Health

Prof. Jacqueline Azumi Badaki, Professor of Parasitology and Entomology has called for establishment of a Center for Neglected Tropical Diseases with a focus on improved disease management in areas of diagnostics, preventive treatments, research and capacity building. Prof. Badaki made the call in her Inaugural Lecture titled: “The Endless War...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that the country needs a peacetime health system to be better prepared for the next pandemic. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this on Monday in Abuja, at the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) and the...

The Federal Government and the striking Joint Health Sector Union will reconvene today (Thursday) in a bid to find a resolution to the ongoing indefinite strike The unions had met with the government last Thursday, but the meeting ended in a deadlock. Members of the union embarked on an indefinite...

Popular American actor, Jamie Foxx, has been reportedly moved into one of the top physical rehabilitation centers in the country after being released from the hospital. This was according to a report by TMZ on Monday, stating that his daughters, Corinne and Anelise, were at his side. Although it is...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), says it will commence a five-day warning strike on Wednesday. President of the association, Dr Innocent Orji, disclosed this on Monday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the outcome of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. According to him,...

Six passengers were killed after being stung to death by bees after their bus crashed on a road in Nicaragua. According to DailyMail, the bus carrying 60 passengers was making the hour-long journey from Jinotega to San Sebastián de Yalí in Nicaragua on Monday when the vehicle lost control and...

4.  THE SMALL  INTESTINE is      injured when you      eat cold and stale      food. 5.  THE LARGE INTESTINES are      injured when you      eat more fried      and spicy food. 6.  THE LUNGS are      injured when you      breathe in smoke      and stay in      polluted      environment of      cigarettes.      All these body      parts are...

Medical doctors have performed a first-ever brain surgery on a baby with a deadly genetic disorder while it is still inside the mother’s womb. The yet-to-be-born baby was diagnosed with a vein of Galen malformation at 30 weeks and children born with this kind of condition have a 30 per...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says its demand for a pay rise is not outrageous. On Saturday, NARD threatened to embark on strike if the government fails to meet its demands within two weeks. The association demanded a 200 percent upward review of the consolidated medical salary structure...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied reports of banning Indomie instant noodles and has assured consumers that the product is safe for consumption. It should be recalled that health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan had claimed to detect ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic substance...