health

Evidently, hypertension remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Recent statistics have shown that over 1 billion people are hypertensive although a good proportion of them are not even aware. Sadly, among those who are aware, many refuse to start treatment until dreaded...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday alerted Nigerians on the alleged existence of cancer-causing tomato pastes imported into the country by some unscrupulous people. The House, therefore, mandated its Committee on Health Services and Drug and Narcotics to investigate the alleged...

It is possible that bed bug can carry diseases, however, they are not known to transmit diseases to people. However, their presence is usually irritating to the human skin. Bed bugs feed exclusively on blood and people have various responses to bed bug bites. Follow the steps below to eliminate...

Roaches are insects which are detrimental to humans by nature. They are one of the primary conveyors of harmful microorganisms. They tend to contaminate different items of our daily use. The harmful microbes carried by the roaches are contained in their saliva, and they spread their saliva over...

About 71 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Kalgo, Kebbi State have been hospitalised as a result of food poisoning in the state. The Principal of the school, Hajiya Gwamma Sakaba, said the students were hospitalised after eating contaminated food bought from vendors selling...

Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has commisssioned the first University of Medical Sciences in Nigeria and West Africa and third in Africa, the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) which also held its first matriculation ceremony over the weekend. The Ondo State University...

Global warming, sometimes referred to as climate change is a term that refers to a gradual progressive increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans. As the name implies, it is a global phenomenon that spares no continent of the Earth, especially the polar Arctic...

Prof. Dennis Agbonlahor, a member of the National Committee on the Control of Lassa fever, says the virus had killed more than 100,000 Nigerians since the discovery of the virus in the country, calling for more funding and political will to combat the scourge. Agbonlahor said this while...

A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US. A person in Texas has reportedly become infected with the virus after having sexual contact with an infected person. The World Health Organization estimates that the virus could...

The Federal Government is set to convene an Emergency National Council on Health meeting tomorrow to discuss the on-going Lassa fever outbreak in the country. A statement issued by the Director, Media /Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs. Boade Akinola, the Minister of...

The Lagos State government, in the alert issued through the Ministry of Health and signed by the Commissioner, Dr Jide Idris, had stated that, “For prevention and control of Lassa fever, the general public is urged to avoid contact between rats and human beings; observe good personal hygiene...

The Senate during plenary session on Tuesday summnoned the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to brief it over the outbreak of Lassa fever in 10 states of the federation. The invitation of the minister followed a motion by Senator Olanrewaju Tejuoso (Ogun Central) and five others...

Lassa fever is one of the lethal viral haemorrhagic fevers, apart from Ebola, Dengue and some others. It's predominantly a disease of West Africa that was first discovered in 1969 in a Nigerian town called Lassa where two missionary nurses died from the disease. Since then, there have been...

As the year gradually winds up and the New Year beckons, it has become necessary to reflect on the outgoing year with a view to changing some bad habits while imbibing healthy lifestyles that will guarantee your sound health in the New Year. Furthermore, it's interesting to know that while many...

Republicans claim a veto by Barack Obama would mean Obamacare would be repealed if they win the race to the White House in 2016. The Senate has approved legislation aimed at crippling President Barack Obama's health care law after a tight vote on Thursday night. The bill, which is expected to...

Recurrent sore throat is caused mainly by viruses and bacteria that get into the upper respiratory tract. In is highly contagious and it is contacted via respiratory droplets of an infected person. Sore throat gives a burning, itchy and scratching sensation of the throat. Sore throat caused by...

Despite having an increasing number of citizens suffering from cancer, Nigeria only has seven radiotherapy machines, five of which are currently faulty, health officials have said. Following complains by cancer patients across the country in accessing treatment, there is the need to ascertain...

The World Health Organisation on Friday announced that a new case of the deadly Ebola virus has discovered in Liberia, which was declared Ebola free in September, this year. There is one confirmed case,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told AFP, without providing further details. The west...

A Nigerian scientist, Eddy Agbo, has won the Health Innovation Challenge Award for designing a Fyodor Urine Malaria Test kit. Agbo, who received $100,000 for the feat, beat 11 other scientists at the maiden edition of the award organised by the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria and the...

In our environment today, we are beginning to see an increase in certain medical conditions because we are no longer getting enough exercise. Humans now prefer sedentary lifestyle or are engaged in low output activities thereby leading to the accumulation of excess consumed calories as fat...