Acute versus chronic pain
Pain is an uncomfortable feeling and/or an unpleasant sensation in the body. The presence of pain often is an indication that something is wrong. Pain can appear suddenly or can...
Expert allays fears on transmission of bird flu in humans
An Abuja-based veterinary doctor, Dr Yomi Nafiu, said on Wednesday that bird flu viruses could not be transmitted to humans who ate carefully prepared poultry products. Nafiu told newsmen in...
Shortage of medical personnel: Tougher times ahead for Nigerians
Less than 30,000 medical doctors, 150,000 registered nurses nationwide *Average Doctor-Patient ratio = 1:53,333; Nurse-Patient ratio = 1: 1,066 EVEN before the current health workers’ strike, a visit to public...
We are ready to call off strike if Federal Govt meet their demands
Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sectors Union, JOHESU, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH branch, Wednesday staged a peaceful protest over what they described as government insensitivity...
Ebola Survivors Across West Africa Share Life-Saving Tips
#ISurvivedEbola, the groundbreaking West African multimedia campaign, has launched a new, interactive mobile app that allows Ebola survivors to connect with each other, share public health advice, and update the...
Photos:Woman left without nipples after botched boob job
After weeks of unbearable pain, her nipples had to be removed - leaving her self-conscious and her relationship with her boyfriend at breaking point' (more…)
How Exercise Keeps Us Young
Active older people resemble much younger people physiologically, according to a new study of the effects of exercise on aging. The findings suggest that many of our expectations about the...
Nigeria: End crisis in health sector now, AMLSN urges FG
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSN, has expressed worry over the unending industrial actions in the health sector, urging the Federal Government to immediately resolve the crisis...
1-in-4 Nigerians at risk of hypertension- University of Edinburgh study
A research carried out in Nigeria by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, England, revealed that one in every four Nigerian is at risk of being diagnosed with high blood...
Jean-Herve Bradol: MSF should have called for Ebola vaccine earlier
Medecins Sans Frontiers œwasted time by waiting too long to call for vaccines to fight an unprecedented outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, a veteran of the medical charity told...