The number of people with high blood pressure and diabetes is increasing in both developed and developing countries, a UN report on World Health Statistics 2012 has disclosed. “This report is further evidence of the dramatic increase in the conditions that trigger heart disease and other chronic illnesses, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. “In [...]
Leading telecommunication services provider, Airtel Nigeria, and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have announced a joint initiative aimed at stemming the prevalence of the Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and HIV in the country. Announcing the partnership at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, the Director General of National Agency for the Control [...]
As countries marked the World Malaria Day yesterday, the Lagos State Government has identified malaria as the highest killer in the state. Disclosing this in Lagos at a news conference, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, called for proactive action against the deadly disease. The commissioner confessed that he did not have the [...]
A nutritionist, Hajia Jummai Hassan, said in Abuja that eating fruits regularly could stop and reduce dandruff. Hassan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that eating fruits for three days and applying baby oil could eradicate dandruff. Dandruff is a common chronic scalp condition marked by itching and flaking of the skin on scalp. [...]
We all know the dangers of too much salt, fat and calories in our diet, but health professionals warn that not many of us consider our sugar intake. There are obvious sources of it — such as the Easter eggs consumed in large quantities at the weekend. But the problem, experts say, is that our [...]
A farmer, Muhammad Baban-Iro of Rigasa Area in Nigeria’s Kaduna on Thursday appeared before a Sharia Court for refusing to refund N32,000 being the bride price and other expenses allegedly paid on his daughter. The demand was made by the suitor following the discovery that she had tested positive to HIV. Ibrahim Bala of the [...]
Already facing heightened risks of cancer, asbestos workers also run a greater danger of heart disease and stroke, a British study published on Tuesday said. Researchers looked into more than 15,000 deaths that occurred among nearly 99,000 workers in the British asbestos industry between 1971 and 2005. Almost 4,200 deaths were caused by heart disease [...]
