Category: Health
Ogun: 250 women farmers benefit from breast cancer screening
No fewer than 250 women farmers in rural area of Ijebu-East Local Government Area of Ogun state have benefited from a-day screening of breast cancer, diabetes and other...
Improving healthcare: A priority of Buhari government – Udoma
Improving healthcare is one of the priorities of the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari, and that is why in spite of the very tight revenue constraints and the...
Kidney Disease: Why you should not take “Agbo’’
According to the World health organisation (WHO), traditional medicine is generally available, affordable, and commonly used in large parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin...
Inadequate sleep puts kids’ health at risk – Report
A recent report showed that over 60 per cent of Chinese children and teens do not get adequate sleep, which can put their health at risk, according to Monday’s China...
Breast Cancer: How do you know if you’re having cancer?
Genesis: Breast pain is an abnormality in the breast which causes discomfort, ache, soreness etc. which occurs in the breasts of a woman at a certain period which is...
New survey results indicate Nigeria has an HIV prevalence of 1.4%
Results released today by the Government of Nigeria indicate a national HIV prevalence in Nigeria of 1.4% among adults aged 15–49 years. Previous estimates had...
Building collapse: Red Cross, others appeal for blood for victims
The Nigerian Red Cross (NRC) has appealed for blood donations for victims of the collapsed building on Lagos Island. Mr Olakunle Lasisi, Secretary of NRC, Lagos made the...
Tunisia’s health Minister resigns after sudden deaths of 11 newborns
Tunisia’s Health Minister Abderraouf Cherif, has resigned after 11 newborns suddenly died in a hospital in the capital, Tunis, on Sunday. The official news agency TAP...
‘I lost my senses after my boyfriend forced me to wear pants’
A 32-year-old physiotherapist at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, Rachael Godwin, on Wednesday, narrated how her boyfriend, a suspected Internet...
London patient ‘cleared’ of HIV
A London patient has become the second known man to be cleared of AIDS virus after receiving a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor, according to his...
