Gamble Brand Marketing Director Tolulope Adedeji said the firm was committed to oral hygiene through capacity building for dentists.
It sponsors t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/update-your-knowledge-dentists-advised/Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/update-your-knowledge-dentists-advised/ According to the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) President, Alhaji Ahmed Yakasai, food and pharmaceutical products are tied to security.
Yakasai spoke in Lagos at a briefing on the 89th annual national conference of the society billed for next week in Niger State.
He said no country played with the pharmaceutical sector because, after diagnoses and consultations, come]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/society-seeks-better-forex-policy-qualified-hands-for-nafdac-others/Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/society-seeks-better-forex-policy-qualified-hands-for-nafdac-others/ The launch of any product comes with  excitement and hope. So it was with the launch of Fertility Awareness Advocate Initiative (FAAI) recently.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/infertility-has-solution-dont-patronise-baby-factories/Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/infertility-has-solution-dont-patronise-baby-factories/ High Blood Pressure in a Peculiar Situation (Pregnancy and in Children):
As a junior doctor decades ago, I was witnessing a young lady in labour in a government hospital. She had become unconscious of her environment although she could still respond to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hypertension-how-to-tame-the-silent-killer-3/Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hypertension-how-to-tame-the-silent-killer-3/ Dr Olutoye of Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, USA was actively involved in the operation on Baby Lynlee Hope, who suffered from a tumour known as Sacrococcygeal Teratoma.
Baby Hope was removed from her mother’s w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/texas-baby-born-twice-prof-ojeniyi-hails-oluyinkas-feat/Thu, 03 Nov 2016 14:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/texas-baby-born-twice-prof-ojeniyi-hails-oluyinkas-feat/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-remove-an-insect-sting/Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-remove-an-insect-sting/ Coconuts are also hypoallergenic, and they contain antibacterial, antiviral and anti-parasitic healing properties. But now researchers have discovered what traditional cultures have known for centuries: Coconut is a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-use-coconut-oil-to-beat-fungal-infections/Thu, 03 Nov 2016 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-use-coconut-oil-to-beat-fungal-infections/ Waterleaf (Talinum triangulare) is one of those underrated and undervalued plants in Nigeria. Some regard it as a nuisance, a stubborn weed that grows all year. It flourishes more during the rainy season.
Like grasses in the fields, we match, piss on them and uproot them from our gardens in preference to other plants which we consider]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-waterleaf/Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-waterleaf/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-1/Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/anxious-moments-in-the-other-room-1/ Bleaching: For some reasons, psychologists are yet to fathom, women are never satisfied with what they are blessed with. Could that be why many African women bleach their skins while Caucasians tan theirs? Both damage the skin, and make you look older than your age, not to mention the fact that it leads to major]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-tips-9-skin-damaging-habits-to-avoid/Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-tips-9-skin-damaging-habits-to-avoid/ The 25-member Rotary Club of Lagos Central took its philanthropic gestures to markets and other areas such as  CMS, Ikoyi, and Lagos Island.
The flag-off of the two-day project saw consultations with nurses, and the demonstration of the use of protective i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-holds-family-health-programme/Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-holds-family-health-programme/ He spoke at a meeting with Rotary leaders at Rotary International World headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, United States where they discussed the government’s response to the recent polio outbreaks in Borno State.
He said the government was determined to rid the country of polio, adding that it was worrisome that the new cases of polio has put back Nigeria on the li]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-we-are-recalibrating-efforts-to-end-polio/Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-we-are-recalibrating-efforts-to-end-polio/ The Chief Medica Director of LASUTH, Prof. Wale Oke praised representatives of the Korean team when he was paid a courtesy call in his office welcoming them to Lagos and LASUTH particularly after same gesture was extended to Lagosians just last year.
Ac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/korea-community-lasuth-kicks-off-free-cataract-surgeries-for-100/Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/korea-community-lasuth-kicks-off-free-cataract-surgeries-for-100/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hypertension-how-to-tame-the-silent-killer-1/Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hypertension-how-to-tame-the-silent-killer-1/ The organisation gave the charge at a one-day event to mark this year’s global hand-washing day at the CMS Primary School, Bariga, Lagos.
Hand washing is part of the Stop Diarrhoea Initiative (SDI) of the NGO, through which it reaches out to about one million school children yearly in Nigeria.
With the theme:]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-urges-children-on-hand-washing/Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-urges-children-on-hand-washing/ Ene in Enugu on Thursday that “female genital mutilation is the removal of genital tissue which involves removing necessary glands leading the vaginal environment to become unfavourable to sperm.”
He said that female children who undergo such practice were at risk of infertility.
According to him, genital muti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctor-warns-against-female-genital-mutilation/Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctor-warns-against-female-genital-mutilation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/low-sugar-drinks-are-deadlier-killer-drinks/Thu, 27 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/low-sugar-drinks-are-deadlier-killer-drinks/ Mrs Adefule-Ositelu said besides age, there are other factors that cause damage to the vision.
Eyes are the only exposed part of the brain and should be cared for, she added.
According to her, the eyes are exposed to many factors that endanger them, such as the strong glare of comp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-preserve-sight-vision-by-ophthalmologist/Thu, 27 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-preserve-sight-vision-by-ophthalmologist/ According to the Vice-President, Nutrition Society of Nigeria, Dr. Bartholomew Brai, there is no scientific evidence to suggest that drinking water during meal is wrong or that doing so reduces the nutritional composition of the food.
At the Nestle Nutrition Seminar at its Agbara, Ogun State Factory, Dr Brai said digestion is the breakdown of food in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/drinking-while-eating-is-healthy/Thu, 27 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/drinking-while-eating-is-healthy/ The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) seems to have joined the wave of protest that has enveloped the country in the last 24 hours.
The doctors on Wednesday carried out a protest walk to the seat of government, Aso Rock to protest the none implementation of the National Health Act.
Though they were not allowed to go beyond the main entrance of the Three arm zone, the doctors vowed to seek legal action should President Muhammadu Buhari fail to imp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/national-health-act-nma-threatens-court-action/Wed, 26 Oct 2016 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/national-health-act-nma-threatens-court-action/ The expansive hall of the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos was filled to capacity.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hope-rises-for-infertile-women/Fri, 21 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/hope-rises-for-infertile-women/ The medical team, led by the first female Professor of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/vegetable-fruits-modified-lifestyle-can-curb-heart-attack/Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/vegetable-fruits-modified-lifestyle-can-curb-heart-attack/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-natural-solutions-to-sleep-disorders-3/Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-natural-solutions-to-sleep-disorders-3/ According to a naturopath and homeopathic medical practitioner, Dr Henry Nwachukwu, Mistletoe, (Afomo in Yoruba) is a plant that grows on a vari]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mistletoe-efficacious-anti-hypertensive-herb/Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mistletoe-efficacious-anti-hypertensive-herb/ It is believed that Stem Cell Therapy involves the use of embryos, hence, peoples’ reluctance to accept it. Is this true?
There are two main types of stem cells – embryonic stem (ES) and adult]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stem-cell-therapy-good-for-infertility-ncds/Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stem-cell-therapy-good-for-infertility-ncds/ He spoke at the fourth yearly Africa Hospital Expansion Summit in Accra, Ghana.
Ajayi, who gave a keynote speech, told participants the sector has shown significant growth in the past five years.
He listed the increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), reduction in out-bound medical tourism because of the difficulties in obtaining foreign e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerias-healthcare-mature-for-long-term-investments-says-expert/Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerias-healthcare-mature-for-long-term-investments-says-expert/ With this year’s theme: “Innovation on Malaria Control”, the extension is the first since the competition began  in 2014.
The Advisory Board for the Scien]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-prize-for-science-search-for-solutions-to-malaria-continues-next-year/Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-prize-for-science-search-for-solutions-to-malaria-continues-next-year/ The Right of Patients: Apart from the code of conduct that regulates the respective professionals which also provides safeguards for patients, con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medico-legal-clinicians-owe-a-duty-to-treat-you-well-and-with-dignity-4/Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medico-legal-clinicians-owe-a-duty-to-treat-you-well-and-with-dignity-4/ According to the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), the Department of Public Health, National Malaria and Vector Control Division, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), this is part of the guideline to ensure that Nigerians treat the disease properly.
NMEP made this known at a forum with the media at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja.
The RDT i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adopt-rapid-diagnostic-test-for-malaria/Fri, 14 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adopt-rapid-diagnostic-test-for-malaria/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-natural-solutions-to-sleep-disorders-2/Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-natural-solutions-to-sleep-disorders-2/ Cancer is caused by the suppression of toxic emotions; primarily anger, hate, resentment and grief. Suppression of these toxic negative emotions increases stress hormone cortisol levels, which directly suppress immune system function. When the immune system is not functioning properly, normal cells mutate into cancer cells as revealed]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-negative-emotions-can-lead-to-cancer/Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-negative-emotions-can-lead-to-cancer/ Why?  The perception people had for the practice then. Traditional medicine was being perceived as being synonymous with charms (juju).
Today, his outfit, Diafra Ayodele Herbals, is 20 years  and has become a popular brand for natural health and alternative medicine lovers.
