Inquirer Opinion on MSN19h
Typhoid arrest
A colleague called me for advice about a patient who recently underwent abdominal surgery for intestinal perforation. She ...
The Guardian Nigeria4d
NIMR advocates quality control by food vendors to halt cholera outbreak
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has emphasised the need for proper hygiene practices among food vendors to ...
Tribune Online6d
Patronising street food vendors risky, NIMR tells Nigerians
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos, has raised concerns over the indiscriminate manner in which ...
Digital Journal7d
Rise in Salmonella infections from pet geckos
Salmonella species are intracellular pathogens, of which certain serotypes cause illnesses such as salmonellosis. Most infections are due to the ingestion of food contaminated by faeces.
Why we can’t squash the common cold, even after 100 years of studying it
But folklore is stubborn, capable of resisting even the most compelling facts. By 1925, when Popular Science reported the ...
Healio5d
These 6 pathogens cause 10 million foodborne illnesses
Six common pathogens were responsible for nearly 10 million foodborne illnesses in 2019, according to an analysis published ...
The Healthy @Reader's Digest on MSN1d
Stomach Flu vs. Food Poisoning: What’s the Difference?
It’s hard to tell the difference between the stomach flu and food poisoning—but medical experts say there are a few clues ...