AMAZING WORLD OF ORGANIC PRODUCT: The amazing health benefit you did not know about Dates nuts
Dates nut, usually called “debino” by the northers have been in existence for years. Dates are the fruit of palm trees. Date varieties Read more
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Ebola nurse’s family want to sue Liberian hospital over her death
MONROVIA (Reuters) – The family of a Liberian Ebola nurse named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” in 2014 wants to sue a hospital whose Read more
Is your cat a threat to your mental health?
Cat owners can breathe a sigh of relief: Your feline’s litter box likely won’t put your family’s mental health at risk. New British research challenges Read more
56-hour groundbreaking face transplant surgery gives man a new face
Andrew (Andy) Sandness is adapting to his new face. His face was disfigured over a decade ago after he attempted suicide. Once finding a matching Read more
VIDEO: World’s largest 500kg woman lifted by crane to undergo weight loss surgery
Egyptian woman who is believed to be the world’s largest woman and weighs 500 kilograms arrives in Mumbai India for extreme weight reduction surgery. The Read more
Rwandan medics banned from using cell phones
Rwanda has banned the use of cell phones by medical workers while on duty in order to speed up healthcare service delivery to patients, the Read more
Cervical cancer kills 250,000 women
By Prudence Arobani No fewer than 250,000 women are killed by cervical cancer every year with 85 per cent of them from low and middle Read more
Nigerian University Discovers New Drug for Treatment and Cure of HIV/AIDS
Prof. Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, in Abia, has confirmed the discovery of a new drug for the Read more
Drug-Resistant Malaria Cases a Warning for Africa – British Scientists
Four British citizens who caught malaria while travelling in Africa have shown apparent resistance to the main drug used to treat the disease, according to Read more
Malaria drugs fail for first time on patients in UK
A key malaria treatment has failed for the first time in patients being treated in the UK, doctors say. The drug combination was unable to Read more
Scientists Are Figuring Out How To Grow Human Organs Inside Pigs
An international stem cell research team announced the creation of the first human-pig embryos on Thursday, opening a new frontier in research into “chimera” mashups Read more
Women Who Started Menstruation As Young Girls Face Early Menopause Before 40
Women unsure about when they should start a family now have another worry to add to their fears: the age when they started their first periods. Women Read more
Escape from Boko Haram shakes up childbirth customs for Nigerian women
By Kieran Guilbert MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – N estled among dozens of pregnant women huddled together on benches in the clinic’s Read more
Germany Legalizes Cannabis for Medicinal Use
BERLIN — Germany’s lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a law that legalizes the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes for people who are chronically Read more
Extensively Drug-Resistant TB on the Rise in South Africa
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, the most dangerous form of TB, is on the rise in South Africa, according to a new study. So-called XDR-TB does not Read more
Centre cautions Nigerians on increased Lassa Fever cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Monday raised concerns over the increasing cases of Lassa fever and urged increased focus on prevention and Read more
Protein Discovery Could Help Heal Bones in Diabetics
Scientists have discovered that a protein that plays a crucial role in healing broken bones is not fully functional in diabetics. By applying the protein Read more
Aid Groups Help Zimbabwe Fight Typhoid Outbreak
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — International aid groups have begun helping Zimbabwe fight an outbreak of typhoid. Some stakeholders say President Robert Mugabe’s government has not been taking Read more
Early Morning Sex Makes You Healthier and Happier – Study
For most of the working world, the blaring of the alarm clock isn’t a happy sound. So why not turn that rude awakening into an Read more
Man bags 12-month jail term for removing condom during sex
In a first of its type, a man has been convicted of rape and sentenced to 12-month jail term by a court in Switzerland. The Read more
Australia tries device for heart victims
A new dissolving stent that has the potential to save lives has been used for the first time in Victoria, Australia. A stent is a Read more
Angola reports first two cases of Zika virus
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola said on Wednesday it had recorded its first two cases of the Zika virus, just three months after a yellow fever Read more
French baby death linked to vitamin dose
France has acted to suspend the sale of a vitamin D supplement after the death of a newborn baby who suffocated hours after being given Read more
10% of married Nigerian women are infertile – Gynaecologist
The Acting-Director, In-Vitro Fertilisation Centre at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Dr. Lukman Omokanye, has said that between five and 10 per cent of Read more
FACTBOX-Why polio is proving so hard to beat
By Lin Taylor LONDON, Jan 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pakistan, one of three countries with endemic polio, began an immunisation campaign this week in Read more
Studies: Cancer Can Spread Undetected, Before Tumor Develops
Research has found that cancer cells can spread unseen, before a tumor develops, and leave a ticking time bomb in the body. But the scientists Read more
Huawei, Access Bank, PHN stake N50m on health scheme
Huawei Technologies in collaboration with Access Bank Plc and Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PHN) has staked N50 million to support the drive for Read more
Rotary Club creates breast cancer awareness with walk
To commemorate breast cancer awareness month, Rotary Club of Lagos Island has organized “Rotopink Walkathon”, a walk against breast cancer to sensitise women of the Read more
UNAIDS commends Nigeria over new plan to fast track HIV treatment, prevention
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for launching a new plan that would speed up HIV treatment and Read more
Osun ranks highest in female genital mutilation – UNFPA
The United Nations Population Fund on Thursday said that Osun State still recorded highest prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria with over 76.3 per Read more