ON NOVEMBER 4, 20192:53 PMIN HEALTHBY LAWAL SHERIFAT. A new compound that repairs cancer cells A Pathologist, Mrs. Ewatomi Godwin, says diseases like diabetes, autoimmune disorders and certain types of cancers can be detected through regular eye exams. Godwin disclosed this in Abuja on Monday in an interview with the News […]
ON OCTOBER 21, 2019. By Bashir Bello Over 800,000 child bearing age women are expected to be vaccinated against Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Elimination, MNTE to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate in the Katsina State. The vaccination exercise was kick started on Sunday in 14 local government areas with high prevalence […]
Sept. 11, 2019, 12:45 AM WAT / Updated Sept. 11, 2019, 3:19 AMWAT By Janelle Griffith The executive director of counseling and psychological services at the University of Pennsylvania died by suicide Monday morning in Philadelphia, officials said. Gregory Eells became the head of the department at UPENN in March. Gregory […]
Looking on the bright side of life could cut your risk of a heart attack or stroke by more than a third, according to a study. Thousands of people across the globe were analysed by scientists, who also found optimistic people are also 14 per cent less likely to die early […]
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) brought along with its introduction in 2005 a lot of enthusiasm, as it was seen as the panacea to the perennial problem of the lack of fund for healthcare in Nigeria. Established under NHIS Act 35 of 1999, it was designed, according to a statement […]
(1) The stomach is scared when you do not have breakfast in the morning. (2) The kidneys are afraid when you do not even drink 10 glasses of water in 24 hours. (3) The gallbladder is scared when you do not even sleep until 11 o’clock and do not wake up […]
28/Sep/2019, 07:03 Do you feel tired, hungry and excessively thirsty all the time? Do you experience blurred vision or a tingling in the feet? Have you lost weight, frequently visited the toilet to urinate? If the answer to these is yes then you could be suffering from diabetes. Diabetes occurs when […]
By Francis Omejevwe Ewherido Middle age is usually between 45 and 65 years, but my attention today are men in their 50s. In the last two months, I know a handful of people in their 50s who have died as a result of stroke, cancer, heart failure and other health […]
Anticancer Benefits Published By Ana Sandoiu Fact checked by Jasmin Collier New research finds that iron halves the absorption of lycopene. Lycopene is a carotenoid full of antioxidants that is present in tomatoes. close up of hands eating spaghetti with meatballs Adding iron-rich meat to tomato sauce might counter tomatoes’ health […]
Dr Gab-Okafor ON SEPTEMBER 19, 20199:18 By Gabriel Olawale Public Health Practitioner at the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, Dr. Chidinma Gab-Okafor has warned Nigerians that exposure to cosmetic products for the purpose of skin lightening may result in different types of non-communicable diseases. Speaking […]