Under the auspices of Ayodele S]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ayodele-marks-20th-anniversary/Thu, 13 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ayodele-marks-20th-anniversary/ Concern Universal is an international development and relief organisation. Its Country Director, Tim Kellow, said diarrhoea causes stunted growth, and death of children under six years could be prevented with proper hand washing, ad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pz-cussons-firm-partner-on-hand-washing-campaign/Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pz-cussons-firm-partner-on-hand-washing-campaign/ The agency of the Ministry (the Police) would have investigated the case and pass the file to the prosecutor in the ministry. The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medico-legal-clinicians-owe-duty-to-treat-you-well-and-with-dignity-3/Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medico-legal-clinicians-owe-duty-to-treat-you-well-and-with-dignity-3/ The eight-year-old foundation is an initiative of Dr Zainab Atiku Bagudu wife of the state governor.
With the theme: ‘’Promoting early detection of cancer to reduce mortality rate’’, the wife of the governor said she was  worried about the increasing practice of bringing late&n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kebbi-governors-wife-targets-3000-indigent-women-for-cancer-screening/Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kebbi-governors-wife-targets-3000-indigent-women-for-cancer-screening/ According to them, people do so not because of lack of well-equipped medical centres or indigenous expertise.
Led by Dr Austin Okogun, Chief Executive Officer of Lily Hospital in Warri, Delta State, they said many of the delicate cases that Nigerians go abroad for can be handled in the country.
The medics explained what they are doing to convince Nigerians and other West Africans that many of the medical needs t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-blame-ignorance-for-medical-tourism/Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-blame-ignorance-for-medical-tourism/ The surgery was conducted by the Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) team of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
A cochlear implant is an electronic medical device that replaces a damaged inner ear. Unlike hearing aids, which make sounds louder, cochlear replaces the damaged parts of the inner ear (cochlea) to provi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/10-get-free-cochlear-implant-at-lasuth/Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/10-get-free-cochlear-implant-at-lasuth/ Your life and your health are in your hands. Your hands, the lines, shape, nails and colours all indicate various things that greatly influence you, especially health wise, in palmistry.
Before the discovery of stethoscope and thermometer, physicia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-health-in-your-hands/Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-health-in-your-hands/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-natural-solutions-to-sleep-disorders-1/Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-natural-solutions-to-sleep-disorders-1/ How did such a drastic change come about? What made people change their minds about the numerous benefits of coconut oil? This story is tied to the saturated fat myth that to this day spreads misconceptions.
Coconut oil is one of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/many-benefits-of-coconut-oil/Thu, 06 Oct 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/many-benefits-of-coconut-oil/ The report was presented by the Registrar, National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria, Prof. Wole Atoyebi, who chaire]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-gets-report-on-restructuring-residency-training/Fri, 30 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-gets-report-on-restructuring-residency-training/ They, physicians/clinicians are also allowed to partnerwith others for the orderly and beneficial conduct of their respective and businesses in synergy. Thus,healthcare providers and healthcare professionals operating as a business must also]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medico-legal-clinicians-owe-duty-to-treat-you-well-and-with-dignity-2/Fri, 30 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medico-legal-clinicians-owe-duty-to-treat-you-well-and-with-dignity-2/ Special Adviser to Governor Akinwumi Ambode on Primary Health Care, Dr. Olufemi Onanuga, who gave the charge during unscheduled visit to some PHCs, said the government was not unmindful of the challeng]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-to-rejig-primary-health-care-centres/Fri, 30 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-to-rejig-primary-health-care-centres/ If your answer is yes, a simple understanding of vaginal pH, and how it should be maintained and balanced could be all you need.
Gynaecologists and obstetricians, who gathered at the Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Nigeria (SOGON) meeting in Lagos, said in healthy women, vaginal pH was typ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-cultural-practices-induce-private-part-infection/Fri, 30 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-cultural-practices-induce-private-part-infection/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gen-martin-osahor-and-nigeria-made-noni-juice/Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gen-martin-osahor-and-nigeria-made-noni-juice/ This, according to him, is because the challenges of paediatric surgery  in Africa is huge, as more than 12 African countries had no paediatric surgeon, leaving  children, who required surgery to be handled by surgeons in other fields.
Also, he said there were no paediatric nurses and anaestisiologists, and other specialties.
He spoke at 11th Biennial M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/africa-needs-more-paediatric-surgeons-says-group/Mon, 26 Sep 2016 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/africa-needs-more-paediatric-surgeons-says-group/ The Head, Case Management Branch, National Malaria Elimination Programme, Dr Godwin Ntadom, gave the advice during an   event to assess the impact of malaria programmes in Nigeria held by the National Malaria Elimination Programme, Federal Ministry of Health.
Ntadom, who represented Dr. Bala Moh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/malaria-drugs-vital-to-expectant-mothers/Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/malaria-drugs-vital-to-expectant-mothers/ Speaking at the investiture of six fellows of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAPharm) in Ikeja, Lagos, he said: “Leadership performance is a need that the nation can no longer deny or postpone. Sadly, the constitution that gives political office holders access to elections does not require them to show any evidence of performance in any previo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kolade-nigeria-needs-true-professionals/Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kolade-nigeria-needs-true-professionals/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-acquires-coating-machine/Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-acquires-coating-machine/ In a message to commemorate this year’s World Pharmacy Day, he described a pharmacist as an invaluable source of information on  medicines and that it is consumers’ right to tap this huge reserve and potential.
The commemoration had as theme: Pharmacists: caring for you.
Shedding more light on the various aspects of pharmacy,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avail-yourselves-of-pharmacistsservices/Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avail-yourselves-of-pharmacistsservices/ AN iridologist, Dr Gilbert Ezengige, says the eyes are capable of revealing the health of the body.
He said iridologists can look at the iris, or the coloured part of the eye, and tell what is wrong with the body.
In an interview, the medic said:   “The fibre structures that make up the iris are actually nerve fibres, and these reflex to ever]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-eyes-can-reveal-your-health-status/Thu, 22 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/your-eyes-can-reveal-your-health-status/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dragging-detoxifying-heavy-metals-out-of-your-body-5/Thu, 22 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dragging-detoxifying-heavy-metals-out-of-your-body-5/ Not only that, but some women have noted a definite enlargement of their breasts after eating pineapple for a month. The fruit managed to make their breasts fuller, firmer, and higher without the use of any other type of cream, wonder bra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-pineapple/Thu, 22 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/benefits-of-pineapple/ If you asked a rich neighbor for money he may tell you that money does not grow on trees, it is not free, you have to work for it.  This may not be true for some African plants.  Money does grow on trees.&n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-worlds-popular-herbs-prunus-africana-the-anti-cancer-tree/Sat, 17 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-worlds-popular-herbs-prunus-africana-the-anti-cancer-tree/ Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome in which the basic defect is the absence or shortage of the hormone called i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes/Sat, 17 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/diabetes/ The Minister said the government  intervened to address these challenges through various approaches despite limited resources, adding that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/national-e-health-steering-panel-to-address-sectors-challenges/Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/national-e-health-steering-panel-to-address-sectors-challenges/ On the other hand, consumers of healthcare service in Nigeria are often concerned about the undignified manner by which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medico-legal-clinicians-owe-a-duty-to-treat-you-well-and-with-dignity-1/Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/medico-legal-clinicians-owe-a-duty-to-treat-you-well-and-with-dignity-1/ The exhibition which will take place next Monday and end the following day, has its theme, “All things medical (ATM)’’.
A renowned neurosurgeon and Chief Medical Director of the f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-stage-exhibition-on-information-personnel-in-health-services/Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-stage-exhibition-on-information-personnel-in-health-services/ The beautifully decorated hall of Habour Point, Wilmot, Victoria Island, depecits the mood of the event. A moment to celebrate outstanding people even in their condition.
For Oti Osasere-Adams, Osato, whose son, will be four years next March 15, it was a good evening for them and a way to share tips on how to get results for an autistic child.
Accord]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/autism-is-not-a-disease/Fri, 16 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/autism-is-not-a-disease/ You may be having hormonal imbalance, according to Dr Isaac Ayodele, Founder, Diafa Ayodele Herbals.
In an interview, he said nature could cure the disease.
According to Ayodele, a Herbal Medicine practitioner and holder of Doctor of Science in Public Health from Atlantic International University, Honolulu in Hawaii, United States, though hormones]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nature-can-cure-hormonal-imbalance/Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nature-can-cure-hormonal-imbalance/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dragging-detoxifying-heavy-metals-out-of-your-body-4/Thu, 15 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dragging-detoxifying-heavy-metals-out-of-your-body-4/ They stated this at the third annual conference of the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA) in Lagos. It was held at the  Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja.
The conference was anchored by the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NMIR), with malariologist Dr Sam Awolola as the chairman of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/use-insecticidal-nets-to-curb-malaria/Fri, 09 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/use-insecticidal-nets-to-curb-malaria/ Majority Leader at the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabia-mila, was there.
The sections renovated were the general outpatient, child welfare and cold chain office. The maternity was renovated two years ago.
According to the Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigeria Brewries Plc, Mr Kufre Ekanem, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-breweries-renovates-phc/Fri, 09 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-breweries-renovates-phc/ According to the coordinator, Dr Morenike Folayan, there is a global sense of urgency to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. Added to this is the need to reach the 90-90-90 target by 2020.
