Health

Claim: Fruits without seeds should not be consumed because they are dangerous. Verdict: MISLEADING. Whether a fruit has seed or not does not change its nutritional benefit or make it dangerous for consumption. Full Text Fruits are an important part of a...

Ministers of health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria have committed to ending deaths from the disease, as the African region accounts for 95 per cent of malaria deaths globally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed on...

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has stated that their decision to go on a three-day warning strike was due to an alleged assault on one of its members by a relative of a...

Asiya (real name withheld) was nine years old when she was raped by a 20-year-old man last year in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The rapist, Kamilu, was well known to the little girl as a frequent...

Dear Reader, As the global battle against cancer continues, the Nigeria Nuclear Radiation Authority (NNRA) has said only eight certified radiotherapy centres are available for the nation's estimated 220 million population. The agency's Director General, Yau Idris, also disclosed that Nigeria...

The Taraba State government on Tuesday confirmed new cases of the viral haemorrhagic fever (Lassa fever) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo. The state commissioner for health, Gbangsheya Buma, said eight out of nine suspected cases that were tested...

Healthcare workers in Oyo State, under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), have begun a seven-day warning strike due to the government's failure to address their demands over a two-year period. Chairman of the association,...

Claim: Men need to have sex 21 times monthly to avoid prostate issues. Full Text Prostate problems are unique to men because they have to do with a peculiar reproductive organ. There are three types of prostate problems: inflammation (prostatitis), enlarged...

The Adamawa Government has confirmed one positive out of the five suspected cases of Lassa fever recorded in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Felix Tangwami, said this at a news conference in Yola on Monday. He said the index cases...

Women living with hearing impairment in Niger State have appealed to men who are looking for life partners, to seek their hands in marriage, as the condition will not prevent them from building a healthy family. The women spoke through...