Category: Health

The head is one of the most common sites of pain in the body. A headache or head pain sometimes can be difficult to describe, but some common symptoms include throbbing, squeezing, constant, unrelenting, or intermittent. The location may be in one part of the face or skull or may be generalised involving the whole head. A headache may arise spontaneously or may be associated with activity or exercise. It may have an acute onset, or it may be chronic in nature with or without episodes of increasing severity. A…

  Against the background of conflicting directives on the enforcement of the Presidential lockdown/curfew and the attendant harassment of healthcare workers in the course of discharging their responsibilities, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA),Lagos State Branch, has called on all doctors under the auspices of the NMA in Lagos State to proceed on an indefinite sit-at-home directive, starting from 6pm today, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 According to statement from the NMA, Lagos State Branch, signed by its Chairman, Dr. Saliu Oseni and Dr. Ramon Moronkola, the secretary of the association, the…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the state government is remodelling the Stella Obasanjo Hospital Isolation Centre (SOHIC) to be the best in Nigeria, with state-of-the-art facilities to manage all stages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.   The governor said this while on inspection of the expanded 300-bed isolation facility in Benin City.       The governor said a lot has gone into the refurbishment of the hospital, noting that the transformation of the facility has been rapid with the deployment of human and material resources…

Cucumis sativus, cucumber, or cuke, is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family, Cucumber is a creeping vine that roots in the ground and grows up trellises or other supporting frames, wrapping around supports with thin, spiraling tendrils. The plant has large leaves that form a canopy over the fruit. The fruit of the cucumber is roughly cylindrical, elongated with tapered ends, and may be as large as 60 centimeters (24 in) long and 10 centimeters (3.9 in) in diameter. Having an enclosed seed and developing from a flower.…

The management of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Ogun State has shut down the Accident and Emergency Complex of the hospital following the death of a pregnant woman from coronavirus complications. The pregnant woman and another male patient had reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and were admitted at the emergency unit of the hospital on Saturday. In a statement issued Sunday, the Head, Public Relations at the hospital, Segun Orisajo, said the temporary shutdown was to allow for a thorough decontamination of the facility. Orisajo, who stated that patients…

As the incidence of those that tested positive to Coronavirus in Nigeria, hits  2,000 this weekend just seven days after hitting the 1000th mark, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has described the Federal and state governments’ gradual easing of lockdown even in phases as very premature.   In statement signed by its President, Dr. Francis A. Faduyile and Secretary General, Dr. Olumuyiwa P. Odusote, NMA said the ‘panel of experts’ recently inaugurated by the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) should be empowered to immediately commence their work of thinking, analysing, synthesising,…

Since COVID-19 cases began to gain momentum in the country, more persons are resorting to the use of face masks. However, experts are concerned about their constant misuse and abuse. APPOLONIA ADEYEMI and REGINA OTOKPA report     F ew weeks ago, the Federal Government worried over the community transmission of COVID-19, recommended the use of face mask at public places, to further protect persons from contracting the virus.       The interesting part of the recommendation was the advice to make use of homemade face masks, handkerchiefs or…