Miss Cynthia Peterson (not real name), 24, is a skin care brand influencer. In recent times, her friends and neighbours have noticed some change in her complexion as her skin colour shifts from dark to fair complexion. She had explained that the change is to enable her meet new...
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A consultant gynaecologist, Dr Stanley Egbogu, has warned women against the use of natural remedies for the removal of fibroids. Egbogu who works at Nnamdi Azikwe Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Fibroids are non-cancerous...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it sees no need to cancel or postpone mass events this summer due to the unusually high number of monkey pox cases. “We have learnt that mass gatherings do not amplify transmission by themselves, it is the behavior during events that matters,’’ WHO...
The WHO says Nigeria is one of the countries that have reported cases of monkeypox. It says more than 3,200 cases have been confirmed in 48 countries and in five of its regions globally. “In Nigeria, the proportion of women affected is much higher than elsewhere. “It is critical...
A public health expert, Dr Ifeoma Uduji, has urged Nigerians to use lessons learnt from COVID-19 to prevent and curb recurring and emerging diseases in the country. Uduji, who is a specialist in Public Health Services and Policy, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, highlighted urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care, urging decision makers to step up commitment and actions to change attitudes and approaches to mental health. According to WHO, nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental...
World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working with partners on renaming Monkeypox and its variants, and also to put in place a mechanism to help share available vaccines, more equitably, as the need arises. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, disclosed this at a news conference on Tuesday...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that donating just one unit of blood can save the lives of up to three patients. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this in a message to commemorate the 2022 World Blood Donor Day, celebrated every June 14. “This year’s...
The United States (U.S.) Centres for Disease Control and Prevention raised its monkeypox alert level on Monday and recommended travellers wear masks. Although he cautioned that monkeypox was not on the same level of concern as COVID-19. Monkeypox presented as flu-like symptoms before patients develop a painful rash and...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted a 94 per cent decrease in COVID-19 deaths in Africa compared to 2021. That’s down from a “catastrophically high” average of 970 fatalities each day in 2021 to around 60 a day by the end of 2022. “The low number of deaths...
A Professor of Clinical Neurology and Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Ikenna Onwuekwe, has said that people with existing headaches are often more prone to having headaches when having sexual intercourse. The health expert urged people who experience headaches during sex not to...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert that more cases of the monkeypox virus could be reported in Britain. The WHO said in a statement that an investigation is underway by British health officials to detect the cause of the outbreak which has hit mainly London, now...
Premature greying of hair happens to some men due to several factors. Everybody, to some degree, will develop grey hair at some point. Some people desire to have grey hair because they feel it has something to do with wisdom. When you see some men developing premature gray hair,...
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in the northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing the total number of confirmed cases to three, since the 14th Ebola outbreak was declared in the country in late April. This is according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The...
World Health Organisation (WHO) says one million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received one or more doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine, through a programme it piloted. The malaria vaccine pilots, first launched by the Government of Malawi in April 2019, have shown the vaccine...
A team of scientists have developed an oral male contraceptive that will expand birth control options — as well as responsibilities — for men, AFP reports. The birth control pill was found to be 99 per cent effective in mice, without causing side effects, and could enter human trials...
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. Having diabetes, therefore means that you have to be aware of everything you eat or drink. This article helps you to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – Yobe State Government has approved the immediate recruitment of 196 graduates of College of Health Science and Technology Nguru to boost healthcare delivery services in the state. Governor Mai Mala Buni disclosed this in a statement issued by the Director of Press and Media...
World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that shortage of oxygen in Ukraine could put lives in danger and undermine the support of UN efforts in the country. On day seven of the Ukraine crisis, UN-led efforts to ramp up support to the country’s embattled health workers have continued, with...
The World Health Organization (WHO), has said although the solitary experience of COVID-19 is painfully expensive, the next pandemic will find African better prepared. Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, Africa Regional Director, World Health Organization (WHO AFRO), raised this hope at a three-day, high-level summit on “Ports to Arms” Africa responds...