Nigeria’s minister of labour, Dr. Chris Ngige, says being a medical doctor since 1979 puts him in a position to know the situation of things in the health sector. In a statement issued by Nwachukwu Obidiwe, his spokesman, Ngige denied making the statement on medical doctors which sparked off reactions on Wednesday. When he appeared […]
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Exercising three times a week and eating healthy foods can take 10 years off your brain age, a new study has revealed. The study, which could reverse the mental decline of ageing was conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Centre in the US. The researchers recruited 160 sedentary people with an average age of 65 […]
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Grace Johnson, a food nutritionist, says Nigerians should eat more bitter leaf as it can cure infertility and insomnia. Speaking with NAN on Tuesday, Johnson said bitter leaf works so well for fertility, and fights prostate cancer because its boost the functions of the reproductive system, balance hormones and help the ovary release healthy eggs. “Good […]
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In ancient times, the rich took a milk bath using donkey milk (donkey milk makes the best cheese) to revitalize their ageing skin. It is said that Queen Cleopatra’s had over 7,000 donkeys milked daily for her milk bath and that contributed to her beautiful skin and youth. Apart from the skin, milk contains properties […]
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The Nigerian Cardiac Society (NCS) has said that one out of every three adults in Nigeria had high blood pressure. Dr Okechukwu Ogah, the President of the association, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday. According to him, the rising prevalence of high blood pressure is […]
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The Federal Government says it has wrapped up plans to stop the use of tobacco in Nigeria, due to it’s increasing negative health effects. This was made known by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, while addressing the 8th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP8), to the WHO Framework Convention […]
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, operatives raided a Lagos warehouse and seized controlled drugs, such as Tramadol, valued at N105.6 million. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. She explained that NAFDAC carried out substantive surveillance on nefarious activities […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO), has recommended that every adult should consume less than five grammes of salt; less than one teaspoon daily to maintain a healthy life. WHO, on its Twitter Handle @WHOAFRO, on Saturday, said most people still consumed too much salt, an average of nine to 12 grammes daily or about twice […]
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The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has urged rich Nigerians to emulate the philanthropic gesture of the Sarumi family by contributing to the development of the Health Sector. Adewole made this known at the weekend while commissioning theAlhaja Wasilat Sarumi Medical Ward donated to the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, Osun State. The Minister noted that what the family […]
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The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered striking members of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), to suspend its on-going strike and resume duties across the nation within 24 hours. Justice Babatunde Adejumo, gave the order on Thursday after listening to the submissions of Mr Okere Nnamdi, in an ex-parte motion filed by a non-governmental organisation. […]
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