Many Nigerians have continued to decry the increasing price of drugs and called for an intervention from the Federal Government. Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said the continuous increase in the prices of drugs was no longer sustainable. NAN reports […]
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By Victor Ayeni VICTOR AYENI writes about how traditional medicine is enjoying growing patronage in light of the skyrocketing prices of orthodox drugs in the country and the immense potential of research that lies in alternative medicine In the busy Sango Ota market, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mrs Ayoni Oladipo graciously […]
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By Banji Ayoola 0ndo State Environmental Protection Agency, 0SEPA, has alerted the public of the danger of the use of styrofoam for serving food as it embarks on a sensitisation campaign to the nooks and crannies of Akure, the state capital. A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Mr’Bisi Agboola, said the campaign is to warn […]
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0ndo State Environmental Protection Agency, OSEPA, has cautioned against the habit of exposing plastic drinks to direct sunlight. This was contained in a statement by the agency’s spokesman, Mr Bisi Agboola. The warning is in continuation of the unrelenting crusade against the traders’ unhealthy practice by the agency, whose Environmental Compliance Monitoring Department has over […]
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Osun State Health Commissioner, Mr Jola Akintola, has commended the Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) for its outstanding partnership with the Ministry of Health, particularly in managing HIV and AIDS. Akintola who gave the commendation during the presentation by ECEWS’s State Program Manager (SPM) in Osun, held at the Public Health Emergency Operation Center, […]
Continue ReadingBy Kayode Oseni There are three main types of tumor: #1.Benign: These tumors are not cancerous. They do not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body. #2.Premalignant: In these tumors, the cells are not yet cancerous, but they can potentially become malignant. #3.Malignant: Malignant tumors are cancerous. In the practice of […]
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Five months after an elevator accident led to the death of a House Officer, Dr Vwaere Diaso, at the General Hospital, Odan Lagos, the equipment was yet to be replaced. Diaso was killed after the elevator crashed from the 10th floor to the ground floor of the 131-year-old hospital. A colleague of the deceased told […]
Continue ReadingBy Kayode Oseni So we all agree that we want to be at ease, all the time, or at least most of the time? Alright then, let’s see how to achieve that. I postulated that maintaining harmony within our body is the surest way to being at ease and enjoying good health. How are we […]
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The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to promptly allocate a portion of the funds saved from the fuel subsidy removal to furnish complimentary malaria treatments and medications in all government-owned hospitals nationwide. This resolution stemmed from the approval of a motion addressing a matter of national urgency, sponsored by Hon. Amobi […]
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Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) More teaching hospitals might shut down due to a shortage of nurses and doctors on account of their massive relocation abroad, the president of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Dele Abdullahi, has indicated. The fear follows reports that the Lagos […]
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