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Contrary to the common notion that patients with diabetes only eat unripe plantain, endocrinologists have advised those battling with the degenerative disease not to jettison carbohydrates in their diets, especially traditional foods like Garri, local unpolished rice, and yam flour, among others. The medical experts, however, said people with diabetes should be mindful of their…
Dr Olusegun Shoyombo, a Consultant Psychiatrist at the National Hospital, Abuja, has advised men to assist their wives in doing house chores after childbirth. He gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, saying such assistance is necessary to enable the nursing mothers avoid Postpartum Depression…
Taking multivitamin supplements routinely is a ‘safe and accessible’ approach to supporting cognitive function, expert has said. Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the expert declared that daily multivitamin supplementation was linked to benefits in both memory and cognition. In substudies of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), which investigated the…
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has urged member nations of its global tobacco treaty to ban or regulate the use of e-cigarettes and other novel and emerging products of the tobacco industry, in the interest of public health. The call was made during a virtual media briefing by the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals…
The Mandate Secretary, FCT Health Services and Environment, Dolapo Fasawe, says two Lassa fever cases have been confirmed in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT out of four suspected cases. Fasawe disclosed this on Monday at a news conference on the latest outbreak of the disease in Abuja. Recall that Ekweanaedo News reported ealier on the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has faulted claims that practically all paracetamol drugs in the nation are under the suggested dosages. The Chief General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, talked on Monday while newsmen on discoveries made by the organization following a distribution which guaranteed that a large portion…
The Association of Nigerian Physicians in the United States of America (ANPA) would hold 10 days free medical outreach in Abia State to complement the efforts of the state government towards improving the healthcare sector of the state. During the 10-day medical mission, scheduled for April 4-10, the team would conduct free surgeries on sixty…
Senator Ibrahim Gobir has revealed that the iconic Afe Babalola University Multi-system hospital, Ado-Ekiti was established to end the frequent medical tourism in Nigeria. The lawmaker who represented Sokoto East in the 9th senate said the modern equipment and the quality of medical personnel in the hospital were enough to provide solutions to all health…
Abubakar Yakubu, who allegedly defiled two minors in the Limawa area of Minna, Niger State capital, has disclosed that he committed the act due to a lack of confidence to approach ladies. The suspect, aged 30, from the Limawa area of Minna, assaulted little girls between the ages of six and eight yearsParading the suspect…
Cape Verde has achieved a milestone in global health by being certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO). This certification places Cape Verde among a select group of countries that have successfully eliminated this mosquito-borne disease, joining Mauritius and Algeria as the only other African nations to achieve this certification. Cape Verde’s journey to…
