Vanguard screens 180 staff for ‘silent killers’
….Cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, prostate diseases targeted By Chioma Obinna Vanguard Media Limited on Tuesday intensified its workplace health programme with a free medical outreach aimed at detecting hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, prostate diseases and other conditions that can remain undetected until they become life-threatening. More than 180 members of staff registered for blood sample collection […]
Boy born with two faces survives all odds
Tres Johnson from Bernie in Missouri, US, marked the milestone—despite doctors giving him “zero chance of survival” when he was born. He has craniofacial duplication, whereby parts or all of the face are duplicated on the head, according to the MailOnline.
Stop worrying and reduce heart attack risk
Just thinking about being stressed can make you seriously ill, a study has revealed, and it is believed the increased perception of stress almost doubles the risk of suffering a heart attack. It is the first time a link has been discovered between heart disease and people’s own view on how stressed is affecting their health.
Access to diagnosis, key to malaria treatment— Prof Wellington Oyibo
In 2013, there was 80 per cent over-diagnosis and treatment of malaria in children less than 12 years old that presented with fever in Lagos
Access to malaria diagnosis, key to effective treatment — Prof Wellington Oyibo
In 2013, there was 80 per cent over-diagnosis and treatment of malaria in children less than 12 years old that presented with fever in Lagos
SAFE BLOOD: Nigeria fails to meet WHO requirements
If a minimum of one per cent of a country’s population donates one per cent blood, the country can meet its basic requirement in blood; Nigeria is unable to meet this minimum requirement
