Medical practitioners warn against traditional treatment of measles, chicken pox

Medical practitioners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday warned patients to desist from using palm wine as treatment for Measles and Chicken pox. chickenpox They gave the warning in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

WHO warns of ‘backsliding’ in measles fight as cases soar

The World Health Organization warned Thursday that efforts to halt the spread of measles were “backsliding”, with case numbers worldwide surging around 50 percent last year. The UN health agency pointed to preliminary data showing that the disturbing trend of…