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Mental Health

Sad! Tobacco kills 30,000 Nigerians annually – WHO

The Country Representative, World Health Organisation, Mr Walter Mulombo, has said over 30,000 Nigerians die of tobacco-related diseases annually. Mulombo said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the inauguration of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Data Initiative Dashboard by Development Gateway,...

Nigeria, major cannabis-cultivating, consuming country, says NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said Nigeria is a major cannabis cultivating and consuming country. The NDLEA Chairman , Buba Marwa, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of a drug prevention, treatment and care training...

The index episode of mental illness

Dr Adeoye Oyewole  Consultant Psychiatrist adeoyewole2000@yahoo.com The first-time someone is diagnosed with mental illness is usually a major life event laden with excruciating emotional experience for the patient and even members of his family. Mental illness invariably gets reported by the patient’s family...

NAFDAC advocates end to indiscriminate use of controlled medicines

Dayo Ojerinde The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has called for an end to the indiscriminate use of controlled medicines. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, at the inauguration of the International Narcotics Control Board Annual...

Lagos to host mental health conference

The Lagos State Government is set to hold a mental health conference geared towards drawing attention to the importance of a multi-sectoral approach to provide improved mental health care. The conference, according to a statement on Sunday was organised to...
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Air pollution, high temperatures increasing stroke cases globally – Research

A research by The Lancet Neurology says air pollution and high temperatures are contributing to an increase in stroke...
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