AMR: FG warns of growing threat of drug-resistant infections
…Ministers seek stronger surveillance, responsible antibiotic use By Sola Ogundipe The Federal government has raised the alarm over the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warning that patients are suffering prolonged illnesses, failing to respond to treatment and dying from infections that antibiotics should ordinarily help control. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, […]
Research shows optimistic people have healthier hearts
PEOPLE who have upbeat outlooks on life have significantly better cardiovascular health, suggests a new study that examined associations between optimism and heart health in more than 5,100 adults.
How nutrition, contraceptives affect reproductive health
Nigerian medicinal plants Plants, in addition to providing the animal kingdom with food, fuel and shelter also synthesize a large variety of chemical substances. These substances include basic metabolites as well as secondary metabolites which includes; phenolic compounds such as alkaloids, glycosides,…
We need continuity to sustain health policies — MINISTER
ONE of the biggest expectations of Nigerians from the health sector in 2015 is improved access to universal and improved quality health care as a fall out of the various policies launched by the Federal government over the years.
Spurs (not the football team)
The term “bone spurs” is not really accurate. The word “spurs” implies that these bony growths are spurring or poking some part of the spinal anatomy and causing pain. They are actually…
Countdown to guineaworm eradication begins
“The number of cases of Guinea worm disease continued decreasing in 2014, bringing Guinea worm eradication closer to the finish line,…” — U.S. President Jimmy Carter
