22nd January 2020| PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY TO NIGERIANS ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS This is a public health advisory on a new virus; the novel coronavirus (nCoV),…
Chinese authorities have urged people to stop travelling in and out of Wuhan, the city at the centre of a new virus outbreak that has…
At least three persons died of a suspected deadly lassa fever at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano. The three victims including two medical…
Ethanolic extracts of African star apple or cherry have been validated in recent studies to damage fertility in men. CHUKWUMA MUANYA and ADAKU ONYENUCHEYA write….
In 1851, a German physician called Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich surveyed 25,000 people in one city and established that 37°C is the standard temperature of…
Abia State government says adequate measures are being taken to address reported case of Lassa fever in the State. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Abia…
Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) would undergo a drug test, the Comptroller General of the Service, Muhammad Babandede, has said. According to a…
Maverick entertainer cum activist Charles Oputa popularly called Charly Boy has said he thought he would go mad the first time he smoked cannabis, before…
Dr Uche Okonkwo of the Department of Orthorhinolaryngology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), on Thursday warned that habitual cleaning of ears could leave them…
While we know that there are quite a number of oils, we cannot deny the beauty that is Coconut oil. Taking its place as the…
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has adopted a new technology for HIV screening. Dr Yewande Olafa, NACA Assistant Director, Community Prevention…
The Lagos State Government is on the trail of about 60,000 people, who tested positive to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) but did not go back…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday alerted Nigerians on the unscrupulous activities of some business men and traders who…
Nobel laureate and renowned dramatist, Wole Soyinka has revealed that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer in 2014. Speaking to BBC, Soyinka revealed that…
A bill that seeks to establish a commission for mental health passed second reading at the Senate on Wednesday. The bill entitled “A Bill for…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye has donated a sum of N10 million to the University College Hospital, Ibadan – The pastor donated the money for a hemodialysis…
A leading charity, Marie Stopes, says it has recalled more than a million condoms distributed in Uganda following concerns about their safe use. Tests had…
The Senate has directed the Federal Government through its relevant agencies to Increase the construction of public toilets throughout the 36 states of the federation….
