Four ways Female Genital Mutilation affect women
IN Nigeria, it is estimated that 17% of girls aged 0-14 years and 25% of women aged 15-40 years have…
‘Climate change will increase number of children born with congenital heart defects’
GLOBAL warming could mean more children are born with potentially deadly heart defects. Being exposed to unusually high temperatures during…
Children’s headaches rarely linked to vision problems —Researchers
Headaches are very common problems. Fortunately, most headaches are not a sign of serious condition. Researchers pointed out that contrary…
Scientists grow human blood vessels in the lab in ‘game changing’ breakthrough for disease research
SCIENTISTS have managed to grow ‘perfect’ human blood vessels in the lab for the first time. The breakthrough could have…
Harmful effect of ‘shisha smoking’ on maternal health
It is no longer hidden knowledge that smoking water pipes, globally recognised as “hookah” or more commonly called “shisha” has…
Why hitting children is a bad idea —Experts
Spanking once or twice is almost surely no big deal, and the real problem is the parents who are using…
Why hitting children is a bad idea —Experts
Spanking once or twice is almost surely no big deal, and the real problem is the parents who are using…
Rate of obesity in children is disturbing-Dr Yusuf, consultant Endocrinologist
Dr Kemi Yusuf, a Consultant Endocrinologist and Physician, Endocrine, Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University…
How too much TV in childhood takes its toll on teenagers —Experts
WITH a career that constantly demands that Mr Gregory Okonkwo, a 40-year-old marketer be away from home from daybreak to…
Why you must breastfeed your child for 6 months —Experts
BREAST milk is a thing of beauty! Generally, babies are breastfed exclusively for the first six months of life, and…
How best to treat Apollo —Expert
WATCHING from a distance, it was obvious the little girl was not finding it easy playing with her doll because…
Oral health negligence; dangerous and contagious during pregnancy
Pregnancy represents a very delicate stage for a woman, this period brings with it a lot of changes. One of…
Struggle between child’s survival and coping with stigmatisation
In this report, AKINWALE ABOLUWADE writes on cerebral palsy, a condition that affects the control of muscles in the limbs…
Sickle Cell: How illness made me miss JAMB exams several times
Osasele Esangbedo is the Founder of Noah’s Ark Foundation For Sickle Cell, a support and advocacy group, an NGO that…
Struggle between child’s survival and coping with stigmatisation
In this report, AKINWALE ABOLUWADE writes on cerebral palsy, a condition that affects the control of muscles in the limbs…
Waging war against resistant malaria
In this piece, AKINWALE ABOLUWADE writes that a strange sickness that presents as malaria at an early stage is taking…
Parents agonise over child with increasing head size
In this report, AKINWALE ABOLUWADE writes about a family whose child is down with hydrocephalus, fluid in the brain, with…
How does a mother’s diet affect her milk?
MRS Mary Okeke stepped into the room with a bowl of pap and a wrap of Akpu with a bowl…
Giving new life and smile to cleft patients
AKINWALE ABOLUWADE writes on the plight of people with cleft lips and palate, the belief of the Yoruba people about…
Depression during pregnancy, common but deadly —Experts
Pregnant-womanKate’s first pregnancy was planned, and she was looking forward to having a baby. Yet, halfway through the pregnancy, something…
