JMI Foundation, a brainchild of Johnfred Media International, has launched the 2019 free health programme for the masses, which has become an annual programme organised for the benefit of the…
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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has advised Nigerians to avoid risky behaviours that might contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country during the Yuletide….
A health and wellness advocate, Dr. Bisi Abiola has urged Nigerians to embrace consumption of 100% fruit juice in order to reduce dehydration in this harmattan season. Abiola, during the…
The first baby has been born following a uterus transplantation from a deceased donor, according to a case study from Brazil published in The Lancet. The study is also the…
Earlier this month, a University of Maryland student named Olivia Paregol died after her persistent cough turned into life-threatening pneumonia. That same week, an eleventh child died in an ongoing…
Knowing what’s normal for your body means you’re more likely to recognise something different. Spotting cancer at an early stage can save lives. What should I look for? There are…
You eat pretty well some days and work out most days, but if you are like a lot of men, whose schedule does not include a trip to the doctor…
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s directorate of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FSAN) has raised an alarm over the importation of contaminated frozen mixed vegetables in…
One of the leading indigenous pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria, Drugfield Pharmaceuticals Limited, has launched and donated its highly effective baby care ointment, Chlorxy-G gel, in Ghana. The Ghana Health Service…
By Beprobe There have been so many debates on whether or not it is proper to sleep with panties on, as many still see such practice as strange. No, it…
A 29-year-old handcart pusher, identified as Idris Yusuf, has been nabbed by the long arms of the law after Operatives of Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC apprehended him yesterday…
While the heated campaign against abuse of pain killers and cough syrup (tramadol and codeine) is still going on, there has been yet a fatal report from Ghana. Two ladies…
From sexually transmitted infections to childbirth and unpleasant infections, surely your lady garden has enough to face? But the idea of having a “depressed” va-jay-jay isn’t just something you see…
The National Health Insurance Scheme has urged the Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and Health Care Providers (HCPs) to improve on their quality services in order to better the health insurance…
Health workers have extended the ongoing strike to states and council areas after talks with government have failed to produce an agreement. The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly…
A Nigerian company says it has suspended distribution of its cough syrup after a BBC investigation into its role in an addiction epidemic. Emzor Pharmaceuticals has also dismissed a company…
Mrs. X knew something was wrong when she burned herself in the bath for the third time. The Australian woman – whose experience was documented anonymously in a published case…
Scientists have developed a new substance to treat dental cavities without making a costly and unpleasant trip to the dentist. Inspired by the proteins in our bodies which form teeth,…