Health

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will investigate allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in Indomie noodles. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s special chicken flavour noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless...

Journalists have been charged to create adequate awareness of Tuberculosis(TB) in order to help reduce or eliminate the disease in Delta State. A Public Health Expert, Dr. Emmanuel Ajumuka gave the charge in Asaba during the training workshop of media representatives as participants on Tuberculosis, organised in conjunction with the...

By Michael Paul Amidst complaints of a failing healthcare system in West Africa, Trade Unions in the sub-region, with support from the Solidarity Center, have called on their governments to invest more in quality and affordable healthcare delivery system. The health sector has been historically underfunded in Nigeria and most...

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on strike if the federal government fails to meet its demands within two weeks. NARD issued the ultimatum at the end of its national executive council (NEC) meeting on Saturday at Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. “NEC resolved to issue...

Prof.Abiodun Adebayo, the Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University,Ota in Ogun State, has called for increased collaboration in the fight to kick out malaria from thecountry. He made the call at an event to mark the 2023 World Malaria Day on Wednesday in Ota, Ogun. Our Correspondent reports that World Malaria Day...

The Borno government has enrolled 46,000 vulnerable persons under its free healthcare scheme to enhance quality healthcare service delivery in the state. Dr Saleh Abba-Kaza, Executive Secretary, Borno State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (BOSCHMA), stated this at a news conference on Wednesday in Maiduguri. He said the beneficiaries comprised vulnerable...

NAFDAC on Wednesday in Abuja alerted Nigerians about a killer cough syrup, NATURCOLD. Its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that the cough syrup already caused the death of six children in Cameroon. Adeyeye stated that the cough syrup was not in NAFDAC’s database, and advised importers, distributors, retailers, and consumers to...

Medical expert has said that the risk of sudden death during sex is higher for individuals with existing heart conditions and individuals who engage in risky sexual activities. The expert also said certain drugs and alcohol could increase the risk of sudden death during sex. In an interview with our...

A medical doctor, Tochukwu Eneh, joined his father, who is also a doctor, to perform a surgery. The elated doctor made this known on his Twitter page on Wednesday, while hoping he attained his father’s records. Sharing photos during and after the surgery, he tweeted “Father and son saved a...

Bauchi State recorded 7,806 cases of tuberculosis in 2022, Dr Sani Mohammad, Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria said on Monday in Bauchi. He made the declaration at a news conference to mark the 2023 World Tuberculosis Day. Mohammed represented the Commissioner...