Tag: health matters
Nigeria: Facts to know about ruthless Ebola virus
The Ebola virus plaguing west Africa, which has killed at least 660 since the worst-ever outbreak began there in January,…
Dame Jonathan pays for 800 heart surgeries for children
More than 800 Nigerian children with heart related problems have been sponsored to India for treatment by A. Aruera Reachout…
Cholera kills 5 in Kano
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state government, northwest Nigeria, has spent N20 million to control the outbreak of cholera which affected 336…
Ghana waives taxes on condom
Ghana on Tuesday backed down on a proposed tax on imported condoms after mooting increased levies on foreign-made goods as…
Women warned against douching
Too much cleanliness comes with its own problems as a Nigerian doctor points out the side-effects of keeping a woman’s…
Doctor warns on self-medication for headaches
A Nigerian medical doctor, Quincy Atohengbe, has advised Nigerians to stop self-medication whenever they experienced headaches to avoid liver damage.…
Reports: Circumcision lowers AIDs/HIV infection
A follow-up probe into the use of circumcision to thwart the AIDS virus has confirmed that foreskin removal greatly reduces…
Cholera: Ogun curtailing spread, says Soyinka
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The government of the western Nigerian state of Ogun has allayed public fears on the incidence of…
700,000 Nigerian kids with cerebral palsy
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE A Nigerian Consultant Paediatrician and Dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the University of Lagos, Professor Afolabi Lesi,…
Prostate cancer linked with omega-3 consumption
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US scientists said Wednesday they have confirmed a surprising 2011 study that found a higher risk of…
Fire for Fire: Leukemia defeated with HIV
NEW YORK (AFP) – US doctors in Philadelphia said they have saved a seven-year-old girl who was close to dying…
Jonathan vows to eradicate polio in Nigeria
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has restated his unwavering commitment to the total eradication of the wild polio virus from Nigeria.…
Ondo to deploy 50 tricycle ambulances
Gov. Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has announced that 50 tricycle ambulances and 10,000 mobile phones would be distributed across…
Skip breakfast and risk diabetes, doctor warns
Dr Ibukunolu Oluwaseye of Excellence Health Foundation, Jos, has said that people who regularly skip breakfast risk developing Type 2…
124,000 Ogun state residents have AIDS
About 124,000 residents in Ogun are living with HIV/AIDS, Mr Olaokun Soyinka, the state Commissioner for Health, said on Thursday. Soyinka…
Institute Advises Early Tests For TB
People should go for early test as part of efforts to effectively control tuberculosis in Nigeria as well as to…