By GNA The Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) has organized a two-day training workshop on medical negligence and operations management for its stakeholders to broaden their scope of knowledge in the area of medical/clinical negligence. It was also to position practitioners to better deal with challenges they might be confronted with in their practice while […]
In the largest study performed to date to understand the relationship between habitual physical activity and physical fitness, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that higher amount of time spent performing exercise (moderate-vigorous physical activity) and low-moderate level activity (steps) and less time spent sedentary, translated to greater physical fitness. “By […]
A commonly-used pesticide could be partially responsible for the global obesity epidemic, says a study led by McMaster University scientists. Researchers discovered that chlorpyrifos, which is banned for use on foods in Canada but widely sprayed on fruits and vegetables in many other parts of the world, slows down the burning of calories in the […]
By Okon Bassey The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed that Nigeria accounts for 40 percent of Fistula cases in the world. The Head, UNFPA, Dr. Omolaso Omosehin, disclosed last two days at the 21st National Council on Women Affairs taking place in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. Omosehin maintained that though UNFPA […]
