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Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Linked To Higher Rates Of STDs

Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Linked To Higher Rates Of STDs

Middle-aged and older men who take erectile dysfunction, ED, drugs such as Viagra are more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases, a new study of more than 1.4 million men has discovered. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and the University...
Daily Glass Of Wine Doubles Risk Of Breast Cancer

Daily Glass Of Wine Doubles Risk Of Breast Cancer

Middle-aged women who drink just one glass of wine a day could double their risk of a common type of breast cancer, scientists warn. •Alcohol has been linked with cancer. According to the U.S. research, even those who drink just seven units a week...
Wrong Diagnoses, Wrongful Deaths

Wrong Diagnoses, Wrongful Deaths

The increasing incidence of wrong medical diagnosis leading to untimely deaths has become a cause for great concern in Nigeria OLUREMILEKUN OSOBU In 2006, when Chief Gani Fawehinmi first noticed signs of the ailment he eventually died of, he sought help...
Agony Of A Couple

Agony Of A Couple

A Caesarean Section to deliver Mrs. Rose Oji of her second child ends in disaster. By OLUSOLA OLAOSEBIKAN Mrs. Rosemary Sunday Oji never doubted the reliability of the doctors at the Apapa Comprehensive Health Centre in Lagos. Even during medical emergencies,...
Still A Potent Killer

Still A Potent Killer

Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, an infection that primarily affects the lungs, is free in Nigeria, yet over 100,000 citizens die from the disease annually. By OLUREMILEKUN OSOBU. Mr. John Obande, a lawyer, was shocked when his niece, Patience...
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