“Currently, we have about 3.4 million people living with HIV infection, 210,000 new infections annually, less than 10 million people taking HIV test annually, only 30 pe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/leaving-no-nigerian-behind-lennib-campaign-begins/Fri, 09 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/leaving-no-nigerian-behind-lennib-campaign-begins/ Sex selection refers to the practice of using medical techniques to choose the sex of your baby. Sex selection’ encompasses a number of practices, including selecting embryos for transfer and implantation following in vitro fertilisation (IVF), separating sperm, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-choose-the-baby-you-want/Fri, 09 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-choose-the-baby-you-want/ As I mentioned before, fertility impairment may be as a result of problems in the couple.
Where the issue is solely with the woman, the solution to the problem will be directed accordingly.
Generally, a female who approaches a doctor for fertility treatment will undergo at initial stage, extensive history telling to the doctor and the doctor will examine the patient thoroughly.
Investigations will cert]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-infertility-and-solutions-to-female-infertility-5/Fri, 09 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-infertility-and-solutions-to-female-infertility-5/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-root-causes-of-infertility-and-the-solutions-to-female-infertility-4/Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-root-causes-of-infertility-and-the-solutions-to-female-infertility-4/ The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has insisted that the patent medicine dealers, also known as “chemists”, must come under its regulations. The Council said those without its licence would be treated as criminal.
But the patent medicine dealers under the umbrella body of the Nigerian Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicine Dealers (NAPPMED) said it was not against regulation; rather, that PCN&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pharmacists-council-insists-on-licensing-patent-medicine-dealers/Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pharmacists-council-insists-on-licensing-patent-medicine-dealers/ In a letter signed by the Country Manager Pfizer Specialties Limited Nigeria and East Africa Region (NEAR) Region, Mark Wagstaff and Director Corporate Affairs, Mrs Margaret Olele,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pfizer-congratulates-the-nation-girl/Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pfizer-congratulates-the-nation-girl/ Executive Director of PathCare Laboratories, Dr Tolulope Adewole, made the call at the Guild of Medical Directors’ conference at the Eye Foundation Hospital, Ikej]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pathcare-laboratories-advocates-early-diagnosis-to-prevent-kidney-disease/Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pathcare-laboratories-advocates-early-diagnosis-to-prevent-kidney-disease/ Narrating her experience, a business woman, Mrs Temitayo Abiola, whose seven-year-old daughter, Inioluwa Abiola, was one of the beneficiaries, said she could not explain how her daughter had  the g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-conducts-free-goitre-surgery-for-residents/Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-conducts-free-goitre-surgery-for-residents/ Oba Akiolu said this when the management of Pfizer Specialties, the country’s arm of Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, paid the monarch a courtesy visit.
Oba Akiolu said he has lived with the condition for over 21 years and was able to manage same because of the right information. “So, as a person living with glaucoma, I can say for anyone not to go blind, if you]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/akiolu-to-subjects-prevent-glaucoma/Fri, 02 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/akiolu-to-subjects-prevent-glaucoma/ Erectile Dysfunction (ED) may be described as the inability to achieve or maintain an erection for normal sexual intercourse. This can occur at any age, especially in adult males. It is a common problem and most men may not want to admit that they find it difficult getting or maintaining erections or even talk about it. If]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/therapy-for-erectile-dysfunction-by-expert/Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/therapy-for-erectile-dysfunction-by-expert/ However, there are many treatments that can reduce itching and discomfort. Making simple dietary changes and not straining on the toilet are often recommended first. Haemorrhoids (Piles) are swellings that can occur inside and around the back passage (anus) and the an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/piles-can-be-managed/Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/piles-can-be-managed/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dragging-detoxifying-heavy-metals-out-of-your-body-2/Thu, 01 Sep 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dragging-detoxifying-heavy-metals-out-of-your-body-2/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/4-easy-ways-to-burn-faster/Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:26:14 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/4-easy-ways-to-burn-faster/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/niger-to-build-70-phc/Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/niger-to-build-70-phc/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/niger-govt-to-build-70-phc/Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/niger-govt-to-build-70-phc/ At the launch of the deal in Lagos, SBL Chairman Dr. Cosmas Maduka said the partnership would provide a platform to deal with imaging and laboratory diagnostics issues.
He emphasised that it was SBL’s care for the healthcare system that resulted in the shift towards improving technology for accessibility and affordability.
SBL Chief Exe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/swiss-biostadt-partners-siemens-on-medical-technology/Wed, 31 Aug 2016 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/swiss-biostadt-partners-siemens-on-medical-technology/ He made the pledge at the two-day management workshop of the scheme.
Yusuf, a professor of Haematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, said: “My mandate at the Scheme is to design and implement strategies and instruments that will make NHIS a good steward of the nation’s commonwealth. The new process will pointedly have no place for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/executive-secretary-to-reposition-nhis/Wed, 31 Aug 2016 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/executive-secretary-to-reposition-nhis/ Once again, I want to emphasise that men are responsible for about 35 per cent of infertility in a couple and in 35 per cent of the cases, the couple share the burden.
Women have, for long, in different cultures and Africa in particular, been blamed for failures to conceive. This is not true as women are only responsible for a third of infertili]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-causes-of-infertility-and-solutions-male-infertility-3/Wed, 31 Aug 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-causes-of-infertility-and-solutions-male-infertility-3/ He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of a health talk, organised by Christ the King Catholic Parish, Kubwa in Abuja.
The conference had as theme: ‘’Health for all’’.
He said stress-related diseases, especially high blood pressure, was a silent killer ailment, if not checked early.
He s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rest-to-avoid-stress-related-diseases-experts-advise/Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rest-to-avoid-stress-related-diseases-experts-advise/ He spoke at the 10th anniversary of IVF at the hospital.
Wada stressed that infertility was a national and not an individual problem. This, he said, explained why the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) should adopt IVF as one of its coverage area, adding that it is a human right.
His worfs: “There are more than 100,000 w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/over-100000-people-need-ivf/Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/over-100000-people-need-ivf/ Adewole spoke at a meeting with representatives of the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Kaduna, after the disbursement of $1.5 million to each of them.
It was organised by the Federal Ministry of Health with Maternal, new born, and child health (MNCH2) programme.
Ad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/no-results-no-payment-minister-tells-states/Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/no-results-no-payment-minister-tells-states/ Gates, who spoke to the Voice of America “Africa 54” programme,   described as disappointing the two new reported cases of polio in the Northeast after much success in the  eradication of the disease. But he expressed confidence that the situation would be controlled.
He cal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bill-gates-nigeria-can-defeat-polio/Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bill-gates-nigeria-can-defeat-polio/ Nigerians have been urged to watch what they eat and drink to avoid contracting diseases.
An expert, Mrs Idowu Ashiru, who made the call in Lagos, said diseases afflict the gut because of what one eats, drinks, and how one chews food. She said a digestive system is not completely healthy until it is cleansed by detoxification.
Mrs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-what-you-eat-drink/Thu, 25 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/watch-what-you-eat-drink/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dragging-detoxifying-heavy-metals-out-of-your-body-1/Thu, 25 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dragging-detoxifying-heavy-metals-out-of-your-body-1/ The research published in Cell Stem Cell journal in Washington, U.S. on Friday, reveals that more studies are needed to determine if the damage has long-term biological implications or the potential to affect behaviour.
It said that for now, the findings suggested the possibility that the Zika virus may]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/zika-may-damage-brain-cells-experts/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/zika-may-damage-brain-cells-experts/ .Resident Doctors to go on strike Monday
The management of the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria cannot not provide common cotton wool and methylated spirit needed for the dressing of patients’ injuries.
Also, the Haematology Department of the teaching hospital cannot provide blood component for patients. The hospital is also having problems with its X-Ray machines.
These were part of the revelations made by the President of the National Associati]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/teaching-hospital-cant-provide-cotton-wool-spirit/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/teaching-hospital-cant-provide-cotton-wool-spirit/ It’s, therefore, crucial that we throw some lights as to what causes infertility in men. In our culture in Nigeria and in Africa in general, women are often blamed for the failure to conceive in a marriage. As can be seen from what has been w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-root-causes-of-infertility-and-the-solutions-to-them-2/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-root-causes-of-infertility-and-the-solutions-to-them-2/ He made this call at the third stakeholders meeting – the first since he took over the mantle of leadership of the Council after the murder of late Acting Registrar/CEO Mrs Olufunmilayo F. Omotuyi.
While addressing the August gathering, he informed them that the meeting was called to present the protoco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mlscn-kicks-off-e-licensing-presents-policy-agenda/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mlscn-kicks-off-e-licensing-presents-policy-agenda/ According to the coordinator, Dr Morenike Folayan, there is a global sense of urgency to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
Leading to this is the need to reach the 90-90-90 target by 2020. “We we have about 3.4 million people living with HIV infection, 210,000 new infections yearly, less than 10 million people taking a HIV test yearly, only]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-advocates-attention-to-hiv-treatment/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/group-advocates-attention-to-hiv-treatment/ As the president of Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) what kind of policy are you advocating?
Diabetes Association of Nigeria is an umbrella body of all the diabetic activities in Nigeria an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/five-million-nigerians-have-diabetes/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/five-million-nigerians-have-diabetes/ It was Nordica Fertility Open Forum, which had as theme- ‘Improving IVF success through ancillary services’.
Participants were relaxed and got first hand information on options one could access in overcoming infertility, including In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). There]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-list-ways-out-of-infertility/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-list-ways-out-of-infertility/ Amstel Malta’s Brand Manager, Chidike Onuoha, who unveiled the campaign, said it is to educate the public about the low level of sugar in Amstel Malta.
