Health

Being married boosts the survival chances of cancer patients, according to new research that analysed data from nearly 800,000 people. While the research backs up a number of studies that have previously highlighted the trend, […]

A common drug could hold the key to long life, in flies at least, according to research. At low doses, lithium prolonged the life of fruit flies in lab experiments. Scientists say the finding is […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to members of the National Association of Resident Doctors to shelve their planned strike  and give the Federal Government more time to address their  grievances. According to a statement […]

The World Health Organisation, WHO, has scored Nigeria low in its response to Lassa fever outbreak even as the organisation called for more rapid diagnostic test as a way of preventing deaths. The United Nations […]

Doctors under the aegis of Osun State Association of Medical and Dental Officers have announced the suspension of their over six months strike. The Chairman of OSAMDO, Dr. Isiaka Adekunle, confirmed this in a telephone […]

Week 1 to-do list: •    Clean house: The more sugar you have, the more you crave it, said Dr. Mark Gold, a professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Sleuth out and avoid […]

The proposal by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to make prospective medical students spend 11 years in medical school raises fundamental questions about the problem of medical training but certainly doesn’t explain how the length […]

Twenty-seven-year-old Ransom Linus Martin, four months into her first pregnancy, has come to the Land of Promise church near the city of Calabar for prayers, but it is also where she will be giving birth. […]

The recent outcry by doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) over the imminent death of public hospitals underscores the desperate situation in those hospitals. Being critical stakeholders, who are compelled to […]

In 2012, London eye surgeon Dr. Andrew Bastawrous gave up his job and comfortable life in London, sold everything he and his family owned, and moved with his wife and one-year old baby to Kenya […]

The Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria, DTRBN, have declared that the use of Chewing stick is just as good as toothbrush in cleaning the mouth. The board also Okayed some other traditional tools for […]

“We’re on our way to Scotland, both my daughters are in the car,” Mr Richard Smith, leader of the UK Uterine Transplantation research team, tells me. The family are travelling for the Easter bank holiday […]

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Sleep Day with the theme “Good Sleep is a reachable dream”, experts have called for the enabling of good sleep awareness in […]

There is fresh hope that couples with sickle cell anaemia can now have children who are free of the debilitating condi­tion. A medical procedure known as Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagno­sis (PGD), which helps couples who have […]

The Bow Technique: Lie flat face downwards on the floor. Keep the hands at your side. Breathe out and bend the legs at the knees, drawing the feet above the thighs. Stretch the arms back […]

The scientists in a study published on March 14, 2016, edition of the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, titled “SARS-like WIV1-CoV poised for human emergence” said outbreaks from zoonotic sources represent a […]

With over 12 million Nigerians said to be diabetic, and several others suffering from complications arising from the disease,Martins Ifijeh writes on the need for stakeholders and government to scale up efforts against the scourge […]

Nigerian couples challenged by infertility need to be meticulous in choosing their preferred treatment clinic as their choice goes a long way in determining whether or not and when they would achieve pregnancies.

•Carrots, avocado, oily fishes, cabbage, pumpkin top list Blemish free, radiant young-looking skin is something all women long for.Millions are spent across the world on creams, lotions, serums and other potions – all promising the […]