Dried placenta may help men regain erections faster after prostate surgery – Study
By Sola Ogundipe For men undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, removing the tumour may solve the immediate threat, but it can leave behind another deeply personal problem: erectile dysfunction. Researchers are exploring an unusual way to help sexual function return. The approach, according to a publication in New Scientist, involves placing thin sheets of dehydrated […]
Oncologists urge Buhari to prioritise cancer care under NHIS
With over 80 percent of Nigerian cancer patients paying out of pocket, the need for the incoming administration of General Mohammadu Buhari to include cancer care under the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, has been stressed.
Family planning: Yes for women, no for men
UNlike women, a greater percentage of men detests the family planning. To many of them, family planning is like a suicide mission which may terminate the life of any man that tries it. As Vanguard went round Ibadan city to seek the opinion of married couples on why some homes don’t subscribe to family planning, various reasons were given. They specifically complained about a particular method called vasectomy which means male sterilization. It is a procedure performed on a man that will permanently keep him from being able to get a woman pregnant.
Africa’s sustainable development begins with local capacity
Over the last decade, there has been a gradual, yet significant shift in the way large international donors give foreign aid in countries like Nigeria. Increasingly, major development donors, such as the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, have begun giving money directly to developing country governments and local non governmental organisations, NGOs.
Banking on bacteria: Study uncovers potential hotspot of microorganisms hiding at your local bank branch
Ayomikun Kade and his colleagues, Dr. Elizabeth Omotayo and Omobolanle Agbetile collected samples from four commercial banks in Lagos, the epicenter of Nigeria’s Ebola outbreak. The results were alarming: all samples from counting machines and counters were contaminated with bacteria and fungi, with bacteria having a higher population than fungi.
NAFDAC, 42 schools to fight against fake, counterfeit foods, drugs in Anambra
EKWULUOBIA-MORE than 42 secondary schools in Anambra State have been mobilized by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, for the fight against fake and counterfeit drugs and food products. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii, said that the students were being mobilised through the NAFDAC Consumer Safety Clubs, NCSC, in secondary schools, “which as a catch them young programme,” was yielding the needed positive results as hundreds of schools had key-in into the programme nationwide.
