health
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources. Sunak is looking at anti-smoking measures similar to laws New Zealand announced last year, which include a ban on selling tobacco to anyone born on or after…
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Medical experts across the globe have invited some doctors among whom are a Nigerian doctor to speak at a conference in Oman. The medical experts were invited to speak at the Oman Society of Nephrology and Transplantation (OSNT) International Nephrology Conference held at picturesque Millennium Resort in Salalah, Oman. The event was held between 7th…
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It is important to obtain a full psychiatric and medical history to identify potential causes or contributing factors that may need to be addressed first. Screening for depression is particularly important, given its bidirectional relationship with HSDD. Studies have shown that the risk of sexual dysfunction is increased by 50%–70% among women with depression. Inversely,…
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Urinary incontinence takes many forms, including these three main types: Stress urinary incontinence is a possible side effect of prostate cancer surgery and can have negative effects on a patient’s quality of life. Up to 10% of men may experience some degree of stress incontinence after their surgery. Stress incontinence in men Stress incontinence in men…
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It may feel uncomfortable to talk about low libido with your partner and your health care team. Unfortunately, it’s a common problem that affects adults everywhere, yet many people have never been asked about their sexual health by their health care teams. Although it may be difficult to discuss, sexual health is important and factors…
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Discussions surrounding mental health often focus on the experiences of adolescents and adults, leading many to believe that these are the only people in our community affected by emotional concerns. We rarely consider the mental health of infants and young children because after all, what could these little ones with their relatively uncomplicated lives possibly…
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The Enugu State Government has ordered a thorough investigation of the reported sudden death of students of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Agbani. It declared that the Governor Peter Mbah administration was ever committed to a continued safe and better learning environment at the institution. Speaking during a visit to ESUT,…
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Life in the United Kingdom is far different from what most Nigerian men are used to in their home countries. The points here might appear so simple, but they count in the preparedness of a man in bracing up for the challenging task ahead. They constitute the essential ingredients that put the final touches to…
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Patients travelling abroad for bariatric surgery “underestimate the risks associated with” the procedure, a study has found. A national patient register (within Ireland) for those who undergo bariatric surgery abroad would help appropriate follow-up medical treatment when complications occur, the study co-authors suggested as currently there is none pertaining to Irish medical tourists. The co-authors…
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Just a few minutes of vigorous activity each day can reduce the risk of some cancers by up to 32 per cent, according to new research. Just 4.5 minutes of intense physical activity every day could help to reduce the risk for some cancers, according to a new study published last week. Published in the Jama…
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A letter from a former geriatric hospital director to all the elderly (60-100 years and above. I don’t advocate the determination of bone density anymore, because the elderly will definitely have osteoporosis, and with the increase of age, the degree of osteoporosis will definitely become more and more serious, and the risk of fracture is…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said drug hawkers are major distributors and suppliers of narcotic medicines to criminal networks such as armed bandits, insurgents, kidnappers and armed robbers. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye, raised the alarm about the menace of drug hawking at a one-day…
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A baby boy has suffered serious injuries after falling out of a second-storey window in Burnley. The child, aged one, was airlifted to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for treatment. Police are investigating and say they are trying to track down several people who stopped to help the baby outside a home on Heap Street. DI Mark Saunders…
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“Tobacco use continues to be one of the biggest public health threats,” sAID a World Health Organization official. Just four countries – only one of which is in the European Union – have implemented all of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recommended measures to reduce tobacco smoking globally. The countries of the Netherlands and Mauritius…
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About 19 million Nigerians are currently living with hepatitis, the National Coordinator of National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP) of the federal Ministry of Health, Dr Adebobola Bashorun, has said. He stated this Friday in Abuja during a briefing organised by the ministry to commemorate this year’s World Hepatitis Day. The theme of this…
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