Category: Health & Fitness
Nigeria has a mental health problem
1 in 4 Nigerians – 50 million people suffering from form of mental illness The Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
is one of Read More…
Abuja residents to enjoy free surgeries
Selected residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are to enjoy various forms of free surgical procedures from February 9 to 17, 2020 courtesRead More…
2020 budget: Food items exempted from VAT
In the 2020 Appropriation Bill submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday to a joint session of the National Assembly, 10 food items were exeRead More…
Postgraduate medical college trains 7,000, saves Nigeria over N1trn —President
Dr Da Lilly-Tariah, the President of National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, has said that the college has trained 7,000 since inception haRead More…
Ladies now use toothpaste to tighten vagina – Expert
A medical doctor, Dr Oluwole Yusuf, has cautioned against the use of toothpaste to tighten the vagina to prevent irritation and inflammation among otRead More…
Northern Ireland abortion law in breach of human rights commitments
High court in Belfast issues ruling against country’s strict abortion law Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law breaches the
UK’s human rigRead More…
Matthew Knowles, Beyoncé’s father battling with breast cancer
Music executive and father to mega-popstars Beyoncé and
Solange, Mr. Mathew Knowles, has revealed he is currently battling breast
cancer. He disRead More…
New Study: The More you Hug your Kids, the More Their Brains Develop
To borrow a phrase: love works in mysterious ways. We are born to love and, as it turns out, love and affection are necessary for both optimal positivRead More…
DEPRESSION/SUICIDE A Global Health Challenge By Dr. Izuagba Kelechi
Introduction/Definition It would be imperative to begin this lecture with the definition of health. Health as defined by WHO is “A complete sRead More…
Abuse Of Paracetamol Can Cause Hepatitis —Expert
IS hepatitis really a disease that Nigerians should worry about? It is a disease to worry much about because the organisms that cause hepatitis arRead More…