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New drug kills all kinds of cancer — Human testing starts 2014
Stanford researchers are on track to begin human trials of a potentially potent new weapon against cancer, and would-be participants are flooding in following the Post’s initial report on the...
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Many women still don’t breastfeed —Report
Many women still don’t breastfeed despite the much confirmed benefits, reports have found. Winifred Ogbebo writes. Breast milk gives infants all the nutrients they need for healthy development. Experts...
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Baby formula may increase risk of adult obesity, diseases, Study says
Formula-fed babies may grow too quickly and may be more susceptible than breastfed babies to obesity and other chronic diseases later in life, a new study says. Five formula-fed baby rhesus monkeys...
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Gov. Ahmed expresses satisfaction on rehabilitation of general hospitals
By Olarotimi Oshin In a bid to improve health care facilities in Kwara State, the State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has expressed satisfaction with the pace of work at the construction and...
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HIV/AIDS worse than World War, says NACA official
The Director of Administration, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Emmanuel Chenge, Thursday said the fight against HIV/AIDS should be seen as an actual war considering that the disease...
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Mugabe urges forced SADC-wide HIV tests
President Robert Mugabe,of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Sunday proposed introduction of compulsory HIV testing in the SADC region as one way of fighting the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Mugabe made the...
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Novartis muscle wasting drug gets “breakthrough” status
Novartis said on Tuesday U.S. regulators have granted breakthrough therapy status for its investigational compound bimagrumab for the potential treatment of patients with sporadic inclusion body...
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Sickle cell anaemia patients can change their genotype – Hematologist
Relief might be in sight for sufferers of the dreaded sickle cell disease and for many people whose options for marriage are restricted due to incompatible genotypes. A Benin based expert has stated...
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Male prostitution causes rise in sale of pampers in Kenya
The Police in Kenya said Tuesday said they were battling to contain a new trend of commercial sex tourism that targets young boys in the coastal towns of the country . The reports monitored from a...
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MERS Virus: Bat carries 100 percent match for deadly new disease
The MERS virus found in a bat is a 100 percent match to the virus from the first human case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. That’s the report from the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Disease journal,...
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Minister negotiates with striking health workers
Indications emerged, weekend, that the Ministry of Health is meeting with the leadership of Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, this morning towards finding quick resolution to the...
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Abuja administration procures mammography machine for Asokoro hospital
The FCT minister says the machine is the second one in all the hospitals in Abuja. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Bala Mohammed, on Monday said a new Mammography machine has been...
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Kwara NMA dissociates self from health workers’ strike
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Kwara state Branch has dissociated itself from the on-going nationwide strike embarked upon by the Joint Health Workers’ Union (JOSEHU). This was made known in a...
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National Hospital reduces MRI scan fees
The National Hospital, Abuja, on Thursday announced the reduction of its charges for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan from N90,000 to N60,000. Dr Tayo Hartstrup, the Head, Management Information...
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Fertility clinics: Lagosians make money selling sperm for N50,000
People get married for different reasons. While some seek companionship in marriage, many go into marriage for procreation. For couples who look forward to having children immediately after marriage,...
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Marijuana top illegal drug used worldwide, Global Survey shows
Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used worldwide, but addictions to popular painkillers like Vicodin, Oxycontin and codeine kill the most people, according to the first-ever global survey of...
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Heavy drinking hurts your ability to read social cues, Study finds
If you think alcohol makes you more charming in social situations, you may want to think again: Heavy drinking may impair the brain’s ability to assess and respond to social cues like facial...
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Britain has become a ‘neglectful society’, warns care minister
The demands of modern life have turned Britain into a “neglectful society” in which has become the norm for older people to be left isolated, a minister has warned. Norman Lamb, the care minister, said...
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College of Nursing to admit students by October 2013
By Dada Bamise In line with its objectives to apply therapeutic clinical interventions and to serve a pivotal role to provide expertise using clinical knowledge for healthcare services, the Kwara State...
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Unilorin VC urges newly inducted doctors to respect patients
By Olarotimi Oshin The College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, today said the institution has produced three thousand, seven hundred and eighty-one medical doctors since inception. Speaking...
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