Health

The effect of diet on the unborn child is not only a vital area of study, but it is also an incredibly complex one. A recent study delves into the mechanisms behind omega fatty acids […]

In a bid to promote health and well being of Nigerians, the Managing Director of Medifield Health Screening Suite, Dr. Adewale Owolabi has said that at least 90 per cent of cancers are curable, when […]

Mr Jamie Drummond, Executive Director of an NGO, said that about 58,000 Nigerian infants were being infected with preventable and treatable diseases, including HIV, from their mothers yearly. Drummond said this on Monday in an […]

You already have plenty of good reasons not to smoke, but a study performed at the University of Kentucky linked smoking to chronic pain in women. The study surveyed more than 6,000 women over age […]

Sierra Leone officials have confirmed a death from Ebola, hours after the World Health Organization declared the latest West Africa outbreak over. The country was declared free of the virus on 7 November, and the […]

It’s the time of year when we generally keep our doors and windows shut and maybe light a few scented candles to brighten up the long dark evenings. But is there a potential danger, asks […]

Nigerian health authorities have announced the death of a Lassa fever victim in Abuja, the first fatality in the nation’s capital since the latest outbreak in November 2015. The minister of health, Isaac Adewole, made […]

The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, may have withdrawn the threat to sack all doctors in state-owned hospitals who have been on strike since September 28, 2015. Our correspondent learnt on Monday that the […]

SOMETIME in 1969 in a town called Lassa in the part of Nigeria now known as Borno State, a nurse in a mission hospital died of a mysterious disorder. There were two similar reported cases […]

Exercise during menopause, especially if it makes you hot, sweaty and fitter, can reduce the number and intensity of hot flashes, says a study published in The Journal of Physiology. Hot flashes are the most […]

National President of Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria, Dr. Tanimola Akande, said on Saturday that Nigeria has the highest number of children with stunted growth who are below the age of five years […]

STRICTLY FOR MEN-MY CHILDHOOD; MY MANHOOD; MY PROSTAGEL Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen I am here to speak with you on Prostagel. The topic is misleading. Is prostagel strictly for men? Yes, ONLY men will […]

She put it rather plainly: “Most men I saw at the airport today seem to have bulging stomachs. Have you noticed that seems to be a growing trend among Nigerian men?” That was my wife. […]

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke is not dead, it was learnt last night. Sources close to the family denied the rumour of her death which was spread on the social media.

Ade and Busola have been married for years, they recently had a baby boy and have never been happier, for their marriage anniversary they decided to travel to a resort for a week, so they […]

ETINAN—GOVERNOR Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State is alarmed that 907 students of the state’s School of Health Technology, Etinan Local Government Area, have not more than three toilets. Commissioner for Health, Mr. Dominic Ukpong, […]

A man’s weight affects the information passed on through his sperm and could leave his children predisposed to obesity, research in Denmark suggests. The sperm cells of lean and obese men possess different epigenetic marks, […]