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Jewelry allergy is a common cause of dermatitis . Most jewelry allergy is caused by the metal nickel which is used in the manufacture of precious metal alloys. In less expensive jewelry, nickel is often used in the base metal which is then plated with gold or silver. Many people who believe that they are allergic to gold or silver jewelry are actually allergic to nickel, which can occur as a trace element in gold or silver or has been used in the manufacture of gold jewelry to whiten and/or strengthen the piece.DERMATITIS is a  delayed skin reaction due to the nickel content of cheap metals.... In affected individuals, dermatitis ( eczema ) develops in places where nickel-containing metal is touching the skin. The most common sites of jewelry allergy are the earlobes (from earrings), the fingers (from rings), and around the neck (from necklaces); the affected areas become intensely itchy and may become red and blistered ( acute dermatitis ) or dry, thickened and pigme...

Many common medications works differently for men and women. Playing doctors as kids exposed the most exciting distinctions between boys and girls, but new research has uncovered obvious differences between the sexes-, specifically our response to drugs.Men and women has variation in every organ of the body.For starters,ours livers produce different versions of enzymes{the chemicals that break down medications}, which affects the way we process drugs , so its important to know which to use to avoid damage to liver ,over-dosing, etc.... Here are some drug data to help you avoid getting treated like one of them boys... 1- BENZODIAZEPINES :- Women's liver enzymes processes this class of tranquilizers more quickly than men's, so the medication does not stay in women's system  long enough to cause damage 2- ERYTHROMYCIN:- High levels of this drug used to treat bacteria infections like Bronchitis,can cause irregular heartbeats.Since a woman's heart normally takes a fractio...

A word first created by The Simpsons has been added to the dictionary. The word  embiggen - which means to 'make bigger or expand' - is one of 850 new words to be added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The word was first used in a 1996 episode of the cartoon titled Lisa the Iconoclast and also features as Springfield's town motto: "A noble spirt embiggens the smallest man." It's not the first word from the iconic TV show to feature in the dictionary -  Merriam-Webster has already added Homer Simpson's catchphrase D'oh to its list . He twitted We added 850 new words to the dictionary! https://www. merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ new-words-in-the-dictionary-march-2018  … Merr Cool News https://www. merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emb iggen  … pic.twitter.com/wLUDsWIAga Also, 'embiggen' is now a word we enter. ...

Less than a day after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Rex Tillerson has been fired as the U.S. Secretary of State. President Donald Trump fired Mr. Tillerson on Tuesday. Mr. Tillerson was in Nigeria as part of his first official visit to Africa. During the visit, he spoke about the U.S. assistance to Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram and the possibility of Nigerian securing loans from the U.S. Mr. Tillerson is to be replaced by CIA Director, Mike Pompeo.

President Buhari with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Senator George Akume and Rt Gen. Lawrence Onoja shortly after his Sympathy Visit to Benue over recent killings in the State on 12th Mar 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday said that government was deeply worried about the incessant attacks on Benue’s rural communities. H e has vowed to end the menace “very soon”.  Buhari, who met with farmers, herdsmen, government officials and other stakeholders in Makurdi, denied insinuations that he was not interested in what was happening to the north-central state. “I cannot overlook the killings in Benue or any other part of Nigeria. I cannot do that. I am genuinely worried about the attacks in Benue and we are doing everything to end them,” he said.  He said that the insecurity in some states was a major concern to his government, adding that concerted efforts were being made to restore normalcy to every part of the country.  ...

The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigeria is recording a massive decline in food importation, stating that its agricultural policies have started to have far-reaching effects on the transformation of the sector. Speaking at the inauguration of chairpersons and members of Boards of 23 agencies and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development, weekend, Minister of State in charge of the Ministry, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, however, stated that while the country had achieved significant results in its bid to grow the sector, it still has a lot of work to do. According to Lokpobiri, over the last couple of months, the importation of food items including rice and fish into the country had reduced significantly, while he noted that efforts are in progress to further reduce all food imports to the barest minimum. “Efforts on developing other agricultural products like cassava, millet, cocoa, hibiscus flower (zobo), ginger, cashew nuts ...

…As Lagos Gov, Wife, Deputy Gov, CJ, CP, Others Lead Walk Against Menace In Alausa. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle); his wife, Bolanle (5th right); Chief Judge of the State, Justice Opeyemi Oke (4th right); Chief Whip, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Rotimi Abiru (3rd right); Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem (2nd right); Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule (4th left) and others during a Symbolic Walk Against Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, March 12, 2018. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday threw his weight behind the 25 years jail term for rapist and perpetrators of all forms of domestic violence, saying that the time has come to take aggressive steps to put a stop to the menace. Governor Ambode, who led a symbolic walk against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Alausa, Ikeja, with top government functionaries including the Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti...