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A Public Health physician at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Prof. Tanimola Akande, has urged parents to do more to ensure they maintain a hygienic environment that prevents mosquitoes from breeding during the rainy season
He noted that preventing mosquitoes from breeding in stagnant water in the environment is crucial to protecting children from malaria infection in the rainy season. The expert also asked parents to pay better attention to preventing food and waterborne infections, stressing that they are often more common in the season and can cause serious health conditions.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned Nigerians against eating varieties of gummies produced by Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC due to the possible presence of a very thin metal strand lodged in them.
The health agency noted that the identified products are already recalled and are, therefore, not safe for human consumption. Gummies are sweet, chewy candies that contain cannabidiol (CBD) oil.
The Federal Government has approved a new entry-level for nursing graduates into the Nigerian public service, The PUNCH has learnt. This was disclosed in a memo by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday.
The memo with reference no: HCSF/SPSO/ODD/NCE/CND.100/S.8/72/S.8/72 was signed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan. The memo read in part, “The National Council on Establishments at its 43rd Meeting held from January 24 to January 28, 2022 at Abuja, FCT, approved the entry grade level for nursing officers into the Nigerian Public Service from SGL 09 to SGL 10 with effect from January 28, 2022.
Wearing tight boxers, jeans could cause low sperm count, physician warns men
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A Health expert, Dr. Chinonso Egemba, has cautioned Nigerian men against wearing tight clothing, especially jeans and boxers, noting that it could cause low sperm count. According to Dr. Egemba, popularly known as ‘Aproko Doctor’, wearing too-tight jeans and boxers could have detrimental effects on the scrotum and affect sperm production.
Dr. Egemba stated this in a new post on his Instagram page @aproko_doctor. He said most men probably wear tight clothing because they want to gather heat and feel warm down there, adding that men who wear tighter underwear may have problems with sperm production.
Why women in Nigeria have low life expectancy -Gynaecologist
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An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State, Dr. Labaran Aliyu, has said that the life expectancy of women in Nigeria will remain low until the government addresses poverty and illiteracy.
Dr. Aliyu says though there are many reasons for the low life expectancy of women in the country, the most important two are illiteracy and poverty. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH HealthWise, the gynecologist identified poverty and illiteracy as the root causes of low life expectancy in women.
What Lagos govt should do before implementing policy on lawful abortion –Experts
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Public Health experts have urged the Lagos State Government to ensure all stakeholders are engaged and communicated with, before implementing the guidelines on lawful abortion.
The experts stated that there are several perspectives on abortion which include social, religious, and health perspectives, noting that the government must be able to strike a healthy balance between these perspectives.
A Professor of Paediatrics at the Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Olugbenga Mokuolu, has warned mothers against giving their babies pacifiers. According to him, giving babies pacifiers whenever they are crying may rather expose them to the risk of infection and malnutrition.
Prof. Mokuolu, who is also a Consultant Paediatrician at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, said there are various ways of pacifying a child without the use of pacifiers. Speaking in an exclusive interview with PUNCH HealthWise, the child health expert said part of the baby’s life is to cry, stressing that crying is a sign of good health for the baby.
Don’t ignore bleeding in menopause, it could be sign of cancer, gynaecologist tells older women
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A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Solomon Avidime, has said that older women who are still bleeding when they should be in their menopause should be thoroughly evaluated for cancers.
Bleeding by menopausal women, he cautioned, should not be taken lightly. Prof. Avidime noted that women that have abnormal bleeding have to be thoroughly evaluated by a doctor to establish the exact cause of the bleeding, noting that the causes are diverse.
What Rhesus negative women need to know before pregnancy –Gynaecologist
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A Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Dr. Modupe Adedeji, has urged Nigerians to seek education on their blood groups as well as the A, B, O and rhesus classifications from childhood.
The gynaecologist noted that women who are Rhesus negative also need proper education on blood groups, especially when they have husbands that are rhesus-positive. Dr. Adedeji noted that knowledge of the blood group is very important because emergencies could arise at any point, adding that Nigerians must know that every blood type could have babies.
Researchers caution against adding salt to foods, say it can reduce life expectancy, cause death
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Researchers at Tulane University, United States, have cautioned against adding extra salt to food at the table, noting that it could increase the risk of untimely death and lower life expectancy. The researchers made the call in a recent study they conducted.
The study, published in the European Heart Journal, found that those who continuously added salt to their food had a 28 per cent higher risk of dying too early, in comparison with those who never or hardly added salt.
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President, Academy of Medicine Specialties and Secretary-General of the International Federation of Fertility Societies, Prof Oladapo Ashiru, says there are no significant differences between fresh sperm and frozen sperm used for Assisted Reproductive Technology.
Prof Ashiru said frozen sperm would not interfere with the fertilisation and clinical pregnancy rates. He said with intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilisation, one has a better chance of clearing hurdles along the path to pregnancy.
Starvation in pregnancy dangerous, could cause placenta dysfunction, others —Gynaecologist
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A Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Lateef Akinola, has urged pregnant women to avoid acute starvation, noting that it puts them at risk of severe vomiting, placenta dysfunctions, and respiratory distress. According to him, acute starvation in pregnancy could also lead to poor pregnancy outcomes.
Dr. Akinola stated further that women experiencing acute starvation in pregnancy might also experience foetal growth restrictions, stillbirths, and increased newborn foetal morbidity/mortality, adding that they are also more prone to maternal preeclampsia and gestational diabetes.
Infertility, miscarriage, may increase stroke risk in women —Study
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A new study has indicated that women who have experienced infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and loss of a baby before or during birth could be at a higher risk of stroke. According to the researchers, early monitoring of these women, as well as healthy lifestyle changes, could lessen the risk of stroke.
The researchers conducted the study using data from eight studies from seven countries namely; Australia, China, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The researchers analysed the data from the InterLACE consortium which was established in June 2012 and provides pooled individual-level data on reproductive health and chronic disease.
Putting spoon, concoction in mouth of convulsing children can cause low blood sugar, death, paediatrician warns
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A Consultant Paediatrician at the Nephrology Division, Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, Dr. Abdurrazzaq Alege, has cautioned parents against engaging in harmful practices and interventions when their children have a febrile convulsion.
According to him, putting a spoon, hand, cow urine concoction, and rags in the mouth of a convulsing baby could cause more problems for the child. Such harmful practices, he warned, could even result in the death of the child.
