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Why victims trapped in collapsed building could suffer brain damage –Physician
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A general health practitioner, Dr. Tunji Akintade says victims trapped for long period in a collapsed building are likely to face brain damage if they are not rescued on time.
Speaking with PUNCH HealthWise, the health expert said it is important to ensure the provision of oxygen and glucose for emergency use while conducting rescue operations, noting that some of the victims may need them after being rescued.
Why parents should worry about children bedwetting again after six months –Paediatrician
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A Consultant Paediatrician, Nephrology Division at the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina, Dr Abdurrazzaq Alege, says parents should be worried if a child that has previously attained bladder control for more than six months suddenly starts bedwetting without any obvious sickness.
Alege said although stress is a common cause of bedwetting in children, physical, emotional and sexual abuse or even neglect could make children who have attained bladder control suddenly start bedwetting.
How I was prevented from entering Nigeria over COVID-19 permit –Soyinka
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Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday said he was prevented from boarding at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, for failing to obtain what the airline staff described as a ‘permit to travel’ to Nigeria.
Soyinka spoke in Lagos on the theme, ‘COVID, technology and citizen banishment,’ during an interaction with journalists. The essayist said although no attempt was made to banish him, he nevertheless felt like serving a decree of banishment for 48 hours that the event lasted.
Afe Babalola hails ABUAD as varsity performs first kidney transplant
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The Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, on Wednesday thumbed up the university’s multi-system hospital for the various exploits it had been doing since its establishment, saying it had come to end outward medical tourism in Nigeria.
Babalola, who spoke against the backdrop of the first kidney transplant in the hospital, said, “This is a milestone for ABUAD, but I am not surprised because we have quality equipment and well-trained and experienced personnel.
Why washing nipples before breastfeeding isn’t necessary –Expert
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A Senior Registrar in Paediatrics at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Dr. Chinwe Ogbonnaa-Njoku says lactating women do not necessarily need to clean their breasts every time they want to breastfeed their babies.
Dr. Ogbonnaa-Njoku said cleaning the breasts each time before feeding could lead to irritation or dryness of the nipples.
Canada hospitals use drones to deliver lungs for transplant
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In the dark of night, a drone takes off from a Toronto hospital rooftop, the hum of its rotors barely audible over the bustling sounds of the cars and pedestrians below in Canada’s largest metropolis.
On its maiden flight, with a bird’s-eye view of the city’s glistening skyline as it glides over apartments, shops and office towers, the drone is carrying a precious cargo – human lungs for transplant.
Antibiotic abuse causes offensive vaginal odour –Gyneacologist
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A gyneacologist, Dr. Prosper Igboeli, has advised women to shun the abuse of antibiotic drugs, noting that it often causes vaginal odour. Igboeli made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja
Igboeli, Managing Director of M and M Hospital, Fertility and IVF Centre, said that such practices contribute to major causes of offensive vaginal odour. The medical expert said that women, who also stopped the use of oral contraceptives, also experience increased vaginal discharge.
‘Babies conceived by women above 35 years at risk of Down syndrome’
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A speech therapist, Maryam Ibrahim-Maifada, has warned that women who get pregnant after 35 years stand the risk of being delivered of babies with Down syndrome. “The older the mother, the higher the risk of having a baby with Down syndrome,’’ Ibrahim-Maifada told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Friday.
“Down syndrome is a genetic disorder. Most babies are born with 23 pairs of chromosomes within each cell for a total of 46. “Majority of babies with Down syndrome are born with an extra chromosome,’’ she said.
Using recycled vegetable oil increases risk of heart diseases, cancer, nutritionists warn
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Nutrition experts have warned Nigerians against the practice of reusing vegetable oil, while cooking, noting that it has a serious negative health impact.
According to the experts, reusing vegetable oil – a common practice in homes and also among street food vendors – is contributing to the increasing incidence of cancer and other non-communicable diseases. The nutritionists stressed that the blackened oils reused to fry or cook food already contain free radicals that are not good for the body.
Why more older men are suffering from urinary tract infections –Expert
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A medical expert has urged older men to take better care of their prostate health to prevent other health complications. The expert, a Professor of Surgery, Kehinde Tijani, noted that the poor state of prostate health is a major reason for the increasing incidence of urinary tract infections among older men.
Recall that it was recently reported that 75-year-old former president of the US, Bill Clinton was hospitalised at the University of California, Irvine Medical Centre, due to a urinary tract infection. According to reports, an aide to the former president confirmed that he had a urological infection that spread to his bloodstream but was on the mend.
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Mothers exposed to disinfectants at risk of having children with asthma –Study
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Mothers exposed to high levels of cleaning products and disinfectants are at increased risk of having children with asthma, a new study has found. The team of researchers, led by the University of Bergen in Norway, said women who work as cleaners, nurses and cooks, could be at increased risk.
The researchers who looked at more than 3,000 mothers and their children found that women who are exposed to high amounts of cleaning products and disinfectants are 71 per cent more likely to have a child with asthma.
Consuming okro, snails during breastfeeding won’t cause drooling in babies –Experts
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Child health and nutrition experts have urged breastfeeding mothers to eat any food they want, noting that consuming okro and snails will not cause drooling in babies.
The experts said it has become necessary to discourage cultures prohibiting the consumption of snails and okro by breastfeeding mothers, stressing that there is no scientific evidence to back the claim that the nutritious foods make babies drool saliva or cause other health issues.
Second-hand pants, bras can cause fungal, other infections –Dermatologist
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A consultant physician and dermatologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Dr. Folakemi Cole-Adeife has cautioned against wearing second-hand underwear, noting that it can increase the risk of infectious diseases.
According to the dermatologist, wearing second-hand pants and bras can cause fungal infections or mite infestation, and lice. Dr. Adeife-Cole also said it can lead to vulval or vulvovaginal candidiasis, scabies in women, and tinea cruris in both males and females.
Mothers of premature babies more at risk of developing hypertension –Study
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A new study has found that women who gave birth to preterm babies are more than twice as likely to develop high blood pressure within a decade of giving birth. As reported online by DailyMail, the study was led by Dr. Csaey Crump of Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York City.
In the study, 2.2 million Swedish women were tracked for almost 45 years. This allowed the researchers the opportunity to explore both the immediate and long-term risks of developing hypertension following birth.
