Women who don’t breast feed susceptible to breast cancer — expert
The Chairperson, Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) Plateau chapter, Prof. Amaka Ocheke, says that women who don’t breastfeed are...
Health
How to stay healthy, Neurosurgeon advises
A neurosurgeon, Dr Okezie Kanu, on Wednesday advised Nigerians to increase water intake, exercise regularly and eat organic foods, including...
More than 116m people living with mental health conditions in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that more than 116 million people are estimated to be living with mental...
Nigeria to introduce HPV vaccine into routine immunisation
The Ministry of Health will soon introduce the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), into its Routine immunisation (RI) system. The Minister of...
Lassa fever: NCDC registers additional six cases, one death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has registered an additional six Lassa fever and one death. The...
How to avoid 80% of heart-related diseases— NHF
The Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) says 80 per cent of premature deaths from heart diseases can be addressed if tobacco...
Avoid taking drugs prescribed for others with similar illness – Expert
A medical expert, Dr Ibrahim Bello, has advised Nigerians with ailment not to take drugs prescribed for others with similar...
NAFDAC warns against too much use of bleaching cosmetics
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) hàs warned Nigerians against too much use of bleaching...
Health Expert advises women on menopausal changes, effects
A Health Expert, Timehin Ogungbe, on Tuesday advised women to be prepared mentally and physically for menopausal effects, changes and...
Experts urge Nigerians to consume more local foods to prevent diseases
Health experts have advised Nigerians to consume more of local foods to prevent diseases and untimely death. They gave the...
Heart disease: Cardiologist harps on diet, lifestyle modification
A consultant cardiologist, Dr Ramond Moronkola, has advised Nigerians to be conscious of what they eat and drink, to minimise...
Fertility centre unveils facility to increase IVF success rate
The Practice Manager of One Wellness Centre, Dr Chibuki Aigbe, says the fertility outfit is poised to increase the success...
Enugu Govt. prepares for massive yellow fever vaccination
The Enugu State Government says it is set for a massive yellow fever vaccination as a proactive measure to ensure...
ITN Distribution: Why we embarked on post distribution survey in Anambra – Donors
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Malaria Consortium (MC), an International non-governmental organization says it has begun the process of survey on the...
Intake of trans-fatty acids increases risk of heart attacks, death- Physician
Dr Terfa Kene, a Public Health Physician and Medical Epidemiologist, says intake of trans-fatty acids (TFA) also known as trans-fat...
Nigeria introduces rotavirus vaccine into routine immunisation
The Federal Government has introduced vaccine against rotavirus into routine immunisation schedule, in recognition of the magnitude of rotavirus related...
Hormone Balancing: Immunocal to improve women, men’s health- Olagunju
The Immunotherapy Nigeria Ltd, a health organisation, has introduced Immunocal, a biomolecules product, for hormone balancing and to improve women’s...
Herbal sex enhancing drugs laced with cannabis, dangerous chemicals – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has begun nationwide crackdown on producers of...
Monkey Pox: Ebonyi records 1 confirmed case
The Ebonyi government on Monday confirmed one case of Monkey Pox in the state and 32 suspected cases. The state...
Stakeholders call for accessibility of ground-breaking new HIV medicines
Some experts, world leaders, and stars around the world have called for the dramatic reduction in price of the ground-breaking...
