The Key to Disease Management: Compliance with Medication
Compliance with medication refers to the degree to which a patient follows a prescribed treatment plan. These prescriptions aren’t arbitrary; they’re meticulously researched, detailing factors like the method of administration, dosage, timing, and even whether the medication should be taken with food. Each is carefully considered to ensure medication achieves its intended effect, whether […]
Tips For The Day: 3 Ways To Engage Tech In The Global Pandemic Of Covid-19
The past few days in Nigeria has been a bit tensed with the news of increasing number of COVID-19 cases in different part of the countries. The spread of the cases is baffling especially with four states in the South-West zone of Nigeria being affected. While this has called for prompt responses by the government […]
Call For Application: Ventures Platform And NCDC To Provide Tech Support To Combat Covid-19
As the world faces a global pandemic crisis, we are more than ever faced with basic hygiene precautions that have been disregarded. With over 200,000 cases, over 8,000 deaths and the recovery of over 82,000 people worldwide, the rapid spread of the virus is not only affecting the health sector but also the economic sector. […]
Mikel Part Ways With Trabzonspor Amid Corona Virus Concerns
Ex-Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, John Obi Mikel and his Turkish club, Trabzonspor, have both mutually agreed to terminate the contract of the Nigerian midfielder. The Turkish league outfits in an official statement made public on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, confirmed they have parted ways with the Nigerian but failed to give a reason for […]
New Wins For The Nation On The Coronavirus Pandemic
Nigeria may have yet again achieved zero COVID-19 coronavirus patient with the second patient, who earlier tested positive but with no symptoms has now tested negative. This second case – one of those who were quarantined after having been in contact with the Italian index case – will be discharged from intensive care after spending […]
Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey Rescinds On Plan To Stay In Africa For 6 Months Amidst Pressure
Amidst the health crisis due to the spread of the Coronavirus from Asia to other continents and countries, there are economic concerns besides the disruption in plans and travels. COVID-19 started with a lot of panic without the full knowledge of the resultant effect of this health crisis beyond the health of individuals. Unfortunately, as […]
Corona Virus: All You Need To Know
Global health and security have been further threatened since December 2019, with the outbreak of the Coronavirus in China. Officially named Covid-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), The 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) has been declared by the WHO as a “global public health emergency,’’ while Chinese President Xi Jinping described it as the ‘’largest […]
Today Is World Cancer Day
Statistics show that cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, this is evident in the World Health Organization’s data which shows that an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018 were caused by cancer. About 1 in 6 deaths globally are caused by cancer with approximately 70% of deaths from cancer occurring in low […]
What You Need to Know About Sickle Cell Disease
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 500,000 babies are born with sickle cell disorders worldwide, making it the most common inherited disorder in the world, with majority of the cases occurring in underdeveloped and developing countries, especially in African countries like Nigeria. A recent report by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention stated […]
7 Factors to consider when starting a Snail Farm
The act or science of raising snails for food is called Heliculture (Snail farming). Snails belong to the second largest group in the animal kingdom Phylum molusca, among the invertebrates i.e. animal without backbone. Snails are hermaphroditic (capable of self-fertilization) in nature; this means that each snail has both the male and female reproductive organs. […]
Tip of the Day: Eat Right
How many times have you heard the following? “Dirty no dey kill black man.” “Food no dey kill.” The fact is that dirt kills and so does food- the wrong food that is. You can’t constantly eat the wrong thing and not pay for it. Likewise, you can’t eat good food in a dirty environment […]
Nigeria Gets $335 Million Grant For HIV And TB Management From Global Funds
An international financing institution that invests world’s money to save lives – Global Funds – has agreed with Nigeria to provide five grants worth $335 million (N50 billion) to fight AIDS and Tuberculosis in the coming months. This comes in the closing days of 2012 when the organization has given about $3billion in 169 grants […]
Beef: The Slow Killer.
Burgers, hot dogs and generally red meat can be very dangerous to your health. Studies have been shown that beef eaters have shorter life spans. Study has also shown that the higher your consumption of beef, the higher your chances are of dying from cancer, heart problems, stroke or even diabetes. Beef is high in […]
How To Get Rid Of Stress
By Kiki Omeili. Stress can be a result of being under too much pressure or doing too much work. At the point where work or pressure becomes too much for the body to cope with, then we say that a person is stressed. The normal working state of the body is called “Homeostasis” and anything […]