•Henry Ogbonna Researcher unveils, If there is one man who is harnessing nature’s bounty for the relentless pursuit of effective solutions against diabetes and obesity, it is Mr Henry Ogbonna. His innovative research on the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants offers great insights into the fight against these prevalent health issues, rep...
•Nigerian naval officers The Nigerian Navy (NN) has confirmed the arrest of three commissioned officers and a civilian woman over their alleged involvement in the assault of a Microbiologist, Iheanyi Onumegbu, 33, at the NN Reference Hospital (NNRH) in Ojo, Lagos. •Late Iheanyi Onumegbu Onumegbu, a civilian staff of the Ministry of Defence att...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has banned the sale of Dex Luxury bar soap due to the presence of Butyphenyl Methylpropional. According to a statement posted on NAFDAC’s official channels today, the product, Dex Luxury Bar Soap (No 6 Mystic Flower), manufactured in Turkey, contains BMHCA, a substance prohibited in ...
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled the popular cough syrup, Benylin Paediatrics, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson following recent toxicity findings in the labouratory on the product. In a statement published on its website yesterday, the agency said labouratory analysis conducted on th...
The authorities of the Imo Specialist Hospital, Umuguma, Owerri, have given owners of abandoned corpses in its morgue three weeks to claim them or risk a mass burial. This, they said, was due to a large number of abandoned bodies in the hospital’s mortuary. The Chief Medical Director, Dr. Kaunda Ibebuike, in a statement, urged […]
The management of Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased officer attached to Abuja-Kaduna train, assuring the public that they have medics available on all trains to provide immediate medical assistance in case of emergency. Recall that an incident occurred last week when a police officer...
The Association of HospiÂtal and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) has urged the federal government to impleÂment the approved Consultant Pharmacist Cadre and HarmonÂisation of Call Duty Allowance and Other Related Allowances for Pharmacists with Doctor of Pharmacy Degree. Pharm. Olabode Ogunjemiyo (FPSN), the National Chairman of ...
•Lassa fever Benue State has recorded an increase in the mortality rate of Lassa fever, as no fewer than 63 people have lost their lives. In a similar vein, the state is ranked the highest in tuberculosis within the North Central Zone and sixth across the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. The State Commissioner for Health […]
•IBEDC/UCH Barely 48 hours after the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, restored power to the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Oyo State, after agreeing on a payment package with the hospital’s management, IBEDC has said power may be disconnected from UCH if its terms are not met. UCH, however, urged IBEDC to give it time...
•Glaucoma The Nigerian Optometrist Association (NOA) has revealed that recent research says that one out of four Igbos especially from Abia State and entire South Eastern Nigerian descent are likely to go blind from glaucoma disease if not detected and treated early. The statement was made recently by the association as NOA relaunched ‘My Sigh...
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