Environmental toxins linked to infertility, IVF failures — Ashiru
By Chioma Obinna A Nigerian fertility specialist, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, on Saturday warned that environmental toxins in air, water, food and everyday products have been linked to infertility and poor outcomes in assisted reproductive treatment.Ashiru, who is the Secretary-General of the International Federation of Fertility Societies, (IFFS), said there was an urgent need for greater […]
In 3 years, Igbobi has not achieved 100% bed occupancy
DECADES after it was established as a military rehabilitation camp for returning World War 2 prisoners of war, the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, NOHL, has undergone a metamorphosis to become the nation’s No.1 Federal health institution for trauma management.
What you need to know about bird flu
THE H5N1 is a highly pathogenic avian (bird) flu virus that has caused serious outbreaks in domestic poultry. Highly pathogenic refers to the virus’s ability to produce disease
When your sex life is boring
“MY wife and I are bored with our sex life. We love each other, but cannot seem to find the time or urge for sex again,”—Disgruntled Husband
Look younger, live longer
Have you observed how some people keep looking young and ageless despite their age? And there are other people who tend to look older than they really are. Ageing is natural, but looking aged isn’t essentially so.
Countdown to guineaworm eradication begins
Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease, a new exhibition about scientific and social innovations that are ridding the world of ancient afflictions, opens at the American Museum of Natural History in collaboration with The Carter Centre in New York City today even as a total of 126 Guinea worm cases were reported worldwide in 2014, from the remaining four endemic nations of Chad, Mali, Ethiopia and South Sudan.
