Why do you want to exercise? Is it to get a bit fitter? To lose some weight? Oops! This is exactly where things start to go wrong. If your goals are so vague, and you don’t kick off with clear direction, chances are that you will hit a wall, or stop exercising soon. A vague goal may be of some help to you in the short-term, but not in the long-term. Before you embark on a fitness or training programme, set yourself…
Hello, beautiful people. Med school too stressful? Saving your dream body routines for those better days after school when you have more time and more money? Truth is, those days may never really come, because working out takes discipline and commitment. So it’s probably now or never. Here’s a couple of things I advise to try: 1) Make Your Plan Fit Your Life Make your workout plan fit into your lifestyle not the other way round. You don’t need fancy…
The UIMSA Clinical press inaugurated its newly elected members on Monday, 17th of September 2018. The hand-over ceremony which marked a transition in leadership paved way for the new crop of leaders who promised to adhere to the ethics of the profession while at the same time maintaining its reputation as one of the leading press organisations in the University of Ibadan. There was definitely excitement and enthusiasm over the new innovative ideas for the press year which showed lots…
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), University College Hospital (UCH) chapter has marked its second day of the week long event on the 25th of September, 2018. The highlight of today’s session was a sports event with medical students which held at Alexander Brown Hall (ABH). UIMSAites tropped out in their numbers to witness the sports event, participating in various games like basketball, scrabble, table tennis, snooker, amongst others. Speaking with…
Building walls on the seafloor could prevent glaciers from melting and sea levels rising due to global warming, scientists say. Barriers of sand and rock positioned at the base of glaciers would stop ice sheets sliding and collapsing, and prevent warm water from eroding the ice from beneath, according to research published this week in the Cryosphere journal, from the European Geosciences Union. The audacious idea centers on the construction of “extremely simple structures, merely piles of aggregate on the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said its members will commence nationwide strike alongside civil society organisations on September 26, unless the tripartite committee completes its assignment on the new minimum wage. NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, made the declaration on Wednesday after a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. He lamented that the federal government had failed to show seriousness in implementing the new wage. “NEC noted that this is against the principle of collective bargaining as provided in ILO…
It may have started as a joke but Folarin Falana (Falz) is obviously taking it to the next level. His new single, Sweet Boys, which is a trendy urban single with a mix of witty lyrics and upbeat rhythm, is definitely making raves not just for the music itself (which is quite good), but everything it represents – the Sweet Boys Association. The Sweet Boys Association, popularly known as SBA, is definitely the trending clique right now as it dictates…
For women intending to undergo IVF treatment using frozen eggs, the younger they are when they are frozen, the greater the chance of a successful pregnancy, according to a report by the UK’s independent fertility. Most IVF Treatment Cycles use fresh eggs, but a very small number use eggs that have been frozen and thawed. It can, for example, be especially beneficial for cancer patients who decide to freeze their eggs before undergoing chemotherapy. The report by the Human Fertilisation…
In recent years, bacteria have been growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics – our strongest weapon against them. It’s generally thought that it’s the overuse of antibiotics driving this trend, but now it looks like non-antibiotic medications can play a significant role too. Specifically, as researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland have just discovered, a drug called fluoxetine – a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), and the key ingredient in antidepressants such as Prozac and Sarafem. The researchers embarked on the…
The iResearch program is an initiative from the College Research and Management (CRIM) Unit under the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. The program tagged “Facilitating Research and Innovation In a Changing world” started on 10th September, 2018 and spanned for four days with different purpose for each day. One worthy of note was the “Students and Resident Doctor’s day, which held on Tuesday, 11th September, 2018 had Prof. Sola Ogunniyi, Director of CRIM, Prof. Shokunbi, Consultant Haematologist, students, resident…