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Why national policy must address tax impact on healthcare
Written by Super UserThe national policy draft on incentivizing the healthcare industry is built on four pillars of fostering an enabling environment to attract private capital, driving public-private partnerships, government funding, and technology adoption.
But key sector stakeholders think the policy should not overlook other pertinent issues like incentives for players and the impact that uncritical taxes on imported medical products leave on the final cost of care.
Using toothpicks bad for oral health, could damage gums, cause infections, dentist warns
Site AdminA dental care expert, Dr. Oluyemi Fakolujo has cautioned Nigerians against the use of toothpicks after eating, noting that it is bad for oral health.
Fakolujo who is a dental technology specialist at the Lucent Hospital, Imaletalafia, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, said toothpicks can damage the gum and expose individuals to the risk of bleeding gums, irritations, and infections. Fakolujo explained further that using toothpicks can also make the spaces in the teeth to get wider and allow passage of food.
Nutritionist cautions Nigerians against consuming adulterated milk products, cereals, others
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A nutritionist, Adedotun Owolabi, has cautioned Nigerians against consuming adulterated foods, especially milk, milk products and cereals. The diet expert also urged Nigerians to purchase their foods from known vendors selling genuine products.
Nigerians, he said, should avoid buying foods like milk, milk products, edible oil, sugars, cereals, seasoning cubes, and beverages from bogus sellers, noting that adulterated versions of these food products are now seen more often in the Nigerian market.
Stop starving yourself to lose weight, nutritionist tells women
Site AdminA Clinical Nutritionist at the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Susan Holdbrooke, has urged women to stop depriving themselves of healthy foods because they want to lose weight.
The diet expert noted that women depriving themselves of food to lose weight are at risk of short and long-term health risks, noting that they are starving their body tissues of important nutrients.
Why women should not use olive oil, moisturisers to treat vagina dryness –Gynaecologist
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A Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Dr. Modupe Adedeji, has cautioned women experiencing vaginal dryness against using moisturisers and olive oil to treat the condition.
The maternal health expert noted that using olive oil and moisturisers could introduce infections to the vaginal environment and cause more serious health problems. According to her, menopausal women and breastfeeding mothers experiencing vaginal dryness should seek help from experts and not resort to self-treatment.
Lack of exposure to sunlight put children at risk of rickets, surgeon warns mothers
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A former President, Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Mike Ogirima, has urged mothers to ensure that their children are exposed to the sun once in a while, warning that lack of exposure to sunlight can cause nutritional rickets in children.
Nutritional rickets, according to experts, is a bone disease in early childhood resulting in bone pain, delayed motor development, and bending of the bones, caused by vitamin D deficiency and/or inadequate dietary calcium intake.
Nigerians Need Enlightenment On First Aid Treatment – Physician
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A former chairman of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, Dr. Tunji Akintade, has call for better education of Nigerians on how they can help save the life before medical personnel attends to them.
According to the physician, there are things first responders can do that can help ensure gunshot victims are kept stable and alive until they can receive proper treatment.
The Association for Fertility and Reproductive Health in Nigeria has restated its commitment to help address the issue of infertility in the country. The AFRH stated that its members are committed to helping couples battling infertility to have children, pledging to continue supporting efforts aimed at expanding access to assisted reproductive technology for Nigerians.
The President of AFRH, Dr. Ibrahim Wada, stated this in a statement released to newsmen at a briefing held in Abuja on Friday in commemoration of 2022 World Infertility Awareness Month.
Repeated x-rays could be dangerous, may increase cancer risk, physician warns
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A Public Health Physician at the Department of Community Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, Dr. Aliyu Sokomba, says an x-ray should only be done when it is absolutely necessary considering its associated risks.
Repeated x-rays, the physician warned, could expose patients to ionizing radiation, disrupt cell formation and cause cancer. Dr. Sokomba this said a patient should worry when asked to do repeatedly do x-ray.
Dangers of Inserting Cucumber In Your Private Part - Doctor Warns Women
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Stop giving babies beverages, noodles as complementary foods, nutritionist tells mothers
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A Professor of Public Health Nutrition with the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Beatrice Ogunba, has urged mothers to be wary of the types of food they feed their babies with during complementary feeding, noting that exposing infants to the wrong foods can cause malnutrition.
According to the nutritionist, some foods and beverages have been identified by the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund as unhealthy for consumption during complementary feeding.
Using tissue paper for menstruation unsafe, can cause infections
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A Senior Registrar of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Dr. Daniel Adegbulu has advised women against using tissue paper in place of sanitary pads for menstruation, noting that it can cause severe infections.
Adegbulu explained that some tissue papers are made from waste papers which makes them a grave health risk for any woman who may be using them as a substitute for sanitary pads.
‘Stop asking for police report before treating gunshot victims’
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The Lagos State Police Command has asked medical doctors to stop requesting a police report before treating gunshot victims. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a tweet on his Twitter handle @benhundeyin.
He urged medical doctors to provide immediate medical attention to such victims before notifying the police. According to the Compulsory Treatment and Care of Victims of Gunshots Act, any hospital in Nigeria, whether public or private shall receive and accept for immediate treatment anyone with a gunshot wound.
Uncontrolled blood pressure, low blood sugar, malaria can cause slumping to death –Cardiologist
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A heart care specialist, Dr. John Asekhame, has urged Nigerians to embrace regular health checks to reduce the increasing incidence of slumping and dying.
According to Asekhame, most cases of a sudden slump are not related to witchcraft or supernatural causes, but rather linked to undiagnosed and untreated cases of cardiac and non-cardiac health conditions.
