Prescription medication “take-back” programmes are increasingly promoted as a way to safely dispose of unused drugs, but they are no better for the environment than simply throwing old drugs in the trash, a new study suggests.
As the world yesterday marked 2012 World Hypertension Day, a new report has shown that a 25 per cent increase in high blood pressure screening in 19 developing countries would reduce the number of cardiovascular disease, CVD, events and deaths that occur each year by up to 3 per cent in these countries.
JULIUS Agbo, a top bank executive was being welcomed home one evening by his wife and children after a hard day at the office. He was in the process of returning their warm welcome when suddenly, he collapsed.
Reactions have been trailing the employment of what Lagosians have termed ‘baby doctors’ in place of the sacked doctors in Lagos State Government hospitals. Lagosians especially those seeking medical attention in the state hospitals have expressed doubts over the appointment of newly graduated doctors, raising questions if they would be able to proffer solutions to critical situations.
What started as a three-day warning strike over sundry issues whereby government issued queries to them and also ordered that they appear before a disciplinary panel to explain their action, the medical doctors in Lagos State-owned hospitals then embarked on indefinite strike which led to their mass dismissal, as both parties are now in court.