Onuoha told the audience that this also should be placed alongside the fact that Amstel Malta has not lost any of its natural ingredients, which he said is a big plus for the brand.
T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/amstel-malta-stresses-low-sugar/Fri, 19 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/amstel-malta-stresses-low-sugar/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/welcome-ladies-to-panty-liner-vogue/Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/welcome-ladies-to-panty-liner-vogue/ According to them, foot care for peopl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-prevent-foot-diabetes-by-experts/Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-prevent-foot-diabetes-by-experts/ “With so much at stake, we need to do more to reach women with a simple, powerful messages like: Breastfeeding can save your baby’s life,”]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/breast-feeding-can-reduce-childrens-death/Thu, 18 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/breast-feeding-can-reduce-childrens-death/ UNAIDS Executive Director and Under Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Michel Sidibé, said UNAIDS may establish  a deal with StarTimes to build a new bridge between Africa and China during a meeting with China-Africa Business Council in Beijing.
Sidibé said: &ldquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/unaids-partners-startimes-on-anti-aids-programmes-in-africa/Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/unaids-partners-startimes-on-anti-aids-programmes-in-africa/ The clinic made the call at a forum it organised for couples with fertility challenges.
A fertility physician with the clinic, Dr Bamidele Babatunde, said couples with health issues required timely intervention.
Babatunde said: “Most fertility-related issues require only minimal medical in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/seek-early-treatment-fertility-challenged-couples-told/Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/seek-early-treatment-fertility-challenged-couples-told/ Women have been warned against douching. Experts say it is harmful.
Gynaecologists and oncologists gave the warning at the free screening for breast and cervical cancer for women journalists during the monthly programme of the Health Writers  Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) tagged Meet Health Writers Forum.
Douching is the washing of the vagina with hot water, vineg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-douching-dangerous/Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/experts-douching-dangerous/ President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Intensive Care Unit at Dala Orthopaedic Hospital, Kano.
The N100 million facility was donated by Alhaji Aminu Dantata, a businessman.
The President, who was represented by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, recalled that in 2007, Alhaji Dantata also donated two  projects to the hospital – General Ward and Amenity Suite.
Ehanire also praised Amasco,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/buhari-inaugurates-n100-million-intensive-care-facility-in-kano/Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/buhari-inaugurates-n100-million-intensive-care-facility-in-kano/ The mere mention of psychiatric illness in the public and even among clinicians seems to drive exceeding panic into the minds of the listeners. Yet, this apprehension is unjustified and unreasonable.
The data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and researchers across Nigeria and, indeed, in the world, paint a very but different picture.
In the barest minimum, one in every five Niger]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/an-unreasonable-and-irrational-fear-of-mental-illness-part-1/Fri, 12 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/an-unreasonable-and-irrational-fear-of-mental-illness-part-1/ According to a chiropractor, Prof Magnus Atilade of St Luke Chiropath Clinic, Surulere, Lagos, people suffer from one or more bouts of low back pain. In most cases, it is not due to a serious disease or serious back problem. This is called non-specific lower back pain.
Chiropractic is a health care profession dedicated to the non-surg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/low-back-pain-chiropathy-to-the-rescue/Thu, 11 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/low-back-pain-chiropathy-to-the-rescue/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-abattoir-purveyor-of-disease-and-death/Thu, 11 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-abattoir-purveyor-of-disease-and-death/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/laugh-your-way-into-good-health/Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:59:46 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/laugh-your-way-into-good-health/ Group Managing Director, Mr Taiwo Adeniyi s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/vitaform-launches-breast-feeding-aid/Fri, 05 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/vitaform-launches-breast-feeding-aid/ How often do you leave a hospital premises, feeling dissatisfied, or have a burning desire to call attention to an observation, yet no satisfactory place to do so? In t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/patients-feedback-can-improve-a-health-facility/Fri, 05 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/patients-feedback-can-improve-a-health-facility/ With the success of the second kidney transplant at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), there is hope for patients who cannot afford to travel abroad. It is cheaper to get it done at the hospital, writes OYEYEMI GBENGA-MUSTAPHA
It is no longer news that kidney transplant can be done in Nigeria at a cheaper rate. With the success of the second kidney transplant at the LASUTH,  Nigerians have been called upon to pat]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kidney-transplant-is-cheaper-in-nigeria/Fri, 05 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/kidney-transplant-is-cheaper-in-nigeria/ The story of the left eye protrusion started from birth when, according to his mother, Mrs Zita Wokanjo who is in her mid 40, doctors called attention to a softness on the eyebrow of her baby’s.  She said she was told that the baby head (n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/help-my-son-to-get-this-surgery-done/Fri, 05 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/help-my-son-to-get-this-surgery-done/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack6/Thu, 04 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack6/ When joint cartilage wears away, bone rubs against bone, causing osteoarthrikktis.
Sounds painful? It is. The first treatment is to get Information. Information is not a therapy, but learning more about arthritis is actually a powerful weapon. That will let the client know the basic difference between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis and ost]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-treat-arthritis/Thu, 04 Aug 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-treat-arthritis/ She gave the advice at the 30th   anniversary of Emzor paracetamol, where a special pack was unveiled in Lagos.
She said most users have ‘staggered’ overdoses after taking paracetamol in other forms, such as caffeine drinks or panadol, thereby failing to realise tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/paracetamol-abuse-can-lead-to-death/Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/paracetamol-abuse-can-lead-to-death/ What is Regenerative Medicine and how can it be used to treat sexual dysfuntion?
 Regenerative medicine is a branch of translational research in tissue engineering and molecular biology, which deals with the process of replacing, engineering or regener]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ones-body-can-treat-ones-sexual-dysfunction/Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ones-body-can-treat-ones-sexual-dysfunction/ The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has praised Fidson Healthcare Plc for its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sango, Ogun State.
He reiterated the Federal Government’s support for indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturing, saying with the facility, the firm deserves the support and patronage of the government and  stakeholders.
The Minister, who spoke to reporters during his familiarisation tour of the fact]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-lauds-fidson-on-new-factory/Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/minister-lauds-fidson-on-new-factory/ The main symptom of menopause in women is hot flushes (see earlier articles). This symptom of hot flushes can be corrected with the hormone that is so deficient in women at their mid-ages. Doctors, based upon clinical assessment, may prescribe hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which comes indifferent formulations. Some can be taken by mouth as a daily pill similar to contraceptive pill. A no]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-in-womenmen-solutions-to-the-disquiet-of-middle-age-4/Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-in-womenmen-solutions-to-the-disquiet-of-middle-age-4/ The campaign is aimed increasing   awareness of  HIV and AIDS among Lagosians and NURTW members.
LSACA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Oluseyi Temowo, said: “There is need to do early detectin and treatment of HIV/AIDS, and increase the HIV and AIDS mobile community testing and counselling, we impl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lsaca-nurtw-kick-off-hiv-intervention-campaign/Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lsaca-nurtw-kick-off-hiv-intervention-campaign/ It is a Federal Government–led intervention to improve maternal and child health with states’ ministries of health as partners.
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, said the programme would monitor the flow of resources to pay for results, outcomes and impacts, rather than simply pay for processes or reimburse costs.
The Minister explained that the programme,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-launches-saving-one-million-lives-for-result/Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-launches-saving-one-million-lives-for-result/ According to Prof Tola Atinmo, a  nutritionist at the University of Ibadan, it is better for a woman, especially expectant mothers, to abstain  from alcohol before conception, and throughout pregnancy. This, he explained, is because an  embryo’s liver cannot process alcohol like  an adult&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avoid-alcohol-expectant-mothers-told/Thu, 28 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/avoid-alcohol-expectant-mothers-told/ Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria (SOGHIN) President, Prof Musa Borodo stated this at the opening day of this year’s SOGHIN annual conference, which started earlier this week with a workshop on modern technology and surgical skills at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital ( LUTH).
The goal of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/soghin-nigerians-living-with-high-burden-of-colon-cancer/Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/soghin-nigerians-living-with-high-burden-of-colon-cancer/ As part of the symptoms or feelings that comes with perimenopause and menopause even up to postmenopause, the mouth may become dry and hot as well as painful.
There may be colour changesin the mouth as it become pale. In some women, there could be changes in the manner of eating eithertoo high or too low or general dislike for food.
Of major concern to a lot of women is loss of their skin smoothness which be]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-in-womenmen-solutions-to-the-disquiet-of-middle-age-3/Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-in-womenmen-solutions-to-the-disquiet-of-middle-age-3/ Right from the Ground floor, the automatic glass door opens and leads one to the elevators, which are designed to suit the patients as they allow for the easy movement of patient’s bed and accommodate the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-builds-world-class-critical-care-facility/Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-builds-world-class-critical-care-facility/ Commending the company, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, praised Guinness management for its long-standing involvement in the provision and management of quality eye care centres in the country.
Chief Obiano said he was extremely happy with the gesture and the re-inauguration of the Eye Hospital.
