Category: Health
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...
The health risks of fasting
Dr Abimbola Odusote Dr Abimbola Odusote; Email: abimbolaodusote@gmail.com; 08122514673 I have to also mention some of the health risks associated with intermittent...
NAFDAC arrests Kano-based “Chemist’’ for storing N1.5m worth of fake Tetanus vaccines
Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) have arrested one Goodluck Nwadike in Kano for storing falsified and substandard...
