Health

No fewer than 420 million adults have diabetes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, adding that the number has...

Medical experts on Wednesday called for inclusiveness as well as an early diagnosis and treatment of diabetes to reduce the...

The Lagos State chapter of Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) on Tuesday advised Nigerians to adopt healthy lifestyle that would save...

The Association of Resident Doctors at the  Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has called on the Oyo State...

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC), on Friday, advised consumers to extensively parboil their beans before consumption and to make sufficient...

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has raised alarm over series of fake medical reports being obtained by Nigerians to further...

An Endocrinologist, Dr Olufemi Fasanmade, on Wednesday advised Nigerians to stick to the traditional African diet, saying eating `eba’ or...

A Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, has cautioned Nigerians against too much consumption of fruits, saying it causes diabetes...

The Governing Council of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended the Executive Secretary of the scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf,...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the importation, sale and distribution of Malco...

Dr Samuel Ovo, a Medical Officer at the General Hospital Ughelli, Delta State says controlling blood sugar and regular exercise...

A common, safe and inexpensive drug for type 2 diabetes, Metformin, decreases the risk of heart attacks and strokes caused...

Dr Victor Fayomi, a General Medical Practitioner with a private hospital in Gwagalada, FCT, Abuja has warned that wrongly treatment...

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group,...

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in New York, the United States (U.S.), restated Nigeria’s commitment towards the eradication of tuberculosis...

With close to one million babies lost annually to pre-mature birth in Nigeria due to non-availability of relevant medication, relief...

Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said preparations are in top gear for the launching of the...

In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has partnered with the...

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN (left) and his deputy, Alfred Agboola Ajayi, during the official launch of the...

An outbreak of Lassa fever has allegedly claimed the life of Mr Henry Ehimati, a male nurse working with Okomu...