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Red blood cells contain a molecule that gives them their distinctive color. Have you ever wondered why scarlet blood pours out of your nose when you experience a nosebleed? Or why the veins in your skin look blue? It's all down to some colorful chemistry in your red blood cells. Red blood cells contain a molecule called hemoglobin, which binds and transports oxygen through our bodies. Hemoglobin is made up of four protein chains that each bind an additional ring-shaped chemical structure called  heme . Our red blood cells are red because of the heme groups in hemoglobin. In turn, our blood is red because of the millions of red blood cells that it contains. Color plays an important role in many aspects of biology, explain the authors of a recent  review article  published in the journal  Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine . Here, Dr. Sergio Piña-Oviedo, of the Department of Hematopathology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, and co...

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the inclusion of youth corps members into the National Health Insurance Scheme. To this end, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is to collaborate with the Scheme to improve healthcare services to serving corps members throughout their one-year mandatory service year. The Health Minister, Isaac Adewole, told State House correspondents after the FEC meeting that the inclusion was aimed at preventing unnecessary deaths among youth corps members across the country. “Council approved the memo that henceforth we will include NYSC members in the National Health Insurance Scheme across the country. “This will guarantee access to quality care across the country, prevent unnecessary deaths and also ensure our youth corps members receive the highest attainable level of care across the country,” Mr. Adewole said. Mr. Adewole also said the FEC received memoranda for the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding with the...

Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Azeez Adeduntan had said that the state’s has attended to over 5,500 patients and carried out 407 operations on different conditions, including hernia at its just concluded medical outreach to mark Senator Abiola Ajimobi’s six years in office. Dr Adeduntan, in the scorecard of the medical outreach, stated that 60 per cent of the surgical operations were due to hernia, 20 per cent due to hydrocele in children and the others myriads, including lumps in different parts of the body. Hydrocele occurs when there is a collection of fluid inside the scrotum. This causes one or both the testicles to look larger than the other. This swelling may be unsightly and uncomfortable, but it is usually not painful and generally not dangerous. However, it might be associated with an underlying testicular condition that can cause serious complications, including: infection or tumour. The exercises, which recorded 105 hernia surgeries done in Oke Ogun 1 ...

Obafemi Owode is a Local Government Area in Ogun State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Owode at 6°57′N 3°30′E. It has an area of 1,410 km² and a population of 228,851 at the 2006 census. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Obafemi Owode Local Government is one of the Local Governments that came into existence through Edict No.9 of 1976, resulting from the 1976 Local Government reforms, prior to this period, the administration of the area was carried out by Oba Provincial Authority, Owode District Council and Obafemi District Concil. Obafemi Owode Local Government has its headquarters at Owode Egba.  BOUNDRIES Obafemi Owode Local Government share common boundaries with the following Local and State Governments:     North  - Odeda Local Government and Oyo State     East  - Sagamu and Ikenne Local Governments     South - Ifo Local Government and Lagos State POPULATION/LAND MASS Population: Obafemi/Owode Local G...

Abu Dhabi: The Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Mosque in Al Mushrif, a district in the capital Abu Dhabi, was on Wednesday renamed ‘Mariam, Umm Eisa’ — Arabic for ‘Mary, the mother of Jesus’. The change was ordered by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to “consolidate bonds of humanity between followers of different religions”. Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance, thanked Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed for his “wise directives in carrying out this initiative that set a shining example, and a beautiful image of the tolerance and coexistence enjoyed by the UAE”, according to a statement carried by WAM. Mohammad Mattar Al Kaabi, Chairman of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, also thanked Shaikh Mohammad for this initiative. He added that since the days of Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE has always been keen on tolerance and peaceful coexistence “that i...

IS MUHAMMADU BUHARI DEAD OR ALIVE? By Femi Fani -Kayode Most columnists, writers and public commentators have shied away from doing so but today yours truly will treat a matter and pose a question that is in the hearts and minds of many both within and outside Nigeria. The question is whether President Muhammadu Buhari (remember him?) is actually dead or still alive. And, assuming that he is still alive, is he lost to the world in a vegetative state and deep coma, is he suffering from an extreeme and crippling form of dementia or is he lucid, functional, rational and clear-thinking? These are the relevant and poignant questions that many are seeking answers to yet this whole matter and everything that flows from it, for some strange and inexplicable reason, is shrouded in the utmost secrecy and subtefuge. The Presidency has told us that Buhari has travelled out of the country yet no-one has seen pictures or footage of him going out of Nigeria or arriving in his preferred destinatio...

