Good News: UCH's 1st Open Heart Operation

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The very first open heart surgery in a training hospital in Nigeria has been successfully carried out at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo State.T he feat was carried out by surgeons at the UCH together with a group of surgeons from Tri-State Cardiovascular Delaware, United States of America,A record by the institution's Head of Information Unit, Mr. Toye Akinrinola, disclosed that the four-hour surgery was to improve a leaky heart valve in a 19-year-old secondary school leaver.

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Sefiu Alao's Partner Dies: Fuji Musician losses wife To Heart Strike

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Fuji musician Sefiu Alao Adekunle popularly called JJC is bereaved. Sefiu Alao lost his wife of many years, Alhaja Nimota Adekunle on Monday at a private hospital in Lagos state. According to doctors report, Alhaja Nimota Adekunle died of heart attack in the early hours of October 7, 2013 after all medical efforts to resuscitate her proved abortive. Popularly called Iya Rafiat, the late wife of the Egba-born Fuji musician was laid to rest in Abeokuta Ogun state around 10:35 am on Tuesday in accordance to Islamic rites.
May her soul rest in perfect peace. Ase !!

Heart-breaking history of Adebola Omowale who died after being rejected medical treatment in a hospital for stab wounds

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Adebola Omowale,the 40-year-old man which was allegedly stabbed to death, last weekend, by some military officers in a viewing centre around Lekki beach area in Lagos state might have survived if he had received urgent medical attention after the incident.  In reality, it had been revealed that the injured man walked to a nearby hospital, clutching his intestines in his hands and then be told by nurses that he wouldn't be treated unless he produced a police report.

 Crime Alert learnt that after several pleas for him to receive, at least, first aid treatment pending when sympathizers who stumbled on a healthcare facility with him provides the report, the badly injured man reclined to fate and laid on a pavement helplessly, waiting for succour.

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WONDERFUL: Man Born With His Heart In His Abdomen - Photo

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A man who has lived his entire life with a heart protruding from his abdomen is finally able to walk upright without getting out of breath or turning blue. Huang Rongming, from Henan province in China, underwent life-changing surgery to correct heart a defect and move the organ away from his abdomen and into his ribcage.

He had lived with the rare condition for 24 years until a doctor told him his condition was rapidly deteriorating and that he required urgent surgery.
Congenital heart displacement is incredibly rare and occurs in just five babies out of every million born. Most patients die soon after birth.

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See Bad Habbits That Destroy Your Heart

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The heart is one of the most important organs in the human body, as it is responsible for pumping blood and delivering all the nutrients your body needs in order to function correctly. Nonetheless, some of our habits take their toll on our hearts and we do not realize this until it is too late. In this article you will find 7 bad habits that destroy your heart:

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Wicked Lagos Housewife Pierces This Lady's Heart with Knife

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Saturday, June 22, 2013, will for a long time remain indelible in the memory of Godwin Olah, 37, following an incident that claimed the life of his 28-year-old wife, Stella, during a row with a neighbour identified as Stella Omoigiafo Gilbert (31). 

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Heartless: Lagos Housewife Pierces This Lady's Heart with Knife

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Saturday, June 22, 2013, will for a long time remain indelible in the memory of Godwin Olah, 37, following an incident that claimed the life of his 28-year-old wife, Stella, during a row with a neighbour identified as Stella Omoigiafo Gilbert (31). 

The suspect, a mother of one, allegedly pierced the heart of the deceased, a mother of three aged between six and three, with a knife during a scuffle in their compound...

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Heart Diseases: Nutritionists Recommends Regular Consumption Of Palm Oil

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A nutritionist at the Wuse General Hospital in Abuja, Hajiya Jummai Abdul, has said that regular consumption of palm oil could be effective in preventing stroke, heart attack and other diseases.

Abdul told journalists in Abuja that palm oil also “aids circulation of blood and controls sugar level”.

According to her, palm oil contains essential fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, antioxidant and phytonutrients that are essential for good health.

Phytonutrients are nutrients derived from plant materials that are necessary for sustaining human life.
She said that palm oil was also beneficial in pregnancy, as it helped in improving Vitamin A status for mother and child.

Nigeria: FG Resuscitates Open Heart Surgery

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A decade after the federal government suspended the operations of open heart surgeries in the country, the open heart surgery unit at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, has been resuscitated to avail Nigerians the opportunity of getting the service at a subsidised rate of N500,000.

The unit was suspended a decade ago following the movement of the UNTH from the old site within the Enugu metropolis to its permanent site at Ituku-Ozala.

Briefing journalists at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday, the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, said his Ministry of Health counterpart, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, briefed the council on the issue, indicating that with the development, Nigerians now have the chance to have the operation within the country without having to travel abroad.

Just last month, Chukwu inaugurated the heart surgery unit at the UNTH, noting that it was in line with the transformation programme of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration.

According to him, the resuscitation became necessary in order to forestall the current trend whereby "Nigerians are flown abroad for medical missions which is not the best for us."

Too Many Drug Types Are Compromising Heart Health: Doctors

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Too Many Drug Types Are Compromising Heart Health: Doctors

The criticism was voiced by a number of leading heart doctors who attended the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology, held on March 9-11 in San Francisco. They said eliminating certain drugs could potentially improve care without compromising treatment. Evidence is growing that some medications are not effective.

Pope Benedict Had Secret Heart Surgery

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The Pope had a pacemaker fitted less than three months before the announcement of his resignation, in an operation that had remained a secret until Tuesday.

Speculations about Pope Benedict XVI’s declining health and the bitter power struggles in the Vatican gripped the world following the shock news of the pontiff’s resignation.

It emerged that the 85-year-old Benedict—who abdicated on health grounds—visited a Rome hospital just three months ago to have a new pacemaker fitted.

Enugu Govenor, Sullivan Chime, in UK hospital with heart disease

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Governor Sullivan Chime, who has been missing from Enugu State since September 2012 when he applied accumulated leave that ought to have lasted only one and a half months, is battling heart disease in London’s Cromwell Hospital, sources have told SaharaReporters.

Despite efforts to ferry him home to quell public restlessness in the State, the condition of the governor, whose medical sojourn started in India, has remained dire.

The prolonged absence of the Governor has left the state under the complete control of his Chief of Staff, Mrs. Ifeoma Nwobodo.  Deputy Governor Sunday Onyebuchi, who is a neophyte, is limited to monetary spending limit of not more than N500,000k at a time.

Could Our Attitude Prevent Heart Disease?

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The adage, “Don’t worry, be happy,” suddenly has a lot more weight behind it, thanks to the latest medical research. In the first-ever systematic review of happiness and heart health, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston have found that a positive outlook on life can actually protect your heart from cardiovascular disease.

How To Win The Heart OF A Muslim Lady

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1. 'Hi' You met her for the first time, hey! STOP don't stare at her with all your energy.
she will curl back if she discovers your intention at this stage give a welcoming smile.

An exchange of pleasantries is ok. {Don't ask for her number}

2. Get closer to her discussions with other colleague once a while, choose to support her view as much as you can.

Gov Sullivan Chime Has Heart Problem ––Insiders Expose Secret

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As the people of Enugu State continue to ask questions about the state of their governor, few aides and a serving Commissioner who are not happy with the ongoing deceit have disclosed that Governor Sullivan Chime underwent a heart surgery in the United States of America in 2005. This was two years before he contested the state governorship election in 2007. The insider sources said Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, who was governor of Enugu State at the time, had financed the heart surgery and subsequent treatment. The aides, who craved anonymity so as not to be victimised, told the Punch that Nnamani gave Chime N7m for the surgery.