Health

A package of low-cost drugs designed to prevent deadly infections among people who are starting HIV treatment late could save 10,000 lives a year across sub-Saharan Africa, scientists believe. About one in five people who start […]

Sperm counts of Western men are at a ‘shocking’ record low that it now poses a potential threat to fertility in industrialised countries, a major study found. There has been a 59.3 per cent drop […]

Sugar may be bad not only for your teeth and your waistline, but also for your mental health, claimed a study Thursday that was met with skepticism by other experts. Researchers at University College London […]

Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER Endometriosis is a puzzling hormonal and immune disease that affects girls and women from the age of eight till after menopause. The name comes from the word, […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has said that there are no “killer” antimalarial medicines in circulation in the country. NAFDAC‘s Acting Director-General, Dr. Yetunde Oni, at a press briefing in […]

THERE is so much chaos in Nigeria’s public service. This congenital defect has cropped up at the National Health Insurance Scheme, where the pronouncements of the Executive Secretary, Usman Yusuf, against the Minister of Health, […]

If you’ve ever been concerned about how less intelligent you feel, look no further than how much time you spend behind the wheel! This is because a new study has suggested that driving for more […]

A South African nine-year-old has become the world’s third child born with HIV to appear effectively cured of the disease, scientists have said. The child has had a healthy immune system for more than eight […]

A Nobel Laureate, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, says efforts are ongoing to develop a universal cure for HIV and cancer through collaboration. Barre-Sinoussi, a co-discoverer of the HIV, said this in Paris while conducting some select journalists […]

A dental surgeon, Dr. Bolaji Ogundare, has identified poor pay and harsh working environment as some of the factors that force Nigerian-trained doctors to seek employment abroad. Ogundare, while delivering the 11th Annual Faculty Conference […]

A new research has shown that excessive intake of soft drinks is one of the leading causes of erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction is the inability to develop and maintain an erection for satisfactory sexual intercourse. […]

Two months after the Consumer Protection Council reported alarming levels of benzoic acid in Mirinda and Lucozade drinks, Nigerian government regulators responsible for taking action have kept mum and have done nothing about it. The […]

Researchers at the Berkeley University of California has uncovered the key role sense of smell played in the enjoyment of food. The findings show that the odour of what we eat may play an important […]