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2,000 Nigerian women die annually of unsafe abortion ― Gynaecologist
No fewer than 2,000 Nigerian women die of unsafe abortion annually with Northeast recording highest rate, says Dr. Christopher Lamai, Head of Department, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe.
Lamai made the…
Adverse drug reactions kill a third of the elderly —Expert
A medical expert, Dr Lawrence Adebusoye has said that adverse drug reaction as a result of polypharmacy accounts for the death a third of the elderly people dying.
Dr Adebusoye spoke at the opening of the fourth Basic Certificate Course…
Genetic testing, preventive healthcare take centre stage at SYNLAB
SYNLAB has opened a new wellness-focused facility in Victoria Island and expanded its comprehensive medical test portfolio to offer advanced genetic testing relating to sports medicine, nutrition and pharmacology.
Apart from offering…
Why we opened cash and carry pharmacy centre at UCH —Otegbayo, UCH’s CMD
The Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Professor Abiodun Otegbayo, says the hospital’s new Cash and Carry Pharmacy Centre is in the spirit of patient friendliness and to augment patient’s comfort and care.…
Prioritise safety of pharmaceutical products over efficacy, expert warns
Notwithstanding the efficacy of some herbal medicines like “Agbo jedi”, which is known for its miraculous effect on malaria, dysentery, headache, typhoid, waist pain and rheumatism, experts have warned that tradomedical products which…
76.5% of hypertension drugs on sale in Lagos are bad —Study
Experts’ evaluation of the quality of antihypertensive drugs in Lagos State indicates that the prevalence of falsely labelled and substandard nifedipine tablets, the most commonly used drug to treat hypertension is high.
In a study,…
NCDC announces end of emergency phase of 2019 Lassa fever outbreak
Following a joint epidemiological review by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the World Health Organisation in Nigeria (WHO Nigeria) and other partners, the NCDC have announced the end of the emergency phase of the 2019 Lassa…
41.3% of cancers in JUTH affect breast, cervical and prostate —Experts
Breast, cervical, prostate cancers account for 41.3 per cent of cancers seen at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) over a 27-year period, a study has found.
Researchers’ analysis of 6,915 cancer cases at the hospital’s cancer…
World Environment Day: Anambra govt to sensitize on air pollution
The Anambra state government has reiterated its commitment to fight against air pollution across the 21 local government area of the state.
The state commissioner for environment, Chief Michael Okonkwo stated this on Wednesday in a press…
DISCOVERY: One-in-12 sheep is gay, experts reveal
One in twelve sheep is gay and it's causing problem with breeding, according to Channel 4's new documentary - My Gay Dog And Other Animals.
Gay rams refuse to breed with ewes and will therefore end up being killed for their meat.
Dewi…