Medecine Sans Frontiers otherwise known as ‘Doctors Without Borders’, on Friday said that four expectant mothers had died of Hepatitis (E) infection at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp,Ngala, Borno. The organisation also said that 400 other displaced persons including… Continue Reading
Lassa fever is spread when its virus is shed in the urine and droppings of the rats, hence can be transmitted through direct contact, touching objects or eating food contaminated with these materials or through cuts or sores. Recommended: Get… Continue Reading
The Director of Primary Health Care in Akoko-Edo Local Government Council of Edo, Dr Sunday Yerumoh, on Monday confirmed two cases of Lassa fever in the locality. Yerumoh made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria… Continue Reading
A UK study have suggested that adults who have poor sleep patterns are more likely to be overweight and obese and have poorer metabolic health. The findings showed that people who were sleeping on average around six hours a night… Continue Reading
Lagos State Government has confirmed an outbreak of diarrhoea in the state, even as it confirmed two dead and 27 patients placed under surveillance. The state government further disclosed that the disease was recorded in Shomolu, Oshodi-Isolo and Surulere Local… Continue Reading
The Chief Medical Director, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Prof. Chris Bode, has called for concerted efforts by medical practitioners in Nigeria to build the confidence of patients in the health sector. Bode said this on Thursday at the inauguration… Continue Reading
Researchers say monthly vaginal ring and daily oral tablet, both containing anti-HIV drugs, are safe and acceptable in adolescent girls. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the results of the study were presented on Wednesday at the 9th… Continue Reading
Genetic Diseases are prevalent amid populations in the Middle East. In general, genetic disease or disorder happens due to the changes or mutation in an individual’s DNA and genetic disorders may be inherited which is transmitted from the parents’ genes.… Continue Reading
Dr Karine Lacombe, an associate professor at Saint-Antrine Hospital, Inserm, France, says the new treatment for Hepatitis C is effective in Africa from results of preliminary clinical trials in the region. Lacombe made the disclosure at the ongoing 9th IAS… Continue Reading
Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is a major global health problem. It can cause chronic infection and puts people at high risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer.… Continue Reading
Internal bleeding is when bleeding takes place inside the body, instead of bleeding which can be seen outside the body. The internal bleeding often occurs within tissues, organs, or in cavities of the body. These include the head, chest, and abdomen.… Continue Reading
“Smokers are liable to die young”… a mantra most Nigerians know all too well. This clause, put out by the Federal Ministry of Health, has turned to be a slogan against smoking and tobacco use. At the moment legislation have… Continue Reading
Malaria, one of the most deadly diseases in the world, seen in Asia, Africa and other places is caused by a minute organism known as plasmodium parasite in which small organisms called mosquitoes are the vector. Its destructive effect has… Continue Reading
Researchers have developed a new way to non-invasively peer into a person’s arteries, detect inflammation, and possibly ward off heart disease before it becomes too severe to treat, a study said Wednesday. Heart disease is the top killer of men… Continue Reading
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has alerted Nigerians on the need to raise their guard against another outbreak of Lassa fever and Ebola. Dr Tunde Olawepo, the Chairman of the association in Kwara, gave the advice in an interview with… Continue Reading
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