Health

The Federal Ministry of Health says it will implement the 2020 National Oral Health Policy, which will address the burden of oral diseases in the country. An oral health policy helps to harness political, economic […]

What are Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers? These are disease conditions caused by many unique families of viruses namely: Arenaviridae, Bunyaviridae, Filoviridae and Flaviviridae. They cause diseases often referred to as emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. They […]

…As Clinic Commissions Digital X-Ray Machine To Boost Diagnosis Against the backdrop of the high prevalence rate of tuberculosis in the country, a medical practitioner, Dr Ndidi Nwosu, has called for the acceleration of all […]

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, both in India, has found that the antimalarial drug chloroquine can make the tuberculosis (TB) bacteria more sensitive […]

Strawberry sundae, carrot cake, lemon drizzle, berry delight … You can have any flavour of Nakd bar you like, as long as you like dates. Squished together into a caramelly goo, before being mixed with […]

Sugar – it is a craving most of us have. How could we not? It’s sweet and makes basically everything taste better. If you have ever tried to cut back on sugar, you know how […]

Nigerian Business Coalition Against AIDS (NiBUCAA) has promised to support the Federal Government in providing Antiretroviral (ARV) therapy to boost treatment and care for people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS). […]

Drinking up to four coffees a day can significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, according to a study. Even decaffeinated coffee gave the health boost, researchers said, though […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency of the US department of health and human services, has approved Crizanlizumab-tmca, a new drug to treat extremely painful sickle cell disease flare-ups. The new drug, which […]

Recently, cases of gastroenteritis were reported in some local government areas of Lagos State, which claimed many lives. To prevent a reoccurrence, health experts have advised residents of the affected communities and the state generally […]

The federal government has deemed it fit that N2,000 would be enough in the year 2020 to provide for the healthcare of each of the estimated 200 million Nigerians. This is according to the meagre […]

The true function of the mind is about the constructive development of the Will. It is not dependent on sentiments and cultural parochialism. It is a scientific thing and true scientific approach to anything is […]

A US healthcare company has identified a new subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and said the finding showed that cutting edge genome sequencing is helping researchers stay ahead of mutations. The strain, HIV-1 […]

A new blood test can detect breast cancer up to five years before a lump or other symptoms appear, according to the results of a trial that could lead to a breakthrough saving thousands of […]

No country is fully equipped to deal with the next global pandemic, a major report has claimed. Scientists say an outbreak of a flu-like illness could sweep across the planet in 36 hours and kill […]

Dental experts have said the phrase “Gain a child, lose a tooth” is an old wives tale which does not necessarily need to be true for women who take their oral health seriously during pregnancy. […]

Dr. Matthew Obinna Nwaneri is an Associate Professor at Carver College of Medicine and Medical Director, Iowa Oncology Network, medical oncologist at the University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC), and part of the Breast, Colo-rectal, […]

When the young boy walked up to the stage assisted by his mother, the live audience and those watching on the television were curious. This boy, who was obviously autistic and blind – a fact […]