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WHO Gripped With Fear Over The Transmission Rate Of Novel Coronavirus, NCoV
The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact. This comes after the French health ministry confirmed a second man had contracted the virus in a possible case of human-to-human transmission. Two more people in Saudi Arabia are also reported to have died from the virus, according to health officials.
According to BBC Europe, NCoV is known to cause pneumonia and sometimes kidney failure. World Health Organization (WHO) officials have expressed concern over the clusters of cases of the new coronavirus strain and the potential for it to spread.
Since 2012, there have been 33 confirmed cases across Europe and the Middle East, with 18 deaths, according to a recent WHO update. Cases have been detected in Saudi Arabia
HIV Cure To Be Ready In Months?
Researchers believe that there will be a breakthrough in finding a cure for HIV “within months”.
Danish scientists are expecting results that will show that “finding a mass-distributable and affordable cure to HIV is possible”.
They are conducting clinical trials to test a “novel strategy” in which the HIV virus is stripped from human DNA and destroyed permanently by the immune system.
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Prof. Dora Akunyuli Honoured With US Health award
Former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been honoured with the ‘2013 Healthcare Foundation Leadership Award’ in the United States, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The award organised by the Hackensack University Health Network in New Jersey, in collaboration with a US-based firm with the Nigerian Healthcare Foundation, took place at the 8th Annual Faces of Hope Banquet on Saturday.
Also, Dr. Ambrose Mgbako, a US-based Psychiatrist, was honoured with the 2013 ‘Legacy Humanitarian Award’.
Presenting the award, the Chairman of Hackensack University Medical Centre, Dr. Jeffrey Boscamp, commended the former Director-General of the Nigerian National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for her industry and commitment to honesty, transparency and selfless
Bill To Stop Overseas Medical-Treatments For Nigeria Officials Underway
A Bill to stop public servants from travelling abroad at the expense of the Federal Government for treatment of ailments that can be satisfactorily tackled in Nigeria, is to be presented to the Federal Executive Council, FEC, this year.
President Goodluck Jonathan, is also billed to flag off a stroke awareness campaign in Abuja, as part of measures to tackle the rising burden of stroke, hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases in the country.
Disclosing this, weekend, during the presentation of his score card to the press, Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the Federal Ministry of Health was already compiling a list of health facilities that could handle specific ailments that Nigerians often go abroad to treat.
Chukwu, who observed that the Bill, which was being carefully
Home Remedies For Cough
Symptoms of cough usually subside on their own with 7-10 days. However, lot of simple home remedies are there which provide relief from the discomfort associated with it.
1) Take three peppercorns, and add a pinch of black cumin seeds and rock salt and consume it.
2) Drink hot milk with honey at bedtime for cough relief.
3) Make a decoction by boiling 50 grams fresh ginger with 5 tablespoon sugar in 2 glasses water for 30 minutes. Drink it hot, twice a day, in one day as this is very effective Home Remedy for Cough.
4) Mix powdered cinnamon, lemon juice and honey. Take two teaspoon twice daily.
5) In one cup of warm milk, add a pinch of turmeric powder and drink twice a day.
6) Mix half a teaspoon of Holy Basil juice with half a teaspoon of ginger juice. Add 1 teaspoon of honey. Take the above
Report – Face-Eating NOMA Disease Spreads In Nigeria (Warning, Disturbing Picture)
NOMA, a severe disease that affects the face is silently spreading in Nigeria, according to Punch report.
Studies carried out in the last two years have revealed that about 126,000 Nigerians die from NOMA disease every year.Although it is relatively unknown, the disease has been plaguing lives especially of people in the North. Victoria Nkong, the coordinator of the campaign against NOMA disease, explains the symptoms as initial sore or rash inside the mouth of a victim, which if left untreated gradually grows and in the process, part of the face is eaten up with gangrene. She says that in extreme cases, the disease eats its way into the heart and vital organs of the victim’s body leading to death.”
Although most of the cases of NOMA disease can be found in the Northern part
7 Spectacular Facts You Should Know About Sleep
1. You sleep in cycles.
A full sleep cycle takes about 90 to 120 minutes, says psychologist Lisa Medalie, a behavioral sleep specialist at the University of Chicago. You go through four stages, starting with the lightest one and ending with rapid-eye movement (REM). “Usually people wake up for a couple minutes after each complete sleep cycle,” she says.
2. You become a cold-blooded animal during REM sleep.
During dream-filled, REM sleep, your body isn’t its own furnace. “We lose the ability to thermo-regulate ourselves,” says Mark Mahowald, professor of neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School and a visiting professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Stanford University. But that’s fine because REM periods typically last only 20
Health Benefit of Eating Dates (Dibino in Hausa)
Dates are classified as the fruit of the date palm. These are darkish reddish brown, oblong, and approximately 1 1/2 inches lengthy. Date skin is old and wrinkly as well as covered together with a sticky, wax-like film.
It’s got various titles in accordance with the various nations on the earth just like:
Hausas call it dibino
Yorubas call it dabino I Think
In French, it really is dattier
In German, it can be dattel
In Italian, datteri or even dattero
In Spanish, datil
In Dutch, dadel
The Portuguese term is tamara.
