Dentist cautions against cold drinks, hard toothbrush
A dentist, Dr Abubakar Sadiq has advised residents to avoid cold drinks and use of hard toothbrush to avoid dental...
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Gynaecologist warns women against indiscriminate use of contraceptives, drugs
A gynaecologist, Dr Abayomi Shonubi, on Friday advised women, particularly those of child-bearing age, against indiscriminate use of contraceptives to...
Monkeypox: Anambra partners NCDC, WHO to activate diagnostic laboratory
The Anambra Government says a laboratory has been established to diagnose cases of monkeypox and other contagious disease in the...
WHO calls for development of new vaccines to tackle AMR
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the first-ever report on the pipeline of the vaccines currently in development, to...
Abuse of drugs like paracetamol affects liver – Health Commissioner
The Commissioner for Health and Human Services in Benue, Dr Joseph Ngbea, has advised Nigerians against abusing drugs like paracetamol....
Anenih at 74: Alzheimer Foundation offers free medical care to 150 aged in Anambra
No fewer than 150 aged persons have received free medical care from the Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation (ADF) in Anambra. The...
Adequate sleep, Vitamin D, help to prevent catarrh, cough – Medical Practitioner
Dr John Tor-Agbidye, the Managing Director, In-Country Medicare, Abuja, says adequate sleep and vitamin Dhelp in the prevention of seasonal...
Why children are born with clubfoot – Therapist
A speech therapist, Maryam Ibrahim-Maifada, says exposing pregnant women to smoky environment can lead to birth defects such as clubfoot....
Untreated malaria may lead to mental disorder, expert warns
Mr Tobias John, a public health expert, on Friday warned that malaria might lead to Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) if...
NCDC deplores misinformation about monkeypox in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has decried what it described as widespread misinformation about the infection, especially in...
Lagos develops guidelines on safe, lawful abortion
The Lagos State Government has developed a policy document on safe termination of pregnancy toward guiding healthcare professionals to provide...
Cancer survivors in Imo urge early diagnosis, treatment
Some cancer survivors in Imo have called for early diagnosis and treatment of the disease to increase patients’ chances of...
Chronic low blood pressure dangerous says cardiologist
A consultant cardiologist, Dr Ramond Moronkola, on Thursday cautioned that chronic low blood pressure was dangerous to human health. Moronkola,...
$14m spent to procure, distribute treated mosquito nets – Malaria Consortium
An international organisation, Malaria Consortium, said it secured about 14 million U.S. dollars to procure and distribute 3.8 million insecticide-treated...
CDC raises monkeypox alert level, recommends masks during travel
The United States (U.S.) Centres for Disease Control and Prevention raised its monkeypox alert level on Monday and recommended travellers...
NAFDAC to sensitise broadcast media organisations against illegal drug adverts
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)says it is set to embark on sensitisation to broadcast...
Clubfoot curable if presented early, says expert
Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, a former Minister of Health on Friday said that clubfoot was curable if detected and presented early...
Monkey Pox: FG wants Veterinary epidemiology officers, others to step up surveillance
The Federal Government has called on Veterinary epidemiology officers, field surveillance agents and veterinarians to step up their surveillance activities...
Medical expert advocates criminalisation of ‘self-medication’
A medical expert, Dr Nuhu Sule, has recommended that specific punishment be outlined for persons who indulge in self-medication. Sule,...
Nigeria has no laboratory where monkeypox virus is generated – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has dismissed insinuation that Nigeria has laboratories where monkeypox virus is generated. The...
