Health

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it registered new cases of Lassa fever and 20 deaths across 16 states in one week. According to the NCDC, the period spans from February 26 to March 3. The NCDC, via its official website, said that for week nine of 2024, there was an increase in the confirmed cases from 96, in week eight. Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic (excessive bleeding) illness transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by infected rodents or contaminated persons. Its symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat, general body weakness, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscle pains, chest pain, and in severe cases, unexplainable bleeding from ears, eyes, nose, mouth and other body openings. The ...

The 2024 World Obesity Atlas paints a concerning picture, indicating a significant rise in adult obesity if immediate action is not taken. The report, released ahead of World Obesity Day on Sunday, projected an increase from 0.81 billion people in 2020 to 1.53 billion in 2035. The World Health Organisation defines obesity as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation posing health risks. It affects over 25 BMI. In 2019 alone, an estimated five million non-communicable disease deaths were attributed to higher-than-optimal BMI. Once seen primarily in high-income nations, obesity now pervades middle-income countries, with 79 per cent of affected adults projected to reside in low- and middle-income countries by 2035. Similarly, 88 per cent of affected children are expected to live ...

A consultant psychiatrist, Taiwo Obindo, on Wednesday, said some Nigerians might be prone to developing mental health conditions due to the visible hardships in the country. Mr Obindo, the president of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), said this in an interview in Lagos. He said the current economic hardship, coupled with the level of poverty and other social factors in the country, might likely inflict mental illness on more Nigerians. He listed the social factors, including the high cost of living, kidnapping, financial problems, inflation, child abuse, rape, broken homes and broken marriages, traumatic experiences and degrees of violence, among others. Mr Obindo explained that people who were predisposed to social factors were more likely to develop mental ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the production of alcohol in sachets and pet bottles of less than 200ml. Kazeem Adeniran, NAFDAC assistant chief regulation officer, investigation and enforcement, announced the development on Monday at a two-day enforcement exercise in Ota, Ogun state. Adeniran said the ban is in line with the agreement reached by a tripartite committee set up in 2018 by the federal ministry of health. He said part of the 2018 agreement was that distillers, under the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN), would stop the production of alcohol in sachets and pet bottles of less than 200ml with effect from January 31, 2024. Adeniran said the committee was made up of representatives of NAFDAC, DI...

The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) has confirmed that 117 children have died following a diphtheria outbreak in Yobe since 2022. The agency, however, said 1,600 children had recovered from the disease within the period under review. Faisal Shuaib, the agency’s executive director, stated this during an inspection visit to the diphtheria isolation centre in Potiskum, the disease’s epicentre in the state. He said 1,796 cases of the disease had been reported in Yobe since November 22, adding that the disease was more prevalent among children aged five to 14. Mr Shuaib, who led the Diphtheria Emergency Task Team to the state, expressed satisfaction with the diphtheria vaccination conducted in Potiskum and 17 other local government areas. “By October 12, ...

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People live better in big houses and in big clothes. I try to contrast; life today is full of contrast. We have to change! I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future. Give me time and I'll give you a revolution. I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. Mass-market fashion is very modern I think the idea of mixing luxury and, very now no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. I never look at other people's work. I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass. Give me time and I'll give you a revolution. I ...