Benue state teaching hospital lacks adequate personnel
Chief Medical Director of the Benue State Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) in Makurdi, Prof. Orkurga Malu has lamented the acute shortage of skilled personne
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‘There are more stroke deaths than HIV, malaria combined’
How many Nigerians suffer from stroke yearly? We do not have exact figures for the number of Nigerians who suffer or die from stroke. The conservative
Kidney failure: Dialysis patients cry for help in Jigawa
Alhaji Usman Sule, father of 16, has been bed- ridden for the past 15 months after he was diagnosed with kidney failure. He said, the high cost
Calcium doesn’t improve bone density, analysis finds
Calcium, eaten in foods or taken as supplements, has little or no effect on bone density or the risk of fracture in people over 50, according to two l
Hypertension drugs may be more effective if taken at night
Taking hypertension medicine at night may control blood pressure more effectively and significantly lower the risk for diabetes. A dip in blood pressu