Ekiti Doctors begin 3-day warning strike today

Doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, will on Monday begin a three-day warning strike, over the failure of the management to pay full salaries to their members, among other issues.This…

Could Losing Weight Ease Your Arthritis Pain?

If you are at all overweight, one of the best ways to reduce osteoarthritis pain is by taking off excess pounds. Being overweight increases the load that you put on your joints -- your knees, your hi…

Resident Doctors suspend strike as FG orders their replacement

At a health sector stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, agreed to suspend its strike.The Association's leadership also appealed to me…

Almost 80% of the World's Population Live Under Light-Polluted Sky

 More than 80% of the world's population lives under light-polluted skies, a study suggests.Scientists explain in Science Advances how ground mea?surements and satellite data were used to create…

Lawmakers resolve to visit Asian factories to investigate allegations of 'killer tomato pastes'

Tomato Paste manufacturers in the country, including Dangote Farms, Erisco Foods Limited and Savanna Farms, yesterday appeared before the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Health Care Serv…

3.2 billion people at risk of malaria globally - WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has said that about 3.2 billion people remained at risk to malaria attack globally.This is contained in the theme of the year for World Malaria DAy, titled "Elimi…

Nigeria records 40,000 maternal deaths yearly

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, on Friday said no fewer than 40,000 maternal deaths are recorded in Nigeria annually.Mr. Entwistle said in statement in Lagos that many pregn…

Here are some reasons why you may have not been pregnant:

1. Still Smoking CigarettesWe all know smoking is bad for you, and there are numbers to prove it. A report by the British Medical Association showed smokers may have up to a 10 to 40 per cent lower m…

Happiness can break your heart, doctors warn

Happiness can be lethal, with emotional events triggering a fatal heart condition known as 'happy heart syndrome' doctors and researchers reported Thursday.The lethal condition 'happy heart syndrome'…

What makes you more attractive to mosquitoes isn't how good you taste

For some, mosquito bites are an annoyance on our arms and legs and all parts of the body. While some people are plagued by mosquitoes, others seem immune to it.As it turns out, how attractive you are…

Genital mutilation results in prostitution, mortality among women

The need to avoid the Female Genital Mutilation has again been emphasied. This was said by the National President of African Committee on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Prof. Modupe Onade…

expert says Over 90,000 Women, Children Die From Cooking Smoke Annually

Mr Ewah Eleri, the Executive Director, International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development, says that over 90, 000 women and children die yearly from cooking smoke. Eleri made the state…

Nigeria's only cancer machine expires

As Nigeria yesterday joined the rest of the World to mark the World Cancer Day, cancer expert has come out to say Nigeria's only cancer treatment machine has expired. An encologist, Dr Bello Abubakar…

WorldCancerDay 2016: We can, I can

A truly global event taking place every year on 4 February, World Cancer Day unites the world's population in the fight against cancer. Taking place under the tagline ?We Can. I Can.', World Cancer D…

Zika: Profile of a deadly virus

The world's latest health scare is Zika: a tropical, mosquito-borne virus that holds little danger for most people, but could completely derail the lives of some.Most often, the virus which is sweepi…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that it has put measures in place to ensure that Zika virus is not transmitted by mosquitoes in the country.The Director-General of the Nigerian Centre fo…

Pregnant? have regular sex

The desire of every pregnant woman is to have a safe and trouble-free delivery. To make this a reality, they are often advised to watch their feeding, ensure they have adequate rest, minimise their e…

Maximum dose of vitamin C tablets may be harmful, Physician warns

A German physician on Tuesday in Hamburg warned against taking the maximum dose of Vitamin C supplements as given on the tablets' label.Dr Klaus Schaefer, a general practitioner, argues that the rang…

All you need to know about Lassa fever

Lassa fever is an acute viral infection caused by the Lassa virus.Nigerians must take special care as Lassa fever is common to West Africa and it is an endemic disease in Nigeria.The United States Ce…

Lassa Fever spreads to 17 states, claims 76

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has yesterday described the outbreak of Lassa Fever as a "national embarrassment"?.Adewole made this known in Abuja at the Emergency National Council on He…