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Breast feeding babies prevents cancer, not men – Expert

Oct 14, 2019 1170

A medical expert, Mrs Abigael Shona, says breastfeeding a baby and not man could prevent breast cancer in women. Shona told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that contrary to popular belief that men sucking their wife’s breast... Read More

Pharmacists raise fresh fears over brain drain

Oct 08, 2019 977

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has expressed fears on the rising number of pharmacists who are leaving the country in search of better opportunities abroad.        Mr Abiodun Ajibade, PSN Chairman in Oyo... Read More

Medical doctor speaks on the dangers of drinking cold water

Sep 04, 2019 1306

A Warri-based Pediatrician, Dr Ovo Ogbinaka, on Tuesday in Benin cautioned against excessive consumption of cold water due to its adverse effects on human health.        Ogbinaka, who gave the caution in an interview... Read More

Nigerian Doctor Makes Medical Breakthrough In Prostrate Cancer Treatment

Aug 16, 2019 2023

A Medical Consultant and Radiation Oncologist in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Dr. Oludare Folajimi Adeyemi has made a major breakthrough in the treatment of the dreaded prostrate cancer. Following the breakthrough, some medical experts said... Read More

Ebola: New drug shows 90% survival

Aug 14, 2019 921

Ebola may soon be a “preventable and treatable” disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly improved survival rates, scientists have said. Four drugs were trialled on patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is a... Read More

Israeli Technology Can Now Freeze Cancer Cells

Aug 08, 2019 2375

An Israeli company based in the northern coastal city of Ceasarea has developed a revolutionary minimal technique to freeze cancerous tumors that only requires a local anesthetic. Most patients can be treated within one hour and in some cases even... Read More

Adamawa community turns only Mosque to clinic

Jul 15, 2019 1273

Worried by lack of health facility, the Wuro Ahmadu community at Gongoshi Grazing Reserve in Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa has turned their only Mosque to a clinic.        Wuro Ahmadu is a pastoral... Read More

Cryptic Pregnancy: Doctor Abah Ehi Peter Shares Worrisome Tale Of Pregnancy Scam

Jul 12, 2019 2494

A Nigerian Doctor named  Abah Ehi Peter has used his twitter handle to narrate a pregnancy scam going on in most eastern state in nigeria, according to the doctor, he narrated his encounter with a lady was was scammed and made to believe she... Read More

Doctor warns against using saliva as lubricant during sexual intercourse

Jul 10, 2019 1517

A medical doctor, Dr Victor-Bryan Nwala has shared a medical tip on Twitter, warning against the use of saliva as lubricant during sexual intercourse because it may lead to infection.        According to the News Agency... Read More

Why infants’ brains must be protected–Paediatrician

Jul 05, 2019 1474

A professor of paediatrics at the University of Ibadan, Ikeoluwa Lagunju, has stressed the need to protect the brains of infants in order to reduce child disability in Nigeria. Lagunju stated this at the inaugural lecture she delivered at the... Read More

More than 200 suffered food poisoning at birthday party

Jul 03, 2019 1354

Up to 200 people were admitted in hospitals on Wednesday for alleged food poisoning at a birthday party of former Philippine First Lady, Imelda Marcos, authorities said. The victims, who suffered from dizziness, vomiting and diarrhoea, were brought... Read More

Buhari appoints Gambo, as NACA DG resigns.

Jul 03, 2019 1113

The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, Prof Sani Aliyu, has resigned his appointment one year to the end of his tenure. President Muhammadu Buhari has therefore approved the appointment of Dr Gambo Aliyu as the new... Read More

EU, Anambra govt. train 25 health registry operators

Jul 02, 2019 1176

No fewer than 25 health data operators and human resource managers have been trained on health workforce registry in Anambra, an official of the Ministry of Health in the state has said.        Mr Arthur Iweanya,... Read More

Buhari sacks NHIS boss Yusuf, appoints Nasir Sambo

Jul 02, 2019 1345

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of appointment of the Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, and replaced him with Prof. Mohammed Nasir Sambo, who will assume office as the new... Read More

Ondo secures $5m medical equipment from a US group

Jun 28, 2019 1498

AKURE—THE Ondo State government has secured a $5 million worth of new medical equipment from MedShare, a U.S. based non-profit organisation in Atlanta. The non-profit organisation had donated more than $40 million worth of new medical equipment to... Read More

NAFDAC suspends new tariffs on pharmaceuticals, others

Jun 28, 2019 1411

The Governing Council of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said it has suspended implementation of the new tariffs which came into effect on 1st June, 2019.        The move, NAFDAC... Read More

47 million Nigerians practise open defecation, risk epidemic – UNICEF expert

Jun 26, 2019 1306

If urgent proactive measures are not taken to stop the menace of open defecation that is trending in every part of the country, Nigerians risk an outbreak of epidemics that might lead to untimely deaths among the populace. This is against the... Read More

Jigawa NDLEA arrests suspects abusing rubber solution, ‘suck and die’, lizard dung

Jun 25, 2019 1310

Jigawa state command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has arrested 186 persons in connection with different illicit drug-related cases.        This was stated by state commander Obi Josephine Ruth, at a press... Read More