health

A man has cried out on social media after one of his associate’s son suffered reactions on his skin after taking fake anti-malaria drug. The drug was reportedly purchased off the counter from a nearby pharmacy store, but it was quite…

Dr Aliyu Abubakar of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has said that the youths account for about 85 per cent of mad people in Nigeria. Abubakar made the remark in a paper he presented at a sensitisation…

Scientists have determined that Viagra, the blue pill commonly prescribed in the treatment of impotence, could also stop age-related blindness and restore sight. A two-year trial led by scientists at the Columbia University in New…

There are drinkers who don’t care for their health and there are those who drink and argue that moderate alcohol consumption is healthy. Now, a major study published in The Lancet journal says there is no safe amount of alcohol…

A study published on Thursday in the journal Chem showed that a combination of existing drugs could reduce the size of cancerous tumors much more effectively than current treatments. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin…

The Chairman, Association for Advancement of Family Planning, Dr. Ejike Orji, has said men and women who maintain active sex life usually look between five and seven years younger than their actual ages. The physician noted that…

Researchers say heavy drinking or long-term abstinence could both contribute to increased risk of developing dementia. Researchers from French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and UCL investigated the…

A student of the Federal University, Lokoja, Saddam Saidu, has narrated how drug addiction almost ruined his life, but for the intervention of his father, Mohammed, who refused to give up on him. The Political Science student explained…

The Kogi State Specialist Hospital in Lokoja has been thrown into mourning following the death of the Head of Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. Chukwudibe Rosemary, on Monday. Another doctor, Idris Nuhu, three nurses and a ward…

Nigerian doctor, Chioma @Deekachy_md, shared the photos of the elderly woman, Alhaja Alakija, who according to her has lived with sickle cell anemia for 94 years. She shared the photos to disabuse the minds of Nigerians who believe that…

A nurse has taken to Twitter to complain about the shabby treatment of a nurse by a medical doctor. Nursingworld Nigeria accused a doctor, whose name was given only as Ajibola, of pouring irrigation fluid (fluid used in washing a…

Friends and family have taken to Facebook to react over the shocking and untimely death of ABSU graduate, Samuel Onu. According to some friends, Onu from Abriba, complained of headache on Tuesday night and slumped. He was rushed to a…

Saboi Mundia Kalinda who traveled to India last month with her husband, Haswell Kalinda, for a liver operation, has thanked him for donating part of his to her . According to Saboi, It is amazing how God revealed to her and her…

The death of a young lady, Dolapo Ajayi, was reported in the news some few days ago. She died on the day that her grandfather was being buried. The 26 year old lady was the daughter of Nigeria’s Ambassador to Hungary, Dr Eniola…

The Nigerian government has been advised by the United Nations to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, as the international agency also noted that those addicted to them are sick and need treatment, care and rehabilitation.…