HEALTH

Nasarawa Govt. moves against Lassa fever

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2018

Dr Ibrahim Adamu, Director of Public Health at the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has said that the state government had taken measures to check the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Adamu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lafia that although no case has been reported

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How toothpaste ingredient fights malaria

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2018

Research carried out in part by an Artificially-Intelligent (AI)‘robot scientist’ has found that a common ingredient of toothpaste could be developed to fight drug-resistant strains of malaria. In a study in the journal Scientific Reports, scientists from Britain’s Cambridge University who used the AI robot to conduct high-throughput screening said the ingredient,

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Day-old-baby disappears at Kaduna Hospital

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2018

Kaduna State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, on Wednesday said investigation has commenced on the disappearance of a day-old-baby at Yusuf Dantsoho General Hospital, Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the baby, whose parents were deaf and dumb, was allegedly stolen by a woman hours after delivery […]

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Polio: FCTA mobilises private schools

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2018

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board on Wednesday said it had mobilised proprietors of private schools to boost coverage and ensure acceptability of Oral Polio Vaccines (OPVs). The Acting Executive Secretary of the board, Dr Mathew Ashikeni, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]

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Beware! Paracetamol can damage organs – PSN

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2018

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has warned against indiscriminate or misuse of Paracetamol, saying such practice damages the liver and kidney. Mr Jelili Kilani, PSN Chairman, FCT Chapter, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday emphasised that Paracetamol, an analgesic, was not suppose to be […]

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Ogoni cleanup: Why FG must start now – Ecologist

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2018

An ecologist, Mr Dennis Ugwuja has appealed to the Federal Government to fast-track the clean-up of oil spill in Ogoni land, Rivers. Ugwuja, also the Executive Director of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative (CCMAI), an NGO, made the appeal on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According […]