Health
The Polio Controversy in Northern Nigeria
June 3, 2013 | konknaijagirl
Back in 2003 The president of the Supreme Council on Sharia in Nigeria, DR Ibrahim Ahmed Datti said that the recent threat by the President of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to withdraw his licence to practice as medical doctor was very … Read More
5 Ways Our Friends Make Us Better and Stronger
May 25, 2013 | konknaijagirl
Social scientists have been enthralled by the study of personal relationships for decades. Overwhelmingly, though, when they study relationships they mostly study just one kind of relationship – the romantic kind. Little by little, research on other relationships, such as … Read More
House of Reps speaker Tambuwal appointed Ambassador for government Official clampdown
May 20, 2013 | konknaijagirl
New York A delegation of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) last Thursday visited the National Assembly Complex to unveil Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, as the face of health checkups in Nigeria.
Designating Mr. Tambuwal as the … Read More
Human Papillomavirus – HPV – Vertical Transmission – a review of current data
May 18, 2013 | konknaijagirl
Previous SectionNext Section Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection among humans, and represents a well-established cause of cervical cancer in females and a significant factor in the development of anogenital, head, and neck cancers [1].
A … Read More
7 Ways To Preserve The Miracle Of Antibiotics
May 17, 2013 | konknaijagirl
Antibiotics are a true miracle of modern medicine. However, in reference to penicillin, the drug he discovered, Fleming gave warning in 1946 [1] that the public will demand [the drug and] … then will begin an era … of abuses. … Read More
HIV vaccine approved by FDA
May 17, 2013 | konknaijagirl
Recent FDA approval of tenofovir-emtricitabine for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as a form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has led to concern about implementation of this strategy. Fifty years ago, a very similar national and international debate occurred when … Read More
