Experts in paediatrics have said breast milk bought online may be contaminated and harmful to babies. A researcher at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Sarah Keim, said, “Human milk may be purposely topped off with cow’s milk or infant formula, and this
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Thirty-seven laureates of the Right Livelihood Award from across the world have endorsed a declaration on the future of nutrition, denouncing Golden Rice and Genetically Modified Bananas as ‘false miracles’. Genetically modified crops (GM crops) have had their DNA modified by genetic engineering techniques Golden rice is a genetically engineered rice variety offered by GM
Recipes: Deviled Eggs Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide. It traditionally use to be dyed and painted chicken eggs, but today I want to introduce you to a special egg recipe, Deviled eggs. Servings; 4 4 eggs 1/5 cup mayonnaise or yogurt 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon sweet relish 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard […]
Group Managing Director, Mutual Benefit Assurance, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, has urged industrial pharmacists in the country to pool resources. Ogunbiyi gave the charge at the bi-monthly meeting of the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) in Lagos. The collaboration, according to him, would boost local production of raw materials rather than relying on import.
A consultant urological surgeon with Royal Free London NHS Foundation, Dr Leye Ajayi, has said patients with kidney stones can make full recovery if diagnosed and treated early enough. Dr Ajayi made this known at the training/lecture organised by PathCare Laboratories in Lagos on kidney stones. In a lecture titled, Kidney Stones: Unrecognised, Undiagnosed and […]
Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA, report that men who eat fruits and vegetables with higher levels of pesticide residues have a lower percentage of normal sperm, compared with those who eat food with lower levels of residue. Previous studies have reported a link between occupational and environmental exposure […]
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Nigeria, with mortality rate of over 80 per cent. Nevertheless, experts say, this mortality rate can be avoided if prostate cancer is detected and treated early. Statistics by the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that in Nigeria within a period of four years, there was an […]
Researchers at the Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, CA, and Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY, have published the findings of a new study that show a link between socioeconomic factors and children’s brain development. “While in no way implying that a child’s socioeconomic circumstances lead to immutable changes in […]
If all goes according to plan, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) hopes to suppress HIV by 2020. Stating this in Abuja, the Communications and Global Outreach Officer, UNAIDS Nigeria, Charles-Martin Jjuuko, said the group had organised a one-day seminar on the suppression of the pandemic under the new model 90-90-90. […]
I am an undergraduate of a Nigerian university (names withheld) and my university is not one of those that collaborate on biomedical research. Can TIMESEARCH shed more light on the issue? What does the initiators of this research, actually, want and what do they intend to gain from it? Opeyemi Olaoluwa, P.O. Box 4419, Modakeke, […]
The Federal Government and Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) have been urged to increase advocacy and public enlightenment on child blindness with a view to reducing the scourge of the disease. A Consultant Pediatric Ophthalmologist with the University of Benin, Prof. Oseluese Dawodu, gave the advice while delivering the 152nd Inaugural Lecture of the institution. She
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) says it will suppress HIV by 2020. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja by the Communication and Global Outreach Officer, UNAIDS Nigeria, Charles-Martin Jjuuko, Communication and Global Outreach Officer, UNAIDS Nigeria, the group had organised a one-day seminar on suppression of the disease under the […]
A non-governmental organisation, Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) has expressed its displeasure over the plight of those suffering from Sickle Cell disease, especially Nigerians. In an interview with Daily Times, the Executive Assistant to the CEO of Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN), Kehinde Akinsanya, said, “Nigeria has the largest burden of sickle cell disorder
Despite tremendous progress in the fight against tuberculosis, almost half a million sufferers grapple with multi-drug resistant strains which are far harder to treat. The situation is worsened in Nigeria by co-infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), despite the over 37 million lives saved, much more needs
An administrator at Eternal International, Mr Ishar Jarral, has advised Nigerians to cultivate the habit of taking the right foods and exercising regularly to enhance their healthy living. Jarral gave the advice at an empowerment seminar in Lagos recently. He said, “I want to advise them to be conscious of the food they eat, they […]
Ms Ezinne Akudo, Winner of Miss Nigeria 2013, has described sexual violence as a crime against humanity and infringement on the rights of the victim, who carries the psychological trauma for life. Akudo, 24, said this at the formal inauguration of her project — the Eight Foundation Rape Crisis Centre — in Lekki, Lagos. “We […]
The Nigerian Dental Association has recommended consulting a dentist twice a year and brushing the teeth at least twice a day. This, they say, will make a lot of difference in the management of oral health in Nigeria. President of the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA), Dr. Olabode Ijarogbe, gave the advice at a World Oral […]
The Foundation for African Cultural Heritage (FACH), a civil society group, has urged the National Assembly to include unborn babies in the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) bill. The Public Relations Officer of the group, Ms Ijeoma Uzoma, who made the call in an interview in Lagos, said the bill did not take into consideration […]
As part of the efforts of the present administration to achieve universal coverage of health insurance, the driver of the project, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has offered to assist states to develop and implement their own health insurance programmes. The Executive Secretary of the scheme, Femi Thomas, who disclosed this at a meeting with […]
In fulfilment of its pledge to immortalize and honour the memory of Late Justina Ejelonu, who paid the ultimate prize in the fight against the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Nursing World Nigeria recently issued a cheque for N50,000 to Nurse Nwadozie Okenyi at the School of Nursing, Agbor. Okenyi emerged winner for the February […]
