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A physiotherapist, Dr Michael Egwu, has said that back pain, neck pain, urinary retention, spinal dysfunction and cervical headache can be treated effectively through physical and manual methods of physiotherapy. Egwu made the assertion in…

PROF. Gbenga Ogedengbe of Medicine and Population Health, School of Medicine, New York University, has decried the growing rate of dementia in Nigeria, ascribing hypertension to its leading cause. Ogedengbe spoke with the News Agency of…

AN oncologist, Dr Samantha Okoro, has advised women to regularly go for check-ups and other breast cancer prevention and management measures. Okoro told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday that women should also conduct…

PROF. Tola Atinmo, Department of Human Nutrition, University of Ibadan, has identified several interrelated factors responsible for poor breastfeeding practices in Nigeria. Atinmo made the observation on Thursday in Lagos while speaking at…

A medical expert, Dr Ademola Lawal, has said that Nigeria has the capacity to handle any case of Ebola in the country with its experience on the Lassa fever challenge.He also gave the assurance that the country has taken all necessary…

A Consultant Nephrologist, Dr Ebun Bamgboye, has called for the implementation of programmes for the prevention, screening and treatment of kidney diseases. Bamgboye, also a Clinical Director at St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, made the call…

IN order to quickly address the current cassava glut in Oyo State, a major stakeholder in the poultry industry in Nigeria, Chief Emmanuel Ogunnaike, has suggested that cassava can be used as a substitute to produce livestock feeds.He…

Dr Omoye Osawende, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Best End Hospital, Benin, called on people living with untreated cases of peptic ulcers to seek medical attention early to avoid greater complications.Osawende told News Agency of…

Dr Rose Ugiagbe, the Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department of Medicine, University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has advised people on regular check-up to avert hepatitis B and C infection.Ugiagbe gave the advice during an…

Mr Idowu Orogbemi, the Clinical Director, AIDS Health Care Foundation, an NGO, on Tuesday, advised persons living with HIV to adhere strictly to their HIV medication to live healthily.He gave the advice in an interview with the News…