The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked claims that it approved a “long-cleansing herbal tea” for smokers. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement on Saturday, said the product, identified as Lungitox…
Does marriage favour men or women more? My perspective — Tara Aisida
As someone who has experienced and observed the dynamics of marriage and one who is not really interested in being married again because of the responsibilities and obligations it places on the parties, I am beginning to question what marriage…
Mark Ruffalo found brain tumour ‘size of golf ball’ thanks to warning in strange dream
Mark Ruffalo was 33 when he had a bizarre nightmare about his health, which turned out to be real. The 13 Going On 30 actor’s wife of 24 years Sunrise Coigney, now 51, was heavily pregnant and his career had…
Lloyd Austin cuts comment about health from first public speech
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin deviated from his prepared remarks while addressing funding for Ukraine, skipping over an update on his health in his first public appearance since his hospitalization. Austin spoke at a virtual meeting before the Ukraine Defense…
Diphtheria: 3 dead, 7 hospitalised in Kaduna
A suspected outbreak of Diphtheria in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has killed three children, leaving seven others hospitalised. Malam Aliyu Alhassan, the Health Secretary of the Makarfi Local Government Council, confirmed the development in an interview with…
Pope Francis, 86, taken to Rome hospital for a check-up
Pope Francis has been taken to hospital, according to a media report, but there was no official information from the Vatican about the 86-year-old’s health. The local media report said the pontiff arrived at the Gemelli Clinic in the morning…
World Bicycle Day: Physician advises Nigerians to embrace cycling
Amidst the ongoing fuel crisis, a general physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, has advised Nigerians to embrace cycling to improve personal health and well-being. Akintade gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in…
Prepare for next pandemic, future pathogens with “even deadlier potential” than COVID, WHO chief warns
The head of the World Health Organization urged countries across the globe to prepare for the next pandemic, warning that future health emergencies could be even worse than the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s warning comes weeks…
Polio: Afghanistan reports 1st case in 2023
Afghanistan on Saturday reported its first polio case in 2023 after a four-year-old child became the latest victim of the crippling disease. In a statement, the country’s Health Ministry said that the case was recorded in the Bati-Kot District of…
Weight loss in children can be sign of tuberculosis – Experts
Health experts at a media training on Tuberculosis (TB) say that unexplained consistent weight loss in children can be as a result of TB. According to them, other signs and symptoms of suggestive of TB in children include failure to…