Health

A Missouri jury has awarded $72m to the family of a woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other products containing talcum. The […]

A total of 58 persons have been confirmed dead by Lassa fever disease outbreak in Nigeria. This was out of 83 diagnosed cases in the country. Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave […]

Osun State Government has technically relieved the doctors in its employ, who have been on strike since September 28, 2015, of their jobs. The Chairman, Special Committee on Health, Dr. Simon Afolayan, announced at a […]

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has discharged a 25-year- old student who tested positive to Lassa fever after receiving treatment at the tertiary hospital. A statement by the hospital’s management made available to Saturday […]

Eating fish more than three times in a week during pregnancy has been associated with mothers giving birth to babies at increased risk of rapid growth in infancy and of childhood obesity. This is the […]

Iron tablets, taken by millions of people could damage the body within just 10 minutes, a study has warned. This is the findings of a new study published in the peer-reviewed science journal PLOS One. […]

A yellow fever outbreak in Angola has killed 51 people, in the first epidemic of the disease to hit the country in 30 years, official statistics showed on Monday. A total of 241 people were […]

The letter from Ms Chioma Ogbu, the 31-year-old Nigerian lady, born with cerebral palsy (the congenital lifelong motor neuron disease said to have no cure), to Oprah Winfrey, the world-acclaimed TV talk show host, philanthropist, […]

Controlling your blood sugar and preventing diabetes complications can be as simple as eating the right foods. Certain nutrients that stabilize blood sugar levels and save you from the damaging effects of diabetes are just […]

ABUJA —THE Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that the mosquitoes carrying Zika virus are in Nigeria and urged Nigerians to protect themselves by using mosquito nets. He also called on Nigerians to […]

Health workers under the aegis of Joint Heath Workers Union, Ogun State chapter at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, on Thursday began an indefinite strike, accusing the management of turning the centre “from centre […]

The Federal Ministry of Health has advised nursing mothers to refrain from using traditional medicine and other concoctions in neonatal care, to minimise neonatal morbidity and mortality rate. Mrs Ezioma Madu, the Chief Health Educator, […]

Scientists identified the Zika virus in the saliva and urine of two infected patients, a top Brazilian biomedical research institution said on Friday, prompting its president to urge pregnant women not to kiss strangers just […]

WORLD Cancer Day (February 4 every year) is set aside by the United Nations/World Health Organisation to raise awareness about cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is an opportunity […]