Malnutrition can cut your child’s height short by 20cm
Genetics play a large part in how tall a person is. Once a person reaches adulthood and stops growing, they...
Oyo seals five bakeries, two eateries to avert food-borne epidemic
Concerned by the health implications of unwholesome foods, the Oyo State government has sealed off five bakeries and two eateries...
‘Tuberculosis detection in blood samples only possible in three centres across Nigeria’
An expert in tuberculosis (TB), Professor Aderemi Kehinde says Nigeria can only confirm TB using blood samples only in three...
25 per cent of Nigerians are overweight, urged to seek dietitian’s advice
The Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Professor Jesse Otegbayo, says that 25 per cent of Nigerians are...
Cocoyam tuber extract suppresses enlarged prostate — Experts
As men age, many experience prostate gland enlargement. This condition is known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) which is quite...
Homemade beauty products can be harmful to the skin — Gold-Olufadi, dermatologist
In this interview by SADE OGUNTOLA, Dr Shakirat Gold-Olufadi, a dermatologist and physician at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan...
Taking morning-after pill protects against pregnancy, not STIs —Experts
EMERGENCY contraception, also known as the morning-after pill, can prevent up to over 95% of pregnancies when taken within 5...
Stakeholders told to recognise mental health effects of EndSARS protests on Nigerians
EXPERTS say stakeholders need to recognise the impact of protests on the mental health of Nigerians and invest in the...
Significant reductions in malaria parasite prevalence only in 25 states in Nigeria — Study
EXPERTS, in an analysis of malaria infection in children under-5 across the 36 states of Nigeria between 2010 and 2018,...
‘To prevent breast cancer, don’t confuse lumps for boil’
NIGERIAN women have been told not to confuse any lump on their breast for a boil but rather have it...
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