Health

 Nigeria has recorded a decline in the quantity of illicit drugs seized from circulation within its borders, the statistics of seizures and arrests made by the nation’s anti narcotic agency has shown. Records have also showed that Edo State leads in drug abuse as revealed by quantity of seizure. The latest crime data on drug abuse and enforcement released by …

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Everyone wants to have a healthy heart. Still, cardiovascular disease affects more than one  in three adults globally. The good news is that some simple, everyday habits can make a big difference in your ability to live a healthy lifestyle. Watching TV Sitting for hours on end increases your risk of heart attack and stroke, even if you exercise regularly. …

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By Pastor Christopher Ikebuwa   Many people have problems with masturbation, regardless of their marital status, with greater percentage however cutting across the teenagers, youths and singles especially. There have been reported cases of masturbation even with the married too. Sexual Picture/Imaginable feelings Masturbation, is a manual stimulation of one’s own genital organs for sexual arousal, or for other sexual …

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A new study has found that thin people have a higher risk of killer diseases than fat people, since their fat goes straight to their heart and liver. German researchers say women who are pear-shaped tend to escape this group, as the bottom and thighs are safer places to store fat on the body. It means the fat is not …

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Sperm counts of men in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand are plunging, according to a news analysis published Tuesday. Among these men there has been a 52% decline in sperm concentration and a 59% decline in total sperm count over a nearly 40-year period ending in 2011, the analysis, published in the journal Human Reproduction Update, said. Scientists determine sperm count …

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Management of hepatitis B Have you recently been diagnosed with hepatitis B? Has any of your family members or loved ones tested positive for hepatitis B?  You are not alone. In fact, nearly one in three people worldwide are infected with the hepatitis B virus in their lifetimes. Receiving a diagnosis of hepatitis B can be confusing or overwhelming, and …

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New drugs are urgently needed to treat gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted disease threatening to veer out of control as it develops resistance to existing antibiotics, the UN’s health agency said Friday. Nearly 80 million people are infected with the disease every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement. Among these, doctors are finding more and more cases …

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Super Eagles goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme is to undergo a course of chemotherapy, his club, Wolves of England has announced. Ikeme was diagnosed with acute leukaemia and the news is a blow to the Super Eagles currently in a qualifying race for the 2019 African Cup of Nations. Ikeme has made over 200 appearances for the Championship club since breaking through …

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The Ogun government says it has shut no fewer than 186 illegal health facilities in the last one year to check quackery. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, gave the figure while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in Abeokuta. He said those arrested by the monitoring team of the ministry following the exercise, were either guilty of operating with fake …

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CNN anchor and correspondent, Isha Sesay, has narrated the impact of Nigerian doctors and nurses in the recovery of her sick mother. The British of Sierra Leonean descent took to twitter yesterday being ‘thankful there were medical options in Nigeria for my mother.’ Isha, who is based in Los Angeles, in the United States, stated that her mother was in …

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