Mental health experts demand urgent action on Nigeria’s youth crisis
….As 4th Vanguard summit opens Friday By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s youth mental health crisis will come under sharp scrutiny as leading psychiatrists, public health experts and advocates press for stronger action on substance use, suicide, social isolation and the growing mental health pressures linked to social media and technology. The 4th Vanguard Mental Health Summit […]
Wrong use of X-ray harmful to unborn child – expert
A radiographer, Mr Uchenna Dike, on Monday said wrong use of X-ray could be harmful to an unborn child.
Again, trouble in hospitals !
IN Nigeria, the word “strike” is like a broken record where the Joint Health Sector Workers’ Union of Nigeria, JOHESU, a conglomerate of healthcare associations in the health sector, is concerned. To the average Nigeria, strike means a number of things, none of which is encouraging, complimentary or healthy to say the least.
Man, 64, suffers stroke 10 times in 10 years
Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is likely to worsen in developing countries such as Nigeria over the next two decades based on projections by the World Health Organisation.
NAFDAC cautions farmers on pesticides
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has cautioned farmers on the safe use of pesticides as it is highly dangerous to health, even as it is set to empower 2,000 of its staff on farm production while in active service.
Nutrition expert trumps up benefit of Olympic milk
A Consultant and advocate of healthy living, fitness and lifestyle, Dr. Bisi Abiola, has said that adequate intake of milk fortifies the human body against diseases and supplies essential nutritional requirement for healthy living.