He said: “This auspicious project is an important su]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/guinness-revamps-eye-hospital-in-onitsha-donates-n5m-equipment/Fri, 22 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/guinness-revamps-eye-hospital-in-onitsha-donates-n5m-equipment/ The rate at which Nigerians consume palm oil is raising concerns. This is because palm oil has been identified to be a significant factor causing cardio vascular diseases (CVDs). According to health experts, cooking at home with unmeasured palm oil, eating out at Bukateria, also known as Buka, Mama put or canteen, to eating assorted meats known as orisirisi, as well as consuming &lsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/you-dont-need-that-much-palm-oil/Thu, 21 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/you-dont-need-that-much-palm-oil/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-5/Thu, 21 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-5/ From birth to six months, feed babies exclusively with breast milk (i.e. give them no other food or drink), and feed them “on demand” (i.e. often as they want, day and night)
At six months, introduce a variety of safe and nutritious foods to complement breastfeeding, and continue to breastfeed until babies are two years or beyond.
Do not add salt or sugar to foods for babies and young children
 
Why?
On its own, breast milk provides all the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/five-keys-to-healthy-diet/Thu, 21 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/five-keys-to-healthy-diet/ Remember that we had earlier defined natural menopause simply as the term that is used to indicate that a woman has ceased to have her menstrual periods and her ovaries are no longer functioning to produce hormones to support her so as to be able to reproduce and bear children naturally.
To qualify as having reached menopause, a woman’s menstrual period]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-in-womenmen-solutions-to-the-disquiet-of-middle-age-2/Fri, 15 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-in-womenmen-solutions-to-the-disquiet-of-middle-age-2/ Invisible yet deadly, malnutrition is decimating the country  daily. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, each day, Nigeria loses about 2300 under-five-year- olds and 145 women of child-bearing age. This makes the country the second largest contributor to the under–five and maternal mortality rate in the world. Mother and child suffer from a triple burden of malnutrition- over nutrition, under nutrition, and micronutrient deficiency. This long-neglect]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/malnutrition-nigerias-silent-crisis/Fri, 15 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/malnutrition-nigerias-silent-crisis/ The state government, according to the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof Wale Oke, paid N70 million to the hospital to carry out the surgery.
He said the patients, who include six children and four adults, can now hear clearly on one ear because “it costs about N7million to do the other ear for each patient]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-restores-hearing-to-10-people/Fri, 15 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-restores-hearing-to-10-people/ Delivering judgment in Akure, the Ondo State capital in the suit no: FHC/AK/CS/01/2004, which sought to stop the PCN from regulating members of NAPPMED, Justice F. A. Olubanjo refused to grant the NAPPMED’s prayers.
Justice Olubanjo said: “I find no merit in this amended ori]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/court-dismisses-drug-vendors-case-against-pcn/Fri, 15 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/court-dismisses-drug-vendors-case-against-pcn/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-4/Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-4/ Azu told the newsmen in Abakaliki that regular immunisation of children from zero to one year was essential to build their immunity and insulate them from the deadly child-killer diseases.
According to him, routine vaccination by nursing mothers is essential to prevent infant mortality as well a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/paediatrician-urges-regular-immunisation-exercise/Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/paediatrician-urges-regular-immunisation-exercise/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-in-women-men-solutions-to-the-disquiet-of-middle-age-1/Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menopause-in-women-men-solutions-to-the-disquiet-of-middle-age-1/ Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day. This is about 70 times p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/four-points-of-attack-against-heart-attack/Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/four-points-of-attack-against-heart-attack/ The yearly event is scheduled to hold tomorrow, at the Grange School, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
The programme, which began in 2010, is aimed at developing the mental and academic performance, while rewarding]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fidson-rewards-brilliant-kids/Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fidson-rewards-brilliant-kids/ Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre is located at Babcock University, Ogun State.Other branches are in Oyo, Kano and the services will soon be available in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
The Chief Executive Officer/ Founder, Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre, Professor Kamal Adeleke said it hurts anytime he]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/centre-offers-world-class-cardio-treatment/Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/centre-offers-world-class-cardio-treatment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-3/Thu, 07 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-3/ Cancer prevention is the holy grail of medical research. Students in medical school dream of finding a cure, scientists hope their work will provide the foundation for the one true end of this disease, and patients and family members pray for a future without cancer.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-is-preventable/Thu, 07 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-is-preventable/ Health experts hope that by using smaller doses they can stretch the limited vaccine supply and slow the spread of the virus. Even in smaller doses — 1/5th the normal dose, in the upcoming campaign —&nb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-faces-vaccine-shortage-amidst-acute-yellow-fever-outbreak-in-africa/Fri, 01 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/who-faces-vaccine-shortage-amidst-acute-yellow-fever-outbreak-in-africa/ Dr. Akinsete said Sickle cell disease is a group]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/knowing-genotype-status-can-save-much-headache/Fri, 01 Jul 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/knowing-genotype-status-can-save-much-headache/ The Chief Medical Director (CMD), UCH,Prof Temitope Alonge disclosed this on Thursday during the commissioning of a Special Diagnostic Centre, donated to UCH by Alhaji Nurudeen Oluwasola.
“In evaluating the causes of death that in 2012, we needed to know where to focus attention as regard what is really causing major death o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-now-top-most-killer-disease-in-uch-cmd/Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cancer-now-top-most-killer-disease-in-uch-cmd/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-2/Thu, 30 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-2/ The Zika virus may be driving a surge in interest in abortions in Latin America, according to a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine.
According to the study, requests for abortion services in the region through one non-profit provider have jumped more than a third, with increases of close t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abortion-requests-rise-amid-zika-fears/Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/abortion-requests-rise-amid-zika-fears/ A Monash University research team, led by cancer biologist Dr Erica Sloan, conducted a study on mice with breast cancer and found that increased stress levels drove metastasis, the spread of cancer cells to new areas of the body.
Sloan said that there has long been a medical debate around the role of stress in a patient’s cancer diagnosis.
While stress has]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stress-leads-to-rapid-spread-of-cancer-researchers/Tue, 28 Jun 2016 15:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stress-leads-to-rapid-spread-of-cancer-researchers/ They said access to quality healthcare is a major challenge in the country.
The forum organised by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMGMAN), was attended by lawmakers, who were represented by the chairmen of some key committees of the Senate, policymakers from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as other players in health policy, r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stakeholders-call-for-drug-security-self-sufficiency/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/stakeholders-call-for-drug-security-self-sufficiency/ Its members spoke at this year’s Young Pharmacists Mentoring Day in Lagos with the theme: Aligning career path towards emerging trends in pharmaceutical practice.
Chairman on the occasion Mr Adetunji Doherty said there was confusion about how students choose careers after university.
He said young students or pharmacists would]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pharmacists-canvass-mentoring-to-boost-practice/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pharmacists-canvass-mentoring-to-boost-practice/ According to the church, a research by LifeBlood shows that Nigeria collects only 38 percent of the required blood each year.
The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS), Dr Modupe Olaiya, who was represented by Dr Samuel Alori, launched the NGO in Lagos on June 14,  the World Blood]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ngo-to-address-blood-shortage/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ngo-to-address-blood-shortage/ They are asking for better understanding, management and treatment of the condition from which one in 68 children globally is suffering.
The forum was the Sixth Annual Autism Conference organised by GTBank. It had as theme Managing autism: The next generation, considerations and resources.
Executive Director, Blazing Trails International Centre (BTIC), Dr Anna Lamikanra, said the forum wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-handle-autism-by-experts/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-handle-autism-by-experts/ President, Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria (HCPAN), Dr. Adenike Olaniba, gave the advice in her lecture at the 30th anniversary of Healthcare Magazine/ 2016 HCPAN’s Mid-Year Capacity Building Meeting in Lagos. It was titled Universal Health Insurance Coverage: The Role of Healthcare Providers.
Dr. Olaniba said less than fi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-warned-on-poor-health-financing/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-warned-on-poor-health-financing/ They spoke at this year’s Speech Pathologists and Audiologists Association of Nigeria (SPAAN) International Conference with the theme Communication disorders in children: Assessment and intentions.
SPAAN President Prof Julius Ademokoya said prompt treatment would help nip disorders in the bud and  avert the consequences of untreated childhood communication disorders.
‘’Moreov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/early-treatment-ll-check-hearing-speech-disorder/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/early-treatment-ll-check-hearing-speech-disorder/ According to Idris, stakeholders need to pressure the government to fund healthcare and ensure the sector is reformed.
Idris spoke in Lagos during PharmAccess Strategy Day on Nigeria. The theme was Making health markets work for low-income people in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/commissioners-call-for-health-reforms-financing/Fri, 24 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/commissioners-call-for-health-reforms-financing/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-to-enforce-global-listing-scheme-in-december-warns-supermarket-operators/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-to-enforce-global-listing-scheme-in-december-warns-supermarket-operators/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-to-sanction-banks-using-uncertified-transfusion-blood/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-to-sanction-banks-using-uncertified-transfusion-blood/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bridge-clinic-births-nigerias-first-cryopreservation-baby/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bridge-clinic-births-nigerias-first-cryopreservation-baby/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/5-of-nigerian-women-physically-abused-in-pregnancy-expert/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/5-of-nigerian-women-physically-abused-in-pregnancy-expert/ According to them, the major causes of death are chronic diseases due to people’s bad lifestyle choices.
A  health and wellness coach, Dr Biyi Olusanya, who spoke during Wholesome Health seminar with the theme: Maintaining a healthy human body in the 21st century, said people needed to be adequatel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/practitioners-urge-healthy-lifestyle-to-fight-diseases/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/practitioners-urge-healthy-lifestyle-to-fight-diseases/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-1/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/muhammed-ali-stephen-keshi-stroke-heart-attack-1/ It said the drug eliminates physical and mental stress.
