Health

Why you must never drink alcohol while pregnant

Alcohol blocks blood vessel growth in placenta even at conception Babies whose mothers drank alcohol during their pregnancies – even as early as at conception – are at greater risk of being born with low birth weights, a new study suggests. The new research, from scientists in at the University …

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Gov. Dapo lament over the deplorable state of OOTHU

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has lamented the poor state of the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, describing it as “worse than deplorable.” The governor, who paid an inspection to the state teaching hospital on Sunday, said the buildings and facilities in the hospital were substandard. Abiodun added that …

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LUTH doctors to begin strike June 7

Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) has announced that resident doctors and house officers will commence total and indefinite strike on Friday, June 7. In a communiqué issued after an emergency general meeting on Monday, the proposed day for the commencement of the strike, ARD …

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LUTH: Resident doctors protest, embark on strike

Resident doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, embarked on a two-day protest to press home their demands. The President of the Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Dr Kayode Makinde, said it was painful that some of the resident doctors had not been paid for …

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