Health
12 Apr
The United States Centre for Disease Control (USCDC) has expressed its commitment to work with deserving communities by implementing partners and community-based organisations to provide services that will improve the well-being and longevity of people living with or affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) /AIDS in Nigeria.
12 Apr
Autism spectrum disorder is a disorder characterised by repetitive behaviour that is restricted to a pattern in terms of actions, play, food, and clothing. Also, there are language problems, which result in limited or no speech and poor social interaction. Those who achieve speech may not be able to use it for social communication
12 Apr
While the right to health of many continues to dwindle, most people around the world, especially in low-income countries have little to no access to basic health care and as such, are denied their right to basic health benefits.
12 Apr
A new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society has offered a promising weapon in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever, Zika, and malaria.
12 Apr
Malaria is a major public health concern and Nigeria accounts for nearly 27 per cent of the global malaria burden and 31 per cent of malaria deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) World Malaria report.
11 Apr
Autism spectrum disorder is a disorder characterised by repetitive behaviour that is restricted to a pattern in terms of actions, play, food, and clothing. Also, there are language problems, which result in limited or no speech
11 Apr
The United States Centre for Disease Control (USCDC) has expressed its commitment to work with deserving communities by implementing partners and community-based organisations to provide services that will improve
9 Apr
More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer. New data from 187 countries showed that the number of deaths from viral hepatitis rose to 1.3 million in 2022 from 1.1…
7 Apr
The World Health Organisation has said the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat around the world, warning that diseases and disasters loom large and would cause deaths and disabilities.
6 Apr
A Pharmacist, Mr Charles Dagogot has advised parents to use Hovid DHA drugs for proper brain development for children with Autism. Dagogot, an official of Pharmatex Nig. Ltd. disclosed during a paper presentation
5 Apr
The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published Friday.
4 Apr
Despite concerted efforts by various drug regulatory agencies to monitor drug distribution, the prevalence of fake and substandard drugs in the nation's open drug markets has continued to threaten the nation's health system and present challenges to public health.
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A former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Joe Abah, has narrated how an air crash was averted in Lagos on Friday. Abah, who made this disclosure in a post on his X handle, said he boarded a 7:00 am Ibom Air flight in Lagos, heading to Abuja. The flight also had…