“It also boosts erection in men. That’s why it is tagged super magic vitamin,” he said.
Its Managing Director/ CEO Emmanuel Olouha, said the decision to introduce the Ginklat capsule into the market stems from the need to solve stress related issues that affects the people. “The aim of introducing the Ginklat capsul]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-introduces-drug-for-stress-reduction/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/firm-introduces-drug-for-stress-reduction/ Director-General, Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency, Mr Sam Oghene Etatuvie gave this admonition at the three-day training workshop, organised by his agency and the Green Centre for Alternative Medicine practitioners (GCAD) on skill acquisition and enhancement on the manufacturing of herbal products.
Etatuvie said patien]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ensuring-modern-herbal-practices/Thu, 23 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ensuring-modern-herbal-practices/ Some items in the room are scooter balls, balance dome and special swings. Others are electrotherapy, pilates equipment, treatment furniture, pillows and cushions, among others.
Nigerian Breweries Corporate Affairs Adviser, Heineken, Kufre Ekanem, said: “This project is aimed at increasing awareness on autism, and impro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/treatment-room-for-school/Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/treatment-room-for-school/ The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, has conducted open heart surgeries for seven persons with cardiac problems (hole in the heart).
The hospital said the surgery, which costs N1.7 million per patient, was subsidised by its partners.
It said Nigerians no longer need to travel abroad to seek treatment for the disease.
Besides, 10 patients would benefit from the gesture, which is still ongoing.
The hospital’s Chi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-conducts-open-heart-surgeries/Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-conducts-open-heart-surgeries/ According to them, “cancer is rising, but taking preventive steps would ensure that patients survive the disease”.
They spoke at the 10th anniversary of Sebeccly Cancer Care in Lagos.
Head of Department of Radiotherapy and CT Scan, EKO Hospital, Lagos, Prof Josbert Thomas Kofi Duncan said many cancer patients die because they present their cases late at either stage three or four, to onco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stop-rising-cancer-cases-by-oncologists/Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-stop-rising-cancer-cases-by-oncologists/ According to her, such law will ensure support for SCD through the provision of health management policy, new born screening and health education.
Akinsete spoke at Sickle Cell Walk for life, organised by the coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Lagos State in commemoration of the World Sickle Cell]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/foundation-seeks-law-on-sickle-cell-awareness/Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/foundation-seeks-law-on-sickle-cell-awareness/ President, Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria, (HCPAN), Dr. Adenike Olaniba gave the advice in her lecture during the 30th anniversary of Healthcare Magazine/ 2016 HCPAN’s Mid-Year Capacity Building Meeting in Lagos. It was titled Universal Health Insurance Coverage: The Role of Healthcare Providers.
Dr. Olaniba said less t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-warned-on-poor-health-financing/Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fed-govt-warned-on-poor-health-financing/ Its country director Dr Tunde Segun called for evidence-based plan of action to ensure good health for mothers and their babies in Nigeria and Africa.
Speaking during a  training organised by MamaYe on investigative reporting of maternal newborn health (MNH) for reporters in Kadunna, Dr Segun said the public and private sector should put maternal and newborns&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/effective-healthcare-crucial-to-survival-of-mothers-babies/Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/effective-healthcare-crucial-to-survival-of-mothers-babies/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/world-milk-day-2016-5-million-children-suffer-stunted-growth-expert/Thu, 16 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/world-milk-day-2016-5-million-children-suffer-stunted-growth-expert/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-needs-17-million-units-of-safe-blood-annually-minister/Thu, 16 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-needs-17-million-units-of-safe-blood-annually-minister/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fidson-campaigns-for-better-health-care-for-nigerian-children/Thu, 16 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fidson-campaigns-for-better-health-care-for-nigerian-children/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/very-hot-coffee-liquid-can-cause-cancer-who/Wed, 15 Jun 2016 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/very-hot-coffee-liquid-can-cause-cancer-who/ The Head of Nutrition in the Ministry, Dr Chris Isokpunwu disclosed this at a media dialogue on child malnutrition organised by UNICEF in Kano.
Represented by Principal Nutrition Officer, Farayity Tokumbo, Isokpunwu said that 37 per cent of children in Nigeria were malnourished, 29 per cent underweight, 18 per cent wasting while only 17 per cent of them were exclusively br]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/2300-children-die-of-malnutrition-annually-federal-ministry-of-health/Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/2300-children-die-of-malnutrition-annually-federal-ministry-of-health/ Research on more than 140,000 people across Europe found that overweight men who reduced their waist size by four inches were 13 per cent more likely to avoid the most deadly type of prostate cancer.
Scientists at the University of Oxford examined 141,896 men from eight European countries with an average age of 52. After 14 years 7,022 of them]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/waist-slimming-cuts-risk/Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/waist-slimming-cuts-risk/ Scientists claim that the breakthrough is a strong basis to form a recommendation for a “universal” vaccine that could prime the immune system to eradicate cancer cells.
The treatment works by persuading immune cells to fight the disease.  Particles of genetic code, in a virus-like structure, are injected into the bloodstream, where they are]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/scientists-trick-immune-system-to-combat-cancer/Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/scientists-trick-immune-system-to-combat-cancer/ Governor Ibikunle Amosun, said this would address the problems of hospitals holistically, and ensure better services.
Amosun, represented by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, spoke during the adoption of safe care standards for quality improvement.
He said there was the need to build standards that are synonymous wit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ogun-adopts-safe-care-campaign/Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ogun-adopts-safe-care-campaign/ The event was to educate the children on the importance of their teeth.
Addressing the kids, a dentist, Dr. Akangbe Oluwatobi, said: “In a child’s life, there are two stages of teeth; the milk teeth and the permanent teeth. Good and healthy milk teeth will pave the way for the permanent teeth.Take good c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-holds-oral-health-education-for-children/Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/luth-holds-oral-health-education-for-children/ Prof Michael Kehinde of the Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL), gave this advice at an inaugural lecture with the theme – “Human unique blood cells and consequences”, in Lagos.
The don said 300,000 children were born with one form of sickle cell disease (SCD) every year, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa where malaria is common.
Kehinde s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-stresses-importance-of-genotype/Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/don-stresses-importance-of-genotype/ A consultant urologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, Dr. Funmilade Omisanjo, gave this advice while addressing pharmacists at a Pharmacy Academy programme. organised by Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals Limited for Retail Pharmacists.
He said there was a remarkable increase in ED, stating: “The figures available suggest that about 40 per cen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctor-cautions-on-self-treatment-of-erectile-dysfuncation/Fri, 10 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctor-cautions-on-self-treatment-of-erectile-dysfuncation/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-calls-on-african-countries-to-manufacture-hivaids-drugs/Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:23:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-calls-on-african-countries-to-manufacture-hivaids-drugs/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/wasting-stunting-still-prevalent-in-nigerian-children-with-sickle-cell-anaemia/Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/wasting-stunting-still-prevalent-in-nigerian-children-with-sickle-cell-anaemia/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/one-in-four-malaria-drugs-in-enugu-substandard-study/Thu, 09 Jun 2016 17:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/one-in-four-malaria-drugs-in-enugu-substandard-study/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-simple-home-cures-for-typhoid-fever/Thu, 09 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/some-simple-home-cures-for-typhoid-fever/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/buhari-facts-about-ear-infection-in-adults/Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/buhari-facts-about-ear-infection-in-adults/ Despite the general awareness of CVDs (which includes heart disease and stroke), they are still the number one killer of women around the world responsible for over two million premature deaths in women each year.
Women in low and middle-income countries who develop CVDs are more like]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-experts-urge-global-action-to-tackle-biggest-killer-of-women/Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-experts-urge-global-action-to-tackle-biggest-killer-of-women/ The World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Health (WCC 2016) is a global interactive event to promote Cardiovascular (CV) health uniting cardiovascular disease specialists with other disciplines to network, share knowledge and build innovative solutions for patients and populations.The Congress will be attended by an outstanding line up of wor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cardiology-and-cardiovascular-health-global-experts-hold-congress/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/cardiology-and-cardiovascular-health-global-experts-hold-congress/ He said identifying and observing these rights are important to the patients and the community.
Caregivers, he said, should treat patients the way they would want to be treated if they were in their shoes.
Besides, it is important for healthcare givers and patients t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-patients-rights-must-be-enforced-by-legal-expert/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-patients-rights-must-be-enforced-by-legal-expert/ Nigeria, the company said, received about 34 million tablets for distribution to school children.
It is the largest donation Merck has made to a single country, more than the 27 million tablets it gave to the continent in 2012.
Health Minister Prof. Isaac Adewole thanked Merck and the World Health Organisation (WHO)]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-receives-drugs-to-fight-tropical-disease/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-receives-drugs-to-fight-tropical-disease/ IHVN’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Patrick Dakum said the country had been a victim of many disease outbreaks and, as such, deserved a functional private research centre to complement the public ones.
Dakum, who spoke at a briefing in Lagos, said a lot could be done to preserve human lives with the establishment]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/institute-seeks-n5-b-for-research-centre/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/institute-seeks-n5-b-for-research-centre/ EU SIGN Training, Contracting Advisor/ Procurement Expert, Technical Assistance Team, Aminata Sidibe, assured that the fund was available, but most states did not know how to get it.
