Health

Forget your waistline for a second; some of your food choices could actually affect your memory and cognitive abilities. Here are five foods to go easy on if you want to keep your wits. Tofu: […]

One year ago, Ameyo Stella Adadevoh died, killed by the Ebola Virus Disease. A much admired consultant endocrinologist, Ameyo led the team that managed the index patient, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the EVD into Nigeria […]

“The first thing my father did after he was resuscitated was to ask for pounded yam”, That’s according to one of the sons of ace comedian, Emmanuel Moses Olaiya. According to him, his father, was […]

In humans, the liver is very important because of the numerous functions it performs. Scientists say this vital organ, being one of the largest in humans, detoxifies the body by ridding it of harmful substances, […]

•Was National Hospital, Abuja, hoaxing or merely horsing around when it booked a surgery it could not perform? It ought to be the number one public hospital in Nigeria. Situated right in the heart of […]

The days of malaria, one of Africa’s main health challenges – and equally that of swathes of South and Central America and other tropical environments across the world – appears to be gradually coming to […]

Occasional bad breath is normal but constant bad Breath is a problem. It may be caused by the foods you eats, poor oral hygiene, medical conditions, or other factors. Most often than not, bad breath […]

Today (23rd July, 2015) should probably be tagged “baby’s day” for me because everywhere I turned to there was something that had to do with little kids! As early as 6am, one of my BFF […]

Prostate cancer is today the most frequent malignant tumour in men, more frequent than lung cancer. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Nigerian men but screening is not a common practice. A study […]

1) Unreliable epidemic alert mechanism The response and alert systems put in place during the 2014 outbreak have either been dismantled or are dormant. Currently there is nothing on ground to detect if a traveller […]

The average person takes in 22 teaspoons of sugar daily. This is more than three times the amount suggested by nutritionists. Although it has never been considered a health food, new evidence shows sugar can […]

Most women at one time or the other have experienced looseness in their vagina. Now this becomes an issue if your partner or lover is not well endowed or is less than average size. As […]

Globally, there is a growing concern about the use of artificial sweeteners in foods and drinks produced in commercial quantities for human consumption across the globe. Of particular preference is the use of a substance […]

Nature has a way of regulating and limiting the number of offspring a woman can bear in her lifetime. And this process is known as MENOPAUSE. Menopause is a universal and irreversible part of the […]

Breast Cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in breast tissues. Breast cancer usually starts in the inner lining of milk ducts. A tumor can be benign or malignant. A malignant tumor can spread to […]

A South African man who had the world’s first successful penis transplant is to become a father less than a year after the breakthrough surgery. Prof André van der Merwe, who led the operating team, […]

MEDICAL scientists say that anger is not just ordinary emotion; it is necessary emotion that may hurt, if not well handled. Consultant Psychiatrist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr Raphael Ogbolu, told The […]

Erectile dysfunction ED  is a type of sexual dysfunction [ Impotence],  is a common problem among men and is characterized by the consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse or the inability […]