Daily Archives : Saturday, March 5th, 2016

Dr Kelechi Ogboji, a youth corp medic has died apparently from Lassa fever he contracted from a Lassa patient he treated.  A native of Igweledoha  Amagu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, South east Nigeria, Dr. Ogboji was serving at St Louis Hospital in Zonkwa in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, North west Nigeria when he died.

A six years old boy rumoured to be HIV positive has been confirmed negative, after been stigmatized with his family both in school and environment. The school authorities say that some parents have refuse to keep an open mind on the case, as many of them are still removing their children from the school attended by the boy.

The Oyo State Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Asociation, Dr. Muideen Olatunji has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to intervenein the ongoing strike embarked by doctors in Osun State over the non-payment of salaries and arrears by the State Government.

The US retired football star, Mrs. Brandi Chastain, 47, has pledged to donate her brain to the Boston University which is leading studies on the effect of multiple concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) – a degenerative disease associated with history of repetitive brain trauma, depression and progressive dementia.

A new study has revealed link between Zika virus and Guillain-Barre, a neurological syndrome.Researchers in French Polynesia and Europe have found out that 98 percent of the Guillain-Barre patients had anti-bodies related to Zika virus and 88 percent of patient had experienced typical symptoms of Zika virus infection usually about a week before developing Guillain-Barre.

Prof Paul Cosford of the Public Health England has advised pregnant women in England not to travel to areas with the Zika virus out-break saying that this virus might pose harm to babies in the womb.

He added that this advice will be kept under review and up dated as more information becomes available in the UK..

A team of UK researchers is testing a new vaccine in Britain in order to help fight against advanced cancer.

The researchers hopes that the results would take them one step closer to developing an effective but non-toxic cancer therapy that can be used in clinical practices.

UK

New trial test to cancer vaccine- UK researchers.

A team of UK researchers is testing a new vaccine in Britain in order to help fight against advanced cancer.

The researchers hopes that the results would take them one step closer to developing an effective but non-toxic cancer therapy that can be used in clinical practices.