Sidibe, who spoke during the overview and guide for zonal training on the follow-u]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eu-trains-counterparts-to-access-immunisation-fund/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eu-trains-counterparts-to-access-immunisation-fund/ As I mentioned before, fertility impairment may be as a result of problems in the couple.
Where the issue is solely with the woman, the solution to the problem will be directed accordingly.
Generally, a female, who approaches a doctor for fertility treatment will undergo at initial stage, extensive history telling to the doctor and the doctor will examine the patient thoroughly.
Investigations will cer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-infertility-solutions-5/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-infertility-solutions-5/ People, according to YACF founder, Dr Oluyemi Olawaye, should be their brother’s keeper.
Olawaye, who spoke during activities to mark the Children’s Day in the hospital, said people do not have to be millionaires before lending a hand.
He said: “Saving one’s life is a big]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/25-indigent-children-get-free-cataract-surgery-others/Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/25-indigent-children-get-free-cataract-surgery-others/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ui-pharmacy-alumni-support-faculty-with-n25m/Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ui-pharmacy-alumni-support-faculty-with-n25m/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-calls-for-global-partnership-in-developing-health-sector/Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-calls-for-global-partnership-in-developing-health-sector/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dexa-medica-charges-nigerians-on-stress-free-lifestyle/Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/dexa-medica-charges-nigerians-on-stress-free-lifestyle/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/children-too-have-dental-problems-expert/Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/children-too-have-dental-problems-expert/ What I usually tell women ageing is to make half of their daily food intake raw. This will ensure that women complete their transition to menopause without any hitch.
Menopause is not a disease. It is a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-can-enjoy-their-menopause/Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/women-can-enjoy-their-menopause/ Unlike what obtains in Europe and the Americas, where there are seasons, such as Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter, the annual seasons in the tropical regions of the world are basically dry and wet seasons. The dry season runs from October to February while the rainy or wet season begins from March and ends in September.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-handle-rainy-season-conditions/Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-handle-rainy-season-conditions/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/high-blood-sugar-crashes125-points-in-5-days/Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/high-blood-sugar-crashes125-points-in-5-days/ Ameh, who spoke at the pulling out of 21 senior officers at the Nigerian Reference Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, said Nigeria could become a medical tourism destination for other African countries.
He said the right infrastructure and manpower should first be provided to raise more revenue for the country.
He said: “Quali]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/reposition-military-hospitals-says-general/Fri, 27 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/reposition-military-hospitals-says-general/ AGPMPN’s Lagos State chairman Dr. Adeyeye Arigbabuwo said tobacco smoking has done more harm than good to the people.
He spoke at a joint outing of AGPMPN/SOFPON at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja, Lagos to mark th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-canvass-end-to-smoking/Fri, 27 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/doctors-canvass-end-to-smoking/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-infertility-solutions-4/Fri, 27 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-infertility-solutions-4/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sofpon-urges-family-support-for-cigarette-smoking-campaign/Thu, 26 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sofpon-urges-family-support-for-cigarette-smoking-campaign/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-set-to-upgrade-tb-diagnosis-and-treatment/Thu, 26 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-set-to-upgrade-tb-diagnosis-and-treatment/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ihvn-access-bank-dangote-to-build-n5bn-world-class-virology-research-centre/Thu, 26 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ihvn-access-bank-dangote-to-build-n5bn-world-class-virology-research-centre/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adewole-charges-oyo-govt-on-health-insurance-scheme/Thu, 26 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/adewole-charges-oyo-govt-on-health-insurance-scheme/ According to a natural medicine practitioner, Dr Gilbert Ezengige, people do not take advantage of the nut known as Ukpa in Igbo, Asala (Yoruba), Okhue or Okwe among the Edo people.
Walnut, he said, has a spermatogenic property, which makes it promote formation of sperm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/walnut-good-for-fertility-brain-heart-others/Thu, 26 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/walnut-good-for-fertility-brain-heart-others/ According to a traditional medicine practitioner, Dr Lambo Adebisi, these plants have essential vitamins and minerals to put the two ailments at bay.
Adebisi said mere inhaling the smell of onions, sunflower and garlic alone can help clear the mucous membrane and nasal track.
This form of healing is aromatherapy, he said, adding: “It is not so courted in N]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sunflower-onions-garlic-good-for-cold/Thu, 26 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sunflower-onions-garlic-good-for-cold/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/high-blood-sugar-crashes-125-points-in-5-days/Thu, 26 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/high-blood-sugar-crashes-125-points-in-5-days/ This, according to the Director-General of the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Yaba, Prof Innocent Ujah, would stand them out from the lot.
Ujah spoke at the joint graduation/presentation of prizes to deserving graduands of the nine schools.
The schools are: Schools of Nursing, of Midwifery and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sympathise-with-patients-luth-graduands-told/Fri, 20 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/sympathise-with-patients-luth-graduands-told/ Its Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee (NNPPC) Chairman, Dr Tunji Funsho spoke in Lagos while listing the activities of the committee.
Funsho, a medic, said since the anti-polio drive began in the late 1970s, Rotary had not derailed in its commitment to wiping out the disease. He said it was because  of their effort t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-scores-self-high-in-polio-eradication/Fri, 20 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-scores-self-high-in-polio-eradication/ They said people should preserve their kidneys as it is cheaper to do that than seeking treatment to restore failed kidneys.
A former President, Nigerian Association of Nephrologists (NAN), Dr Ebun Bamgboye, said people should control their diabetes and high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.
For him, the answer to prevention or delay of severe kidney diseas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-keep-your-kidneys-intact-by-experts/Fri, 20 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-keep-your-kidneys-intact-by-experts/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-infertility-solutions-3/Fri, 20 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/causes-of-infertility-solutions-3/ Breast cancer’s secrets have been cracked by scientists, who say they have a near-perfect picture of the genes that cause the disease.
The landmark research paves the way for new and better treatments – as well as ways of preventing the disease ever occurring.
In future, doctors could use ‘genetic x-rays’ to decide on the best drugs for individual patients.
The res]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/breast-cancer-gene-code-breakthrough/Fri, 20 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/breast-cancer-gene-code-breakthrough/ The report said that the continent’s reliance on the use of biomass for cooking, lighting and heating means that 90 per cent of the region’s population was exposed to health threat.
It noted that land degradation, air pollution, and the provision of sanitation and safe drinking water were among the main problems on the con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pollution-causes-6m-deaths-annually-unep/Thu, 19 May 2016 15:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pollution-causes-6m-deaths-annually-unep/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-alone-can-save-12-billion-on-health/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-alone-can-save-12-billion-on-health/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-overhaul-health-sector-in-oyo-adetunji/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-overhaul-health-sector-in-oyo-adetunji/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eruwa-hosts-maiden-awojobi-memorial-lecture/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/eruwa-hosts-maiden-awojobi-memorial-lecture/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/downs-syndrome-rife-in-younger-mothers-in-nigeria-expert/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/downs-syndrome-rife-in-younger-mothers-in-nigeria-expert/ This, according to the former chairman of the LCDA, Mr Shuaib Ajidagba, will help them maintain sound health.
He spoke at the maiden edition of Ajifat Fitness Walk he organised. It had about 10,000 participants in attendance.
Ajidagba, also known as Ajifat, said walking was important for maintaining physical fitness, and as such ensur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/regular-brisk-walk-good-for-sound-health/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/regular-brisk-walk-good-for-sound-health/ “That’s surprising, he teased, because this is “the season of change.
I was in no mood for a political debate on whether the first year of the Muhammadu Buhari administration is blowing ill or good wind across Nigeria. But I remin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbs-market-in-the-wind-of-change/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbs-market-in-the-wind-of-change/ According to new research study, mango fruit has been found to protect against colon, breast, leukaemia and prostate cancers. Several trial studies suggest that polyphenolic anti-oxidant compounds in mango are known to offer protection against breast and colon cancers.
Mango fruit is an excellent source of Vitamin-A and flavonoids like beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-benefits-of-mango/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-benefits-of-mango/ Curves, with over 7,000 outlets in 94 countries, had in July last year opened its model office in Lekki, Lagos.
The Abuja facility located at Apo Legislative Quarters, was unveiled by the United States Deputy Chief of Mission to Nigeria, Mrs Maria Brewer, and the Presiding Overseer, Latter Rain Assembly, Dr Tunde Bakare, both chief guests of honour.
Mrs. Brewer said the opening was a welcomed developme]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gym-for-fat-women-opens-in-abuja/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/gym-for-fat-women-opens-in-abuja/ Fear, says the President, National Complementary and Alternative Medical Association (NACAMA), Prof Peter Katchy.
He charged health providers to device a way to allay patients’ fears because most of them were often labelled as having an incurable disease.
This, according to him, created fear in their minds and, as such, led to death.
Cancer patients, he said, are not the only group suffering from this because “Pe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fear-responsible-for-poor-cancer-treatment-result/Thu, 19 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fear-responsible-for-poor-cancer-treatment-result/ Olufeko told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that it could cause heartburns.
She also said that it was wrong to eat apples at any time of the day.
“Most people do not know that the best time to eat apples is early in the mornings and in the afternoons because at night, it can cause heartburns.
