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What Causes   Abdominal Bloating? Abdominal bloating occurs when the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is filled with air or gas. Most people describe bloating as feeling full, tight, or swollen in the abdomen. Your abdomen may also be swollen (distended), hard, and painful. Bloating is often accompanied by: ·  pain ·  excessive gas (flatulence) ·  frequent burping or belching ·  abdominal rumbling or gurgles Abdominal bloating can interfere with your ability to work and participate in social or recreational activities. According to the   University of North Carolina , people who do experience abdominal bloating use more sick days, visit the doctor oftener, and take more medications than other people. Bloating is common among both adults and children. Why do I feel bloated ? Gas and air Gas is the most common cause of bloating, especially after eating. Gas builds up in the digestive tract when undigested food gets broken down...

Knock knees Knock knees are condition in which the knees touch, but the ankles do not touch. The legs turn inward. Causes Infants start out with bowlegs because of their folded position while in their mother's womb. The legs begin to straighten once the child starts to walk (at about 12 to 18 months). By age 3, the child becomes knock-kneed. When the child stands, the knees touch but the ankles are apart. By puberty, the legs straighten out and most children can stand with the knees and ankles touching (without forcing the position). Knock knees can also develop as a result of a medical problem or disease, such as: · Injury of the shinbone (only one leg will be knock-kneed) · Osteomyelitis (bone infection) · Overweight or obesity · Rickets (a disease caused by a lack of vitamin D) Exams and Tests A health care provider will examine your child. Tests will be done if there are signs that knock knees are not a part of normal developme...

Many cartons of tramadol estimated at about 4000 kilogrammes have been intercepted by the Murtala Muhammed Airport command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). . . NDLEA Commander at the Lagos Airport, Garba Ahmadu, who unveiled the seized tramadol to newsmen at the airport, said the interception was made through intelligence information received from its foreign counterparts. . . It was learnt that the tramadol was imported into the country from India and intercepted at the cargo shed of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCOL). . . For about one month, no cargo agent showed up to claim the consignments prompting the agency to take possession of the items. . . The NDLEA boss disclosed that the psychotropic substance consists of capsules and tablets of 225 and 125 milligrams respectively far above the 50-100 milligrams of dosage approved by the government

A meeting between the federal government and the striking health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has again ended with no agreement, a leader of the union has said. According to the National Vice Chairman of JOHESU, Ogbonna Chimela, the government in the meeting held Wednesday said they are preparing an offer for the union. “They said they want to make an offer to us but we don’t know what it is yet until we study it and know if its what we can accept or not,” Mr Chimela said. JOHESU, an association of health workers except doctors, has been on strike for exactly 22 days. Patients are worst hit as nurses and midwives — some of the most influential members of JOHESU — have all downed tools in federal health institutions. PREMIUM TIMES earlier Wednesday reported that the states and local governments health workers had been directed to join the strike by Wednesday, midnight. State leaders of the union said they agreed to join the ongoing strik...