Category: Health & Fitness
US to send 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria, South Africa
The United States has said it will ship nearly 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria and South Africa as the continent battles the third waRead More…
A beer a day keeps the doctor away! Drinking six pints a week decreases the risk of heart attack, stroke, angina or death among those with cardiovascular disease, study finds
University College London scientists report benefits of drinking for CVD patients The benefits were observed for 105 grams of alcoholRead More…
WHO donates 1.5m doses of cholera vaccine to Bauchi
The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Saturday donated 1.5 million dosages of cholera vaccine to Bauchi State. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, the executive Read More…
Eight health benefits of bitter kola
Bitter Kola, botanically known as Garcinia kola, is a popular plant from the evergreen kola tree in Central and Western Africa that has long been valuRead More…
COVID-19: Lagos records 4 new deaths
As the third wave of COVID-19 is gathering momentum, Lagos State has recorded four new related deaths between July 14 and July 17, 2021, increasing thRead More…
NIGERIA LOSES OUT AGAIN AS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES HEAD TO SA TO PRODUCE COVID-19 VACCINE
Covid-19 vaccine makers BioNTech and Pfizer on Wednesday said they had found a South African partner to produce their jab on the African continent forRead More…
Pfizer to meet US officials over COVID vaccine booster
Pfizer says it plans to meet with top United States health officials on Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request for federal authorisation of a thiRead More…
FCTA raises alarm as cholera spreads in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has alerted its residents to observe safety measures put in place as the upsurge in the spread of Read More…
Tyson Fury and team members test positive for COVID-19 as Deontay Wilder fight delayed
Tyson fury Fight with Deontay Wilder bout has been postponed after the outbreak of COVID-19 at Fury’s camp. Fury was scheduled to fight Wilder foRead More…
Why there is no effective HIV vaccine 40 years after first patient, by experts
•‘I am not bothered because HIV is a different virus’, says NACA DG •Vaccine effort has not yielded success due to antigenic changes, says NARead More…