HEALTH

 Rapper and singer, Eedris Abdulkareem, has said that even before his wife, Yetunde, donated a kidney for him, he had always known that she could do anything for him.Speaking against the backdrop of the new song titled, ‘Thank You’, which he released to appreciate her, Eedris told Saturday Beats, “I …

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised an alarm that the use of the drug — Weight Rapid Loss Capsule can lead to cancer. It, therefore, warned Nigerians to desist from taking it. The warning is contained in alert No. 049/2022, signed by NAFDAC …

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public of two “substandard (contaminated)” cough syrups named AMBRONOL and DOK-1 Max containing “toxic” ingredients. In a statement published Sunday on its website, the agency noted that the products were identified in Uzbekistan, a Central Asian …

Doctors in Abia State on Thursday barricaded the Government House gate to press home their pleas over 25 months’ salary arrears. Carrying placards with different inscriptions, including “Abia Doctors lives matter”, “2 years without salary no be joke”, “No salaries for 24 months”, among others, the doctors pleaded with Abia …

The weather is dry, cold, and dusty at this time of year.A number of factors including climate and anthropogenic factors can cause harmattan, according to environmentalists. The spread of airborne diseases has also been shown to be correlated with the season. Illnesses such as sore throat, frequent sneezing, watery or …

There is confusion in the Tudun Wada Dankadai community at Tudun Wada Local Council in Kano State, following an alleged transfusion of infectious blood on a female patient. The blood, allegedly infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was said to have been administered by an alleged fake doctor on the …

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Virginity test is illegal, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, a Consultant Family Physician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, declared in Ilorin on Wednesday. He told the News Agency of Nigeria on the side-line of a workshop for primary healthcare providers that the WHO had declared the practice as illegal. He …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reviewed the COVID-19 health guidelines for the aviation industry in the country, abolishing face mask wearing by passengers. Also, the aviation regulatory body in its revised COVID-19 public health protocols for all aviation service providers for both domestic and international operations has cancelled …

To prevent sudden slumping and dying, heart care experts have urged Nigerians to embrace proper treatment of underlying health conditions. The experts warned that having undiagnosed or poorly managed high blood pressure and untreated high cholesterol can make a person suddenly slump and die. According to them, a person cannot …