By Ayodele Afolabi, Ado-Ekiti The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has planned to immunise two million persons to curtail the spread of yellow fever killer disease in Ekiti State. A World Health Organisation (WHO) State Technical Officer, Ekiti State, Mr. Ayomide Aibinuomo, who described yellow fever as a killer disease, said […]
Reem Abdellatif, Skift – Jan 20, 2020 Dubai has faced a slump in recent years as it struggled amid a global economic slowdown, an oversupplied real estate sector, and slow tourism activity due to regional unrest. But its ability to build a reputation for itself as a medical tourism hub in […]
While controversy surrounds the use of talcum powder, recent high-profile court cases have raised concerns that women who use talc-based powder around their genital area may be at a risk for ovarian cancer. Meanwhile, a new study, one of the largest on this topic to date published in the medical journal […]
Dr Chung- Gyang Shedrack,Senior Registrar,Pulmonology Unit,Jos University Teaching Hospital(JUTH), has advised sickle cell patients to keep themselves warm during the current harmattan cold in the area. Shedrack, who gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Sunday, also alerted the residents on a likely […]
The heart is a very vital organ that supports life as it circulates blood round the body. Through the blood, oxygen gets to cells and carbon dioxide is removed from the cells and returned to the lungs for exhalation through the nose. Also other impurities are removed from the body through […]
Arthritis means joint inflammation, but the term is used to describe around 200 conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint, and other connective tissue. It is a rheumatic condition. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Other common rheumatic conditions related to arthritis include gout, fibromyalgia, and […]
Berries are highly nutritious and delicious as edible plant foods. They provide many health benefits for which they are referred to as being among the healthiest foods you can find. Berries are small, rounded and pulpy fruits, which are separated as edible and those that are poisonous and so, not edible. […]
A computer programme can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than human experts, researchers said in what they hoped could prove a breakthrough in the fight against the global killBreast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, with more than two million new diagnoses last […]
Pineapple leaves can thus do wonders to your health, and before you ponder further go and grab some boiled water of pineapple leaves to stay fit and healthy PINEAPPLE LEAVES: Do not waste it any more, why complain of inflammatory pains and waist pain, make tea from it. It wipes […]
Dr. Hasaan Shamsi Pasha working in one of Jeddah’s hospital as Heart Specialist, had become Sugar patient himself with as high as 500 reading of Sugar level in the mornings.. He got very worried as despite many tests & trials of different medicines, his reading was still 200 before breakfast […]