Copper in water and food ’causes Alzheimer’s to progress’
Scientists found strong evidence that copper helps to promote the changes in the brain underlying Alzheimer's. But they say there is little that can be done about it because...
Nigeria: NHIS seeks more funds to attain universal health coverage
The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr AbdulRahman Sambo, said inadequate funding was needed to attain universal health coverage in the country. Sambo told the...
Diarrhoea: NAFDAC DG laments infant mortality
MAKURDI— The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Dr. Paul Orhii, yesterday, lamented that over 194,000 Nigerian children under the age of...
Medical Experts worry over imminent Tsunami of non communicable disorders in Nigeria
A group of medical experts has called for adoption of scientific control and prevention strategies to stem what they described as the imminent “tsunami” of Non Communicable Disorders, NCDs, such...
8 sleeping positions and their effects on health
1. On Your Back, Arms at Sides Sleeping on your back with your arms at your side is generally considered to be the best sleeping position for spine health...
Mothers: Breast feed your baby not your man
As a mother do you still enjoy the act of breastfeeding? Nothing can beat that feeling that you breast fed your own baby. From experience, breast feeding promotes bonding between...
Fertility forecast: Baby bust is over; births will rise
America's fertility rate is taking baby steps upward, a new report suggests. The total fertility rate in the USA is predicted to rise from a 25-year low of 1.89...
Child Suffers From Itchy Scale Skin With Fish-Like Scale As Skin (PHOTO)
Eight-year-old boy, Pan Xianhang has been nicknamed 'fish boy' by neighbours because he's covered from head to toe in thick, itchy scales. He was born in Wenling, China with...
Nigeria: Let insurance carry your risk
Insurance is the transfer of risk from people exposed to risks to professional risk carriers, which are the insurance companies. Every one of us is exposed to one risk or...
Nigerians deserve proper medical diagnosis before treatment – Dr. Abiola Ajayi
For about five days beginning Friday last week, all roads led to the ROA Hospital & Surgical Centre, a comprehensive health care facility located on Arepo Road, off Lagos- Ibadan...