Tag: health
Cholera Outbreak: Need For Urgent Intervention
A few days ago, Nigerians woke up to hear that over 20 people had lost their lives as a result…
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…
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Actress Monalisa Chinda Battles Uterine Fibroid
Funsho Arogundade Nollywood star actress, Monalisa Chinda, has thrown her weight behind the battle to safeguard the health of Nigerian…
Surviving The Harmattan
By Bilikis Bakare The use of face-masks, hitherto confined to the hospitals and other medical facilities, have now become fashionable…
Present Lifestyles That Prevent Cancer
By Adebambo Epiphanio Joseph Concerned Nigerians are worried about the scourge of cancers which is currently on the rampage. The…
Lagos Kills 2,000 Fowls As Bird Flu Hits Town
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says that 2,000 birds have been killed in a poultry farm in Badore area…
Tobacco Kills 6 Million People Yearly —WHO
Eromosele Ebhomele Ahead of 31 May this year to mark World No Tobacco Day, WNTD, the World Health Organisation, WHO,…
Lagos And The Defining Moments Of 2014
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Though 2014 has come and gone, its memories continue to linger on. To some, it was a…
Ebola Red Alert This Season
In recent times, some countries in West Africa have been plagued by the killer Ebola virus disease. Though Nigeria had…
God’s Original Diet
By Prince Arinze Onebunne If we look at the natural world, we would never find any other living creatures that…
‘Smoking Can Erase The Y Chromosome In Men’
Male smokers are three times more likely than non-smoking men to lose their Y chromosomes, a new study has found.…
Achieving A HIV/AIDS-Free Generation
By Rasak Musbau In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) instituted December 1 every year as World AIDS Day. The…
Nature Works! Make It Work For You
By Prince Arinze Onebunne Many times, I’ve been asked by my friends to give my testimony of what the right…
Be At Peace With Your Body
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi The reality may be tough. But if you hate your body, now is the time to…
Polio Eradication: Fashola Advocates High Level Hygiene Practice
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has advocated high level of hygienic practices to ensure complete eradication of the…
Ajudua gets bail on health ground
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday granted bail to Fred Ajudua who is standing trial on charges of…
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Omotola, Genevieve, Asa Lead #StopEbola Campaign
Funsho Arogundade Nollywood stars, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Genevieve Nnaji, will be joining soul singer, Asa, as frontliners in the global…
Wyclef, Chidinma Record Anti-HIV Single
Funsho Arogundade Haiti-American singer, songwriter and music producer, Wyclef Jean, has recorded an African version of a HIV awareness song with Nigeria’s…
WHO Warns Over Stalled Global War Against Measles
Progress towards wiping out measles worldwide has stalled, with deaths from the highly contagious disease rising last year and poor…
Humbling The Ebola Virus Disease In Lagos: Heroes Of The Containment
By Mac Durugbo September 18, 2014, will remain a memorable date in the history of Nigeria in general and Lagos…
EU Donates €1bn To Stem Ebola Epidemic
The European Union and its Member States have now pledged more than €1 billion in response to the Ebola crisis…
HIV/AIDS Patients Shut NACA In Protest
Hundreds of HIV/AIDS positive patients besieged the Abuja office of the National Agency for Control of Aids, NACA, on Monday…
Nigeria Officially Ebola Free, Says WHO
The World Health Organization on Monday declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free, after 42 days — or two incubation periods — without…
20 Deadliest Diseases In Human History
Human history is undoubtedly stained with the blood of men, women and children killed in war, but it is disease…
Self Esteem Or Self Worth?
By Sharon Jane Akinyemi What is the attraction? Most times I ask guys that are in”Love” this important question; The…
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…
Mental Illness As A Time Bomb
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The World Mental Health Day is set aside every 10th of October, by the World Health Organisation…
Living With Schizophrenia
Today, 10 October, is World Mental Health Day. This is a day set aside by the WHO for people all…
Ebola: 1332 Nigerian Soldiers Quarantined In Liberia
Simon Ateba At least 1332 Nigerian soldiers on peace keeping mission in Liberia have been quarantined in the wake of…
‘Ponmo’ Is Dangerous To Health — Official
Dr. Isuwa Adamu, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Leather Science and Technology (NILEST), Zaria, has warned against the consumption of animal…