Your fertility may drop if you’re taking certain medicines
Written by Rutherford Egbujor
The medications that you take can affect your fertility. Your fertility may actually drop if you’re taking certain medicines. When you are planning a family, it is essential to beware of the kind of medications and drugs that you take because they could have adverse effects on your fertility.
Closing toilet seat before flushing reduces COVID-19 spread -Study
Written by Rutherford Egbujor
A Chief Research Fellow at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba Lagos, Dr. Dan Onwujekwe, says many Nigerians are not aware that closing toilet seat before flushing, especially when using public toilets, reduces the spread of COVID-19.
How to prevent newborn babies from developing jaundice -Gynaecologist
Written by Rutherford Egbujor
A Benin-based gynaecologist, Dr. Iwinosa Ehigiator, has advised pregnant women to go for regular checkups, especially when they have fever, in order to save their newborns from developing jaundice. Ehigiator said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday.
Mouthwash can kill COVID-19 in 30 seconds, study claims
Written by Rutherford Egbujor
A study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, suggests that widely-available mouthwashes can kill coronavirus within 30 seconds. The researchers say they discovered this during an experiment within 30 seconds of exposing the virus to the mouthwash in a laboratory.
What to consider before going for paternity test
Written by Rutherford Egbujor
A Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Dr. Charles Umeh, has advised that anyone going for a child’s paternity test should consider seeing a psychologist for counselling first. Dr. Umeh said the truth as to a child’s biological parentage may be comforting or devastating and it is important to see a psychologist ahead of the exercise
Eating dried fruit linked to better overall diet and health
Written by OLUDARE AKINBO
Encouraging people to eat more dried fruit — without added sugar — could be an effective way to boost their intake of vital nutrients, researchers have concluded. Low consumption of fruit in the United States and other countries is a major contributor to diet-related disease and disability, according to a recent analysis.
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NAFDAC raises alarm on the use of anti-inflammatory drugs
Written by OLUDARE AKINBO
Late October 2020, Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it received a report about the US FDA’s warning on the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) around 20 weeks or later in pregnancy which may cause rare but serious kidney problems in an unborn baby. This can result in low amniotic fluid.
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Picking the Right Diagnostic Services for Efficient Results
Written by OLUDARE AKINBO
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