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By SaharaReporters, New York

Years after graduating from the College of Medicine of the University of Nigeria, the 2008/2009 batch of doctors can hardly call themselves doctors, as the University has inexplicably refused to issue certificates to certify the completion of their training.
Dr. Ijeomah Augustine, the group’s spokesperson who spoke to SaharaReporters about their efforts to seek redress, underlined growing confusion about the university’s decision to treat them so poorly.
According to him, the only tangible reason put forward is by the university is that there were some discrepancies in the first year results of some of the graduates, noting that after they had completed their programme, it took almost two years for the University Senate to certify them for convocation.
Their names were subsequently published their names in the 2012 convocation brochure. He explained that when the expectant students showed up at the convocation, they were denied their certificates without any explanation. Dr. Ijeomah said they later got information that after the convocation in January 2012, the Vice Chancellor stopped signing certificates for that particular class, citing ‘irregularities’ in the first year results of some members of the class.
“What is confusing about this excuse is that a verification process for these first year results is done before [medical students] take every MBBS examination. Secondly, if their excuse is related tothe first year, are they saying that every member of the class has such issues?” he quizzed.
Asking why the institution would be holding everybody to ransom, Dr. Ijeomah pointed out that every set following theirs has been issued their certificates.
The group is further disappointed that even though a committee was set up to look into this issue after a lot of protest, they have still not seen much from the said committee one year after its inauguration. They complained that irregular committee sittings, coupled with the lackadaisical attitude of its members towards the issue, raises the fear that nothing is going to come out of its work and that it is time for them to move to the next level with their pleas and protests.
Ijeomah expressed sadness about how the situation is affecting an entire batch of doctors most of whom have no blemish on their academic records, stressing how much each of them is losing because they do not possess their certiticates.
“Doctors who desire to do further training have had their applications thrown out as a result of this issue,” he said. “Those who wanted to go for masters programs have suffered [the] same fate. The story of those that applied for various scholarships is not different from the aforementioned. This stems from the fact that they find it absurd that a doctor would not have [a]certificate after more than three years of graduation.”
He added that certain medical jobs in Nigeria, especially the non-governmental health sector, require certificates and not just medical licences, and this has automatically excluded them from applying for such positions. In addition, the permanent licence certification by the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council (MDCN) cannot be obtained without a degree certificate, as a result of which these graduates have been reduced to exhibiting licence payment receipts as proof of permanent registration.
He urged the university and all concerned to desist from the nonchalant attitude they have adopted towards the issue. He further charged theExams and Records Department of the school to look up the results of the class and bring an end to the matter

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/years-after-graduation-unn-doctors-still-denied-professional-certificates-their-institutio



This is how a university that is supposed "to restore the dignity of man" treats her own students. We graduated in December,2009 and were sworn in(inducted) on 28th January,2010, yet no degree certificates.
Ironically,2 sets of doctors that graduated after us have been issued their certificates.
UNN,the whole world is watching!!!

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Scare stories about illnesses may trigger symptoms in some people, according to a new study.
Researchers found that media reports about substances that are supposedly dangerous to health may cause ‘suggestible’ people to develop symptoms - even though there is no objective reason for them to do so.
Researchers studied the phenomenon known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity, which is associated with mobile phone use.
Doctor Michael Witthvft, of Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany, said: ‘There is a considerable body of evidence that electromagnetic hypersensitivity might actually bethe result of a so-called “nocebo” effect.
‘The mere anticipation of possible injury may actually trigger pain or disorders. This is the opposite of the analgesic effects we know can be associated with exposure to placebos.’
The study illustrates how media reports about health hazards may trigger or amplify 'nocebo' effects in some people.
For example, people who are sensitive to electromagnetic fields report symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, burning or tingling sensations on their skin, after watching or readingreports into the dangers.
Dr Witthvft said: ‘Tests have shown that the people affected are unable to tell if they have really been exposed to an electromagnetic field.
‘In fact, their symptoms are triggered in exactly the same way if they are exposed to genuine and sham fields.’
As part of the study, 147 test subjects were first shown a television report.
One group of participants watched a BBC documentary, which dealt with the potential health hazards supposedly associated with mobile phones and WiFi signals.
The other group watched a report on the security of internet and mobile phone data.
Then all the subjects in both groups were exposedto fake WiFi signals that they were told were real.
Even though they were not exposed to any radiation, some of the subjects developed characteristic symptoms - more than half of the subjects reported experiencing agitation and anxiety, loss of concentration or tingling in their fingers, arms, legs, and feet.
Two even left the study prematurely because theirsymptoms were so severe that they no longer wanted to be exposed to the assumed radiation.
It became apparent that the symptoms were mostsevere among the subjects who had high pre-existing anxiety as a result of viewing the documentary about the possible hazards of electromagnetic radiation.
Dr Witthvft said the study demonstrates that ‘sensationalised’ reports on potential risks, which often lack scientific evidence, can have a significant effect on the health of large sections of the population.


http://medicalworldnigeria.com/index.php/978-danger-reading-articles-about-health-and-disease-can-make-you-feel-ill