Unlike past years when duly and ably qualified health professionals were at the helm of affairs at the General Hospitals, it is gradually becoming a familiar scenario, especially in South …
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If Health Professional Associations are honest and humble enough to put away professional pride and haughtiness which smacks of self-conceit and delusion, this lingering war of attrition among them will …
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The cost and damage brought by drinking of parasite infected water with its borne diseases are very high, which mostly affect new born babies and children. This is a major …
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It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away, then came the fevers. They bathed and chilled him, his lungs clattered, his chest tightened and he …
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Incessant Gas flaring has introduced chemicals, particulate matter or biological materials that can cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, and damage the natural environment in parts …
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While on clinical posting to the department, I met a woman who just had her worst fear confirmed, she was diagnosed to have a madly spreading cancer in her left …
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In the past, drugs were not as strong and potent as they are now. Even the so-called ‘Natural’ or soft drugs like marijuana or ‘skunk’ are many times more powerful …
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Africa is besieged with numerous unexplained deaths. Many could rightly be attributed to the consequences of poverty and dearth of a well organised and non-epileptic healthcare and social infrastructures. The …
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While the world is trying to come to terms with the surreal and unfortunate passage of the legendary Music and entertainment Icon, Michael Jackson, it is imperative to give a …
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Sleepiness at work is as a result of insufficient sleep. Apart from refreshing the body and giving one a good jumpstart for a new day, sleep has numerous benefits…
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Most foods abroad, unlike in Nigeria, are laden with artificial preservatives, and sweeteners in order to prolong food shelf-life through the rigors of manufacture, distribution, sale…
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On a cold morning last Saturday, over 200 professionals with a commitment to improving the health of Nigerians met at the Gustave Tuck lecture theatre of University College, London…
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Most Nigerians, particularly in Lagos, from whatever social class they belong, have no access to toilets and no toilet culture, so they answer nature’s call anywhere they please…
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Against the backdrop of the alarming increase in the number of Nigerians contracting HIV, investigations reveal that a high percentage of the population still hold on to age-old beliefs on …
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Fazed by mounting pressures locally and internationally, British American tobacco, BAT, now somewhat relies on smugglers to continue to flood the market with their wares…
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From available information, it appears as if the Federal Capital Territory remains the only part of Nigeria conscious of the harmful effects of smoking. The recent prohibition of smoking in …