Definition: Blood Type (Group) A blood type (also called a blood group) is defined as the classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). A series of related blood types constitutes a blood group system, such as the Rh or ABO system. The frequencies of the ABO and Rh blood types vary from population to population. Main Document "While blood types are 100% genetically inherited, the environment potentially can determine which blood types in a population will be passed on more frequently to the next generation." When a person's blood is analyzed under a microscope distinct blood differences are visible. In the early 20th century, an Austrian scientist named Karl Landsteiner classified blood according to those differences. Landsteiner observed two distinct chemical molecules present on the surface of the red blood cells. He labeled one molecule "A" and the other mol...

The unnamed 22-year-old had 30 inches of his grossly enlarged bowel removed by surgeons at Tenth People's Hospital of Shanghai in China. It is believed the young man had Hirschsprung's disease, which causes the bowels to swell because the nerves that are supposed to control the gut are missing.   Doctors said the man looked like he was nine months pregnant because of the painful enlargement and feces backup. The surgeons at Tenth People's Hospital of Shanghai in China removed 30 inches of the affected part of his colon (pictured)  The medical experts believe he had been constipated for years and looked 'like he was about to explode.'  The patient said he had always suffered from constipation and used laxatives, but those only offered a brief relief.   He finally went to the hospital so doctors could relieve him of his symptoms. Tests conducted determined the man had months, even years, worth of feces inside a portion of his colon, causing the immense swelling ...

Manchester United fans are obviously eager to discover more about our first summer signing Victor Lindelof so MUTV asked the man himself to describe his playing style in his first interview at the Aon Training Complex. The 22-year-old defender, bought from Benfica, has obtained the nickname 'The Iceman' for his cool persona on the field, as he explains in the Q&A, a transcript of which you can read below.  The Swede also talks about where he expects to fit in at United, having played right-back and defensive midfield in the past but really made his mark at centre-back for club and country. Welcome to Manchester United. How do you feel now it’s been made official? Thank you. It feels great. I’m very, very happy to be here at this great club so I couldn’t be happier. You were linked for quite a while, so how pleased are you that Jose Mourinho was clearly so determined to get you? Well, of course it feels great to know the coach wants you to finally be here. It makes...

Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola , CFR (24 August 1937 – 7 July 1998), often referred to as M. K. O. Abiola, was a popular Nigerian Yoruba businessman, publisher, politician and aristocrat of the Yoruba Egba clan. He ran for the presidency in 1993, and is widely regarded as the presumed winner of the inconclusive election since no official final results were announced. He died in 1998, after being denied victory when the entire election results were dubiously annulled by the preceding military president Ibrahim Babangida because of alleged evidence that they were corrupt and unfair. Born -       24 August 1937 in Abeokuta Died -       7 July 1998 (aged 60) in Abuja Nationality - Nigerian Other names -  M.K.O Abiola Occupation - Business tycoon, Politician, Philanthropist. Known for  -    Being arrested following a Presidential election in Nigeria which he won/Philanthropy Sp...

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: FRIDAY 9TH JUNE 2017 THEME: GOD: A WONDER Memorise: For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Isaiah 57:15 Read: Isaiah 57:15-16 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 57:16 For | will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. MESSAGE "Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?" Exodus 15:11 One amazing thing you need to know about our God is ...

WHY GOD SOMETIMES DELAYS  – [Thursday June 8, 2017] Memorise: And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; Genesis 2:21 Read: Genesis 2:21-22 (King James Version) 21  And the   Lord   God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22  And the rib, which the   Lord   God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Bible in one year: Joshua 10-11, Jeremiah 44:20-30, Hymn: Sing hymn 1 MESSAGE: From experience, we know of a truth that God answers prayers. It is also common knowledge among those who walk with God that on several occasions, despite consistent prayers, God may take His time before intervening in a given situation. In fact, in some cases, He may allow the situation to deteriorate to its extreme limits before He steps in.  Thi...

COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE MAIDEN  SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP OF THE ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS OF NIGERIA (AMLSN) GOMBE  STATE BRANCH WHICH HELD BETWEEN 8TH -12TH MAY  2017 AT THE MULTI- PURPOSE  HALL OF GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY PREAMBLE The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) Gombe  State branch held her maiden  Scientific Conference between  8th and  12th May  2017 at the Multi-purpose Hall  of Gombe State University with the theme “Molecular Diagnosis and Personalized Medicine ” . The keynote speaker was  Professor Oluyemi Akinloye FRSC, FMLSCN, FIBMS, Head, Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Basic Medical Science,  University of Lagos The theme and sub themes focused purely on Molecular diagnosis, Flow -Cytometry, DNA sequencing, and IVDs regulation The scientific conference recorded over hundred and twenty  participants dr...