Browsing Category
Health News
Access Bank partners UCH IVF Centre to provide treatment financing for women
Access Bank Plc has taken another step to show its commitment to the total wellbeing of women by providing financing options to enable them receive quality healthcare services. This is evidenced in its recent partnership with University…
Evra, footballer with psychosis recovers with Samaritan’s support
NOBODY wants to be associated with anyone with an obvious mental health problem, at least not one that roams the street to pick food from dustbins, and is oftentimes naked.This is not the case with Mr Oluwatoyin Olasemo, a public…
Hypertension driven by age, obesity in north-central Nigeria —Study
The prevalence of hypertension is high in middle age urban populations in north-central Nigeria and driven by age and obesity, experts have said.In a new study, researchers put the prevalence of hypertension in the region at 30 per cent…
Ignoring your blood group type could be dangerous — Experts
Head of Department, Heamatology, University College Hospital, Dr Titilola Akingbola, has called on people of all ages, especially youths, to identify their blood group type.According to her, blood group is a means of differentiating…
Low-calorie sweeteners have less effect on weight, blood sugar than sugar does
NEW research suggests that low-calorie sweeteners cause only modest changes in blood sugar, insulin levels, insulin sensitivity and weight gain, as compared to those induced by sugar.The study is published in the American Journal of…
Nigeria needs community medicine not Primary healthcare for better health services
A pubic health expert, Professor Michael Asuzu, has said the proper practice of community medicine remains pivotal to attainment of maximum possible health for Nigerians even as Nigeria’s Primary Health Care(PHC) service remains…
New Year: Dietician warns against excessive sugar, fries
WITH New Year celebration still in the air, an expert in nutrition and dietetics, University College Hospital, U.C.H, Ibadan, Mrs Morenike Ronke Oshilaja, has urged everyone to ensure moderation in the intake of food and assorted drinks,…
Kebbi ranks highest in malaria cases among children —Expert
EVEN though there has been a decrease in the prevalence of malaria among children since 2010, from 42 per cent to 23 per cent in Nigeria, Kebbi State records the highest cases of deaths from malaria in children.While speaking at a media…
Poor vision in children increasing concern —Experts
UNCORRECTED refractive error is responsible for one-third of cases of visual impairment in children reported at the eye clinic of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, with the majority of them being older children, a study has…
Only 5% of health facilities cover tuberculosis —Dr Osakwe
MORE male adults, according to Dr Chijioke Osakwe, executive director, Initiative for Prevention and Control of Diseases, IPCD, are affected with tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria than female and children.Disclosing the number of affected…