Tag: asthma
NTS advocates better resources, support for individuals with asthma
The NTS explained that efforts in promoting asthma education and treatment had led to increased awareness and accessibility to necessary…
Asthma Day: Expert warns against triggers
Dr Victor Fayomi, a general medical practitioner with a private hospital in Gwagwalada, has warned against triggers that could lead…
15 million Nigerians have Asthma
The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) on Tuesday in Abuja said that no fewer than 15 million people have Asthma in…
Harmmattan – Asthma patients cautioned to limit exposure to dust
Dr Nuhu Bile, the Acting Epediomologist, Gombe State Ministry of Health, has advised asthma patients to limit exposure to dust…
10m Nigerians suffer from Asthma – Expert
Professor Gregory Erhabor, Consultant Pulmonologist, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun on Sunday said more than 10 million Nigerians…
Track your symptoms, experts advise asthma patients
Some medical experts on Wednesday advised asthma patients to track their symptoms for better management of the ailment.
World Asthma Day: 15 million Nigerians have asthma
As the world commemorates the 2017 World Asthma Day on May 2, the Nigerian Thoracic Society says that no fewer…
Banana reduces risk of kidney cancer
Hajiya Jummai Hassan, a nutritionist with the Wuse General Hospital, Abuja, said that moderate consumption of banana helped reduce the…
Stress Causes Male Infertility —Study
Eromosele Ebhomele The increasing rate of infertility among men could partly be as a result of stress in jobs and…
Report: Living in US raises risk of allergies
Children born outside the United States have a lower risk of asthma, skin and food allergies, and living in the…
We Have Killed ‘Us’
Recently I wept over the death of a very young girl called Ogaga Okparavero who had asthma. She was so…