More than 20 medical and dental students, along with a house officer, have been kidnapped by gunmen in Benue State. The students were travelling to the Federation of Catholic Medical
By Mofolorunso Adekunle Enigbokan Certain hormones help to regulate our blood glucose ( sugar ) levels. Prominent among them are Insulin (from the Pancreas ), Glucagon ( from the Pancreas
By Robert Egbe and Anjola Fatuase Fifteen years after the National Assembly enacted the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) to protect Nigerians from the dangers of tobacco, the problem of
No fewer than 25 genetically modified (GM) products have been approved in Nigeria, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), said Tuesday. The leading African ecological think tank, which disclosed
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). Professor Obafunwa succeeds Professor Babatunde Salako,
A gynecologist, Dr Emeka Iloghalu, has urged nursing mothers to always engage in exclusive breastfeeding to help in brain development of their children. Iloghalu, of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
Health workers in Kaduna State have embarked on a five- day warning strike. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in some of the public hospitals showed only
The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) has alerted Nigeria to a push by British American Tobacco (BAT) for Pakistan to export small packs of cigarettes, known as “kiddie” packs, to
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has inaugurated the Healthy Food Policy Youth Vanguard (HFPYV) programme aimed at youth-focused public health and food justice advocacy. The inauguration, held on
NDLEA proposes mandatory drug tests for intending couples in Kano The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has proposed a mandatory drug test for prospective couples as part
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