Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Tsanyawa, yesterday, confirmed the outbreak of the deadly Diphtheria disease, which is reported to have killed no fewer than 25 persons in the state. Sympt…
Berkeley Scientists Discover Secret to Waking Up Alert and Refreshed
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have found that by focusing on three key elements – sleep, exercise, and breakfast- one can wake up each morning feeling refreshed and alert. Tips…
South Africa: Ancient Poop Offers Unusual Insight Into Animal Behaviour
Elephant dung, Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Some people are annoyed when they encounter a fresh pile of dung while out on a walk in nature. Others are excited because it point…
Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
Uganda has declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the first case was confirmed in the country’s central Mubende district on 20 Septembe…
Inequalities are blocking the end of the AIDS pandemic, says United Nations (UN)
Analysis by the UN ahead of World AIDS Day reveals that inequalities are obstructing the end of AIDS. To current trends, the world will not meet agreed global targets on AIDS. But the new UNAIDS repor…
98 per cent of Nigerians with HIV on treatment, says NACA
National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) yesterday said 98 per cent of persons living with HIV in the country were on treatment, with 95 per cent on viral suppression. It noted that as of September,…
World Diabetes Day (WDD): Over 10m Nigerians have diabetes, kills more than COVID-19, cancer
• Condition major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, lower limb amputation says EMSON • Fasanmade: There are only 150 endocrinologists to over 220 million Nigerians • Physical …
World Diabetes Day: Education to protect tomorrow
November 14 of every year is dedicated to the awareness of Diabetes Mellitus globally. The term diabetes is the shortened version of the full name Diabetes Mellitus. The Greek word Diabetes means siph…
Davido’s son Ifeanyi drowns in Lagos swimming pool
The three-year-old drown in Lagos on Monday. Nigerian musician Davido has lost his son Ifeanyi The three-year-old drowned in a private swimming pool at the family’s residence in Lagos, according to a …
Oyo targets 1.234 million children with measles, vitamin A supplementation, others
Oyo State government says it is set to immunize at least one million two hundred and thirty-four thousand children aged five to 59 months against measles and other vaccine-preventable childhood diseas…