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Newly introduced vaccine will receive government attention – Wada
By Abdullahi Ibrahim Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has said that the newly introduced pentavalent vaccine in the state will receive serious government attention. He stated this during the state...
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No Nigerian should be allowed to die of HIV from now henceforth – President...
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that no Nigerian should be allowed to die from HIV/AIDS henceforth, noting that there had been no comprehensive plan in the fight against HIV/AIDS and its...
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Group seeks more change from pepsi on carcinogen
Pepsi drinks sit on display at JJ&F Market in Palo Alto, Calif. An environmental group said Wednesday, July 3, 2013, that the caramel coloring used in Pepsi still contains a worrisome level of a...
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Happily Married means a healthier ever after
Research from the School of Family Life found that happily married couples have better health. (Credit: © drubig-photo / Fotolia) New BYU research finds that people in happy marriages live less “in...
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New resistance mechanism to chemotherapy in breast and ovarian cancer
Cancer cell It is estimated that between 5% and 10% of breast and ovarian cancers are familial in origin, which is to say that these tumours are attributable to inherited mutations from the parents in...
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Kidney disease is expensive, avoid it
These days, it has virtually become the tradition while watching prime time TV shows to have programmes interrupted for a few minutes, not for product advertisement but for funds solicitation....
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Watching an Avatar can help with weight loss, study finds
If you saw a computer game version of yourself regularly exercising and forgoing snack foods, would you follow its lead? A new paper published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Control suggests...
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We have the cure for HIV – U.S. Researchers
The cure for the dreaded Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) may be on the way soon with the report yesterday of two patients who were given bone marrow...
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300,000 Nigerian pupils set new world record in toothbrushing challenge
Today, three hundred thousand pupils from across 600 public schools in Lagos made history as they set a new World Record in tooth brushing. The previous simultaneous toothbrushing record of 177, 003...
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Newborn baby girl found buried alive in Indian forest in ANOTHER tragic case...
The baby girl, who was just one day old, was still alive when she was found half-buried in the forest, but died of her injuries two days later in hospital The baby was just 24 hours old when she was...
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FG targets 80 million Nigerians for HIV testing
In its attempt to curtail the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, the federal government, under the President’s Comprehensive Response Plan (PCRP), plans to avail 80 million Nigerians, aged 15 and above...
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Obama Administration defends Serco, firm with $1.2 bn Obamacare contract,...
Obama administration on Tuesday defended a decision to award outsourcing company Serco Inc a $1.25 billion contract to help implement new online health insurance exchanges after word the contractor’s...
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MDGS 2015: Africa can’t meet target on HIV, TB, Malaria
African leaders have admitted that they cannot meet the 2015 target set by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for a pushback against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The foggy situation was...
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Mel C credits new slimmer figure down to Victoria Beckham’s Alkaline diet
The former Spice Girl has never looked or felt better. When Mel C took part in a triathlon at a park in Dorney, near Eton on Saturday her new toned body surely drew envious glances from onlookers and...
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Photo news: Inauguration of Trauma and Burns unit of Gbagada General Hospital...
Left: Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, State Commissioner for Special Duties, Dr Wale Ahmed; Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris; Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande...
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Is Your Smartphone Making You Fat?
Smartphone users just might be the new couch potatoes. Researchers studying college students found that cellphone use — much like watching television — may significantly decrease physical activity and...
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My Pikin: Appeal Court dismisses convicts’ bail request
The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday dismissed a bail application filed by two men convicted for the sale of adulterated teething mixture, My Pikin, which killed about 80 children in 2008....
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Japan approves landmark stem cell trials
The proposed clinical trials will attempt to repair the eye damage in six patients [Al Jazeera] Government has given the green light to world’s first clinical trials using stem cells harvested from...
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Photo news: Inauguration of Lagos State Secretariat Clinic in Lagos
Left: Secretary to Lagos State Government, Dr Ranti Adebule, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mr Femi Olugbile, Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Yewande Adesina, Gov....
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Photo news: Gov. Obi inspects Iyienu mission hospital in Ogidi
Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra (2nd-R) and the Bishop of Anglican Diocese on the Niger, Bishop Owen Nwokolo (R), during inspection of buildings erected in Iyienu Mission Hospital, Ogidi by Anambra...
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