Events to commemorate the 2017 World AIDS Day have commenced with a call on all stakeholders to work towards realising the right to health for all Nigerians as a means to ending AIDS by 2030. This year’s commemoration is taking… Continue Reading
An estimated 41 million children under five worldwide are obese or overweight, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The UN health agency experts on Wednesday issued the warning at the launch of new guidelines to tackle what they called… Continue Reading
The penis can naturally curve as a man gets older, according to a doctor. However, while this can be perfectly normal, it can be a sign of a serious disease which has recently been linked to cancer. Some men have… Continue Reading
The World Health Organization (W.H.O) has urged farmers on Tuesday to stop using antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals because the practice fuels dangerous drug-resistant superbug infections in people. Describing a lack of effective antibiotics for… Continue Reading
The United Nations Childrens Fund, UNICEF, has said with Tuesday’s confirmation of two cases of monkey pox in Benue State, the number of cases in Nigeria now stands at 94. Of the number, UNICEF said only nine remained confirmed cases … Continue Reading
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are human genes that produce tumor suppressor proteins. These proteins help repair damaged DNA and, therefore, play a role in ensuring the stability of the cell’s genetic material. When either of these genes is mutated, or altered,… Continue Reading
Doctors have been left perplexed by a 21-year-old Italian woman with no gashes or skin lesions with years of sweating blood from her face and the palms of her hands. The bleeding would often start while she was sleeping or… Continue Reading
Indeed this is nothing short of cheery news, especially for Lagos resident who have been in fear over the spread of the monkeypox virus from neighbouring states. The Federal Ministry of Health have announced that all the Monkey Pox test… Continue Reading
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said that cases of monkeypox reported in different parts of the country can only be confirmed after laboratory tests, insisting that for now it is only a suspicion. The Minister said this… Continue Reading
It feels *so* sweet and relieving when you scratch that awful itch. Until it starts itching more and drives you crazy. Have you ever wondered why its like that? An itch, also known as ‘Pruritus‘, is a general sensation arising from… Continue Reading
The National Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, has said that 31 cases of the monkeypox virus have been recorded in seven states. The affected states include Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun, Bayelsa, Rivers and Cross River States. Monkeypox is a… Continue Reading
In some historic cultures, a menstruating woman was considered sacred and powerful, with increased psychic abilities, and strong enough to heal the sick. According to the Cherokee, menstrual blood was a source of feminine strength and had the power to destroy… Continue Reading
Just as there are different major blood groups, such as type A and type B, there also is an Rh factor. Rhesus (Rh) factor is an inherited protein found on the surface of red blood cells. The Rh factor is inherited—passed… Continue Reading
There has always been the superstitious belief about the more you take sugar(sweet foods and junk) the more painful your menstrual flow will be. Well its not a superstitious belief, its actually a real fact just that people didn’t know… Continue Reading
Nigerians woke up to a new epidemic gradually spreading across interstate borders. MonkeyPox Virus is considered a very rare disease infection but it seems so very ‘common’ in Bayelsa State, where the primary outbreak was first reported. According to Nigeria’s… Continue Reading
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