Health benefits of Dates :
1. Cures Constipation
2. Prevents from Intestinal Disorders
3. Weight Gain
4. For Healthy Heart
5. Prevents from Diarrhea
6. Cures Intoxication
7. Boost Energy
8. Maintain a healthy Nervous System
9. Treat Anemia
10. Strengthen Tooth Enamel
11. Stops
Tight Jeans Can Cause Infertility Problem In Men
Every man likes to wear the tight jeans just like the girls. Men should know however that fashion comes with a price.
Embracing tight jeans can be the pinnacle of fashion but is likely to squeeze their male hosts too tight in a particularly sensitive area, research shows.
British researchers warn that tight jeans are responsible for the emergence of health problems near the groin, the news media reported.
The tight jean has been related to a number of health problems, including low sperm counts, twisted testicles, urinary incontinence, urinary infections and fungal irritations, the report said.
Celebrities such as Russell Brand have embraced the skinny jeans look.
“I have seen several cases of men who have twisted the testicles due to wearing jeans that are too tight,”
Kanu Heart Foundation N5b Specialist Cardiac Centre Fundraiser
The legendary footballer will hold his foundation’s fundraiser this Thursday March 14th at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. Time 5 pm.
Kanu is trying to raise $35 million (N5 billion) to build a Cardiac Specialist Hospital that will offer free surgery services for children from 1-12 years while adult patients will be highly subsidized. See more after the cut
Kanu Heart Foundation has carried out 452 open heart surgeries since inception in 2000.
All surgeries done in foreign countries like England, Israel, India, and Sudan.
Capital flight involved is much
Federal government of Nigeria has given the Kanu Heart Foundation a piece of land in Abuja for the project.
The Cardiac Specialist Hospital is a 40 beded Hospital with State of the Artificialities.
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Stop Taking Drugs With Soft Drinks, Expert warns
Ilorin – A pharmacist, Busayo Idowu of the Department of Pharmacy, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), warned on Saturday that taking drugs with beverages such as soft drinks could have adverse effects.
In an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin, Idowu said that drugs, if taken with soft drinks might affect the absorption of the drugs. The expert noted that most soft drinks were acidic, which could decrease the anti bacterial action of tetracycline as they contain carbonates. Idowu warned further that such acidic drinks when combined with drugs could cause adverse reaction to patients.
According to him, absorption of some drugs such as aspirin, ketoconazole and phenytoin
could be affected also when taking with acidic beverage. He added that such drugs were
Non-chalant Attitude of LUTH Nurses, Costs Me My Wife’s Life
Heavens smiled on Mr. David Akingbehin, when his 45-year-old wife, Margaret, told him she was pregnant.
After their last one was born 12 years ago, the couple had tried to have another for more than a decade without success.
“When we learnt she was pregnant, we were overjoyed,” David told our correspondent.
He said they agreed that the gift from heaven must be well taken care of. So, Margaret registered for ante-natal at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos.
“She never missed her ante-natal appointments. In fact, medical officials at LUTH commended her for her regular attendance. She went there every Thursday. We knew she was due between February and March,” David told Saturday PUNCH at their home in Kofoworola Street, Jakande Estate, Isolo Lagos on Sunday.
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New Baby With Two Heads Born In Katsina
A baby girl with what appears to be two heads has been delivered at the General Hospital, Malumfashi, Katsina State.
The baby has also has a cleft palate and stunted fingers.
The 19-year-old Zainabu Dahiru gave birth to the baby with no eyes on Sunday night.
The baby’s father, Malam Dahiru Umar, at his residence at Unguwar-Sodangi in Malumfashi on Tuesday that the baby was born through normal delivery.
Umar, a 25-year-old petty trader, said the baby was their first and his wife attended regular ante-natal care during pregnancy.
He said he burst into tears on sighting the baby and sympathetic hospital workers told him that they could not offer any medical assistance beside the delivery.
He said the workers informed him that his wife was in stable condition and referred the baby to Ahmadu Bello
Measles Outbreak In Niger State Claims 6 Lives In 2 weeks
Niger State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ibrahim Sule, says no fewer than six persons are confirmed dead following the outbreak of measles in some parts of the state.Sule made this known on Thursday in Minna, saying that the outbreak was reported within the last two weeks in four local government areas.
“I can confirm that six deaths were recorded due to the outbreak of the disease in the state so far, but the situation is under control at the moment,“ he said.
The commissioner listed the affected council areas as Mokwa, Edati, Bosso and Chanchaga, saying that Chanchaga was worst hit.
Sule said the ministry had intensified the vaccination of children under the age of five years.
The commissioner said the public health department in the ministry had organised community vaccination for the
Confirmed – Marijuana Use Causes Brain Damage
Scientists have confirmed the long-held suspicion that frequent heavy marijuana use damages the brain’s memory and learning capacity.
Australian researchers have showed for the first time that the earlier people start their marijuana habit, the worse the brain damage.
“Our results suggest that long-term cannabis use is hazardous to white matter in the developing brain. This was especially true for those who had started in adolescence, as we know the brain is still developing during this time,” Lead researcher Dr. Marc Seal, from Melbourne’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute said in a university release.
Scientists from MCRI, Melbourne University and Wollongong University compared MRI scans of the brain for 59 people who had been using marijuana for an average