&l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbal-expert-cautions-against-eating-apples-at-night/Tue, 17 May 2016 14:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/herbal-expert-cautions-against-eating-apples-at-night/  I am a regular reader of your articles and will be very happy if you try and set time aside to talk to people and help find solutions to their problems. I am 42 years old married to a beautiful woman of 36 years of age . We love each other very much. Since we got married I found out that each time I look at my wife ,desire overtakes me .We have two children ,but the problem is that I can not do what is expected from me . Some times she does every thing and then we manage to hav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/matters-of-health-questions-from-people-and-patients/Sat, 14 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/matters-of-health-questions-from-people-and-patients/ It’s therefore crucial that we throw some light as to what causes infertility in men. In our culture in Nigeria and  Africa in general, women are often blamed for the failure to conceive in a marriage. As can be seen from what has been w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-causes-of-infertility-solutions-part-2/Fri, 13 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-causes-of-infertility-solutions-part-2/ She came, she saw and she was fulfilled. For 45 years, Prof Adebukunola Adefule-Ositelu practised ophthalmology and rose to the peak of her career.
Speaking during her send forth and ground round, organised by the Department of Ophthalmology, Guinness Eye Centre of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Idi-Araba, she urged doctors]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/proritise-patients/Fri, 13 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/proritise-patients/ It will be hosted by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Funmi Fashina Foundation (FFF).
The organisation said it was an honour to be asked to host the shoe, which arrived in the country on May 4. The NGO said the shoe has started its journey in an accounting firm in Lagos, adding that its administrator has enlightened the firm’s partners about MSA.
The administrator,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/msa-shoe-arrives-in-nigeria/Fri, 13 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/msa-shoe-arrives-in-nigeria/ Mrs Nnamani travelled overseas on referral, after losing one of the babies during delivery in Nigeria  due to complications.
She said: With the help of a Reverend Father in “the United States (US), we were linked with the hospital where I delivered the remaining four babies in Ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mother-of-quintuplets-seeks-help/Fri, 13 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/mother-of-quintuplets-seeks-help/ According to the Director of Child Health Advocacy Initiative, Mrs. Lola Alonge, the  government should raise awareness, improve maternity laws, enforce crèches in the work place, designate private areas for mothers to breastfeed at work, and prevent aggressive marketing of breast milk substitutes because of the negative effects on the nation.
Mrs Alon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-urged-to-create-enabling-climate-for-breastfeeding/Fri, 13 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-urged-to-create-enabling-climate-for-breastfeeding/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-distributes-over-100000-condoms-trains-20-family-planning-providers/Thu, 12 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/lagos-distributes-over-100000-condoms-trains-20-family-planning-providers/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-ministry-pwc-discuss-national-healthcare-reform/Thu, 12 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/health-ministry-pwc-discuss-national-healthcare-reform/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/breastfeeding-protects-children-from-asthma-expert/Thu, 12 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/breastfeeding-protects-children-from-asthma-expert/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/24-million-nigerians-will-suffer-from-mental-disorder-in-their-lifetime/Thu, 12 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/24-million-nigerians-will-suffer-from-mental-disorder-in-their-lifetime/ The post Govt assures HIV-infected expectant moms of safe delivery appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-assures-hiv-infected-expectant-moms-of-safe-delivery/Thu, 12 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/govt-assures-hiv-infected-expectant-moms-of-safe-delivery/ The post Fulani herdsmen: Between cow meat and rabbit meat appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fulani-herdsmen-between-cow-meat-and-rabbit-meat/Thu, 12 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fulani-herdsmen-between-cow-meat-and-rabbit-meat/ The post Appropriate diet can enhance male libido appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/appropriate-diet-can-enhance-male-libido/Thu, 12 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/appropriate-diet-can-enhance-male-libido/ The post Woman, 36, needs N1m for thigh surgery appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/woman-36-needs-n1m-for-thigh-surgery/Fri, 06 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/woman-36-needs-n1m-for-thigh-surgery/ The post The causes of infertility, solutionsPart (1) appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-causes-of-infertility-solutions-part-1/Fri, 06 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/the-causes-of-infertility-solutions-part-1/ The post Re-train HIV counsellors,Lagos tells partners appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/re-train-hiv-counsellors-lagos-tells-partners/Fri, 06 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/re-train-hiv-counsellors-lagos-tells-partners/ The post On Abuja declaration, they stand appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/on-abuja-declaration-they-stand/Fri, 06 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/on-abuja-declaration-they-stand/ The post Foundation canvasses holistic approach to cancer treatment appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/foundation-canvasses-holistic-approach-to-cancer-treatment/Fri, 06 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/foundation-canvasses-holistic-approach-to-cancer-treatment/ The post Bank extends autism children’s programme appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bank-extends-autism-childrens-programme/Fri, 06 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/bank-extends-autism-childrens-programme/ The post “Corruption stalls HIV treatment in Nigeria” appeared f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/corruption-stalls-hiv-treatment-in-nigeria/Thu, 05 May 2016 19:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/corruption-stalls-hiv-treatment-in-nigeria/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-roads-rife-with-drivers-with-epilepsy-expert/Thu, 05 May 2016 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerian-roads-rife-with-drivers-with-epilepsy-expert/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-dental-problems-in-nigeria-is-changing-expert/Thu, 05 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/why-dental-problems-in-nigeria-is-changing-expert/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/prevent-spread-of-diseases-from-animals-to-man-farmers-told/Thu, 05 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/prevent-spread-of-diseases-from-animals-to-man-farmers-told/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ondo-residents-converge-for-boska-pain-free-day/Thu, 05 May 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ondo-residents-converge-for-boska-pain-free-day/ The post Pregnant men and non-pregnant, ‘pregnant women’ appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pregnant-men-and-non-pregnant-pregnant-women/Thu, 05 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/pregnant-men-and-non-pregnant-pregnant-women/ The post Healthy blood guarantees healthy body appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/healthy-blood-guarantees-healthy-body/Thu, 05 May 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/healthy-blood-guarantees-healthy-body/ The post We want to empower many Nigerians in the next one year appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/we-want-to-empower-many-nigerians-in-the-next-one-year/Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/we-want-to-empower-many-nigerians-in-the-next-one-year/ The post Comic book launched to fight malaria appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/comic-book-launched-to-fight-malaria/Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/comic-book-launched-to-fight-malaria/ The post Nigeria gets urine malaria test kit appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-gets-urine-malaria-test-kit/Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigeria-gets-urine-malaria-test-kit/ The post Menorrhagia: Heavy menstrual bleeding (2) appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menorrhagia-heavy-menstrual-bleeding-2/Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menorrhagia-heavy-menstrual-bleeding-2/ The post Environmental sanitation key to malaria prevention appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/environmental-sanitation-key-to-malaria-prevention/Fri, 29 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/environmental-sanitation-key-to-malaria-prevention/ The post UITH, Indians hospital perform open heart surgeries of three kids appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/uith-indians-hospital-perform-open-heart-surgeries-of-three-kids/Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/uith-indians-hospital-perform-open-heart-surgeries-of-three-kids/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-pharmacy-can-thrive-in-nigerias-ailing-economy-opanubi/Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-pharmacy-can-thrive-in-nigerias-ailing-economy-opanubi/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-donates-1200-birth-kits-to-support-safe-motherhood/Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/rotary-donates-1200-birth-kits-to-support-safe-motherhood/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fish-farmer-emerges-monthly-star-winner-in-ongoing-astymin-promo/Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fish-farmer-emerges-monthly-star-winner-in-ongoing-astymin-promo/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-to-involve-mental-health-experts-in-health-delivery-in-neast/Thu, 28 Apr 2016 01:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/fg-to-involve-mental-health-experts-in-health-delivery-in-neast/ The post Nigeria’s most insecure food zone appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerias-most-insecure-food-zone/Tue, 26 Apr 2016 19:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nigerias-most-insecure-food-zone/ The post 3.2bn people at risk of malaria globally – WHO appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/32bn-people-at-risk-of-malaria-globally-who/Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/32bn-people-at-risk-of-malaria-globally-who/ The post Provost seeks creation of women/child health institute appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/provost-seeks-creation-of-womenchild-health-institute/Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/provost-seeks-creation-of-womenchild-health-institute/ The post NAFDAC central control lab retains accreditation appeared fir]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-central-control-lab-retains-accreditation/Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nafdac-central-control-lab-retains-accreditation/ The post Menorrhagia: Heavy menstrual bleeding (1) appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menorrhagia-heavy-menstrual-bleeding-1/Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/menorrhagia-heavy-menstrual-bleeding-1/ The post Breakthroughs in battle to beat stroke appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/breakthroughs-in-battle-to-beat-stroke/Fri, 22 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/breakthroughs-in-battle-to-beat-stroke/https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/nurses-are-your-friends-nigerians-told/Thu, 21 Apr 2016 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Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-check-bad-mood-depression/Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/how-to-check-bad-mood-depression/ The post Coping with ups and downs of health appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/coping-with-ups-and-downs-of-health/Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/coping-with-ups-and-downs-of-health/ The post Ambode to give TBAs delivery kits appeared first on The Nation Nigeria.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ambode-to-give-tbas-delivery-kits/Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-ng/news/nigeria-health-news/ambode-to-give-tbas-delivery-kits/ The post Exclusively-breastfed infants immuned to life-threatening illnesses – Experts appeared first on The Nation 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