Tag: Diabetes
Katsina government, NGO to educate citizens on diabetes
Katsina State Government says it will collaborate with NGO’s and Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) to sensitise its people on…
Diabetic patients should avoid pebbles in their feet
Dr Salihu Mohammed of General Hospital, Minna, Niger, has advised diabetic patients to avoid pebbles or other objects from being…
Regular exercise is key to managing diabetes- Expert
A medical expert, Dr Ugwu Ejiofor, has revealed that regular exercise and proper meal planning remains the key to managing…
Mango leaves can cure diabetes, high blood pressure – Expert
Professor Moses Adeniji, a Consultant Plant Pathologist at the Herbal Treatment Home of Human Diseases, Orogun, Ibadan, has disclosed that…
Solution To Help Cure Your Type 2 Diabetes Completely
Diabetes rates are rising, in fact it is now considered an (epidemic) in the medical community. The International Diabetes Federation…
Sugar intake increases risk of breast cancer —report
Eromosele Ebhomele A scary health study has warned that diets high in sugar are a major risk factor for certain…
Burning Issues To Consider
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi When it comes to weight loss, it seems like everyone has a miracle trick, a no-fail…
Unconditional Support
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi It was my mom’s birthday few weeks ago, so I figured I’d mention something that she’s given…
Over 6m Nigerians live with diabetes, say Experts
Mr Peter Ujomu, Executive Director, Health Matters Inc, on Friday said that an estimated six million people were living with…
Hope For Diabetic Patients As Scientists Find Cure
There is hope for diabetic patients as scientists have discovered cure for type 1 diabetes. According to The Havard Crimson…
Sweet But Unfriendly
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi On a familiarisation visit to a neighbour who just moved into the neighbourhood. Her nine year…
Banana reduces risk of kidney cancer
Hajiya Jummai Hassan, a nutritionist with the Wuse General Hospital, Abuja, said that moderate consumption of banana helped reduce the…
Slow But Dreadful
What is it that healthy people don’t have? Perhaps first and foremost, they don’t have major degenerative diseases-cancer, heart trouble,…
The Invisible Epidemic
As a lover of sweet foods all her life, she takes about six cubes of sugar with her tea so …
Sugary Drinks Increase Cancer In Women
Women addicted to sugar-sweetened beverages and carbonated drinks do not only risk obesity, diabetes and heart disease, they also risk…