Vanguard summit: Mental health neglect threatens Nigeria’s stability – Sheikh
…Charges FG to enforce 2021 Act, expand services By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s neglect of mental health is threatening social stability, weakening public trust and deepening despair among young people struggling with insecurity, and diminishing their confidence in the future, Professor Taiwo Lateef Sheikh, a leading psychiatrist, has warned. Sheikh, a professor of psychiatry and psychopharmacology, […]
IVF: Fertility experts seek regulation to reduce cost
With about 50 percent pregnancy success rate of Invitro Fertilisation, IVF, in the country, fertility experts in Nigeria are seeking for urgent guidelines and regulations for IVF as part of efforts towards improving the practice in Nigeria even as they explained the rationale behind the high cost of IVF treatment
Lagos empowers 8,000 teachers on Ebola response
NO less than 8,000 public school teachers have been trained by the Lagos State government on the signs and symptoms of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD.
I’m in Nigeria to change the lives of amputees
Are you an accident victim or a genetically limbless Nigerian desperately in need of prosthetics or orthotics aid? Are you planning to travel abroad to replace a lost limb or any other body parts? Shelve the idea.
Minimise cooking with salt, spices, medic warns
Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the American College of Physicians and Provost, College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Prof Matthew Araoye has warned that cooking with salt and spices amounts to high salt intake and could lead to hypertension.
What causes lower back pain?
The Americans have a saying : “I’ve got your back”. This usually refers to an assurance that you are protected , covered or shielded from some negative effect yet unseen. When it comes to back pain, you actually “have your back” yourself!
