HEALTH

Ex-SON D-G Urges Pharmacists To Embrace New Technologies

  Odumodu Former Director-General of Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and Principal Partner of NQI Consult Limited, Dr....

5 Containers of Rotten Fish, Other Edibles, Found in Apapa

By Aisha Cole   Two safety agencies of Lagos State Government on Monday discovered five containers laden with...

Herders Raise Alarm Over Outbreak and Spread  of Cow Disease

  From Yakubu Busari, Jos   Alhaji Saidu Maikano Adamu   At least no fewer than 2,000 cows...

Medical Practitioner Laments Poor Budgetary Allocation To Health Sector

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja   A medical practitioner with the Federal Medical Center, Lokoja, Dr. Jones Taiwo has...

Expert Blames Rise in Type 2 Diabetes in Children on Poor Diet

By Blessing Odega   A Diabetologist (a specialist in treatment of diabetes), Mr Chima Adindu, of the Apex...

‘No Baby Disappeared in Kogi Specialist Hospital’, Says CMD

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja   The Chief Medical Director (CMD), Kogi State Specialist Hospital (KSSH),  Mr. Ahmed Attah...

NMA  Provides Free Medical Treatment To LG Staffers In Kogi

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The Kogi state Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), on Monday provided free...

Breastfeeding Prevents Cancer, Not Breast Sucking by Men, Says Expert

By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus     A medical expert, Mrs Abigael Shona, says breastfeeding a baby can prevent breast...

How STI “Herpes” Treats Skin Cancer

  Person with skin cancer     A new drug that contains the herpes virus could be the...

Nigerians Spend over $15bn Annually On Medical Tourism, Says Expatriate Doctor

From Toluwa Agboluaje, Ibadan A medical doctor fro the University of Pennsylvania in the US, Dr Stephen Hunt...