Shisha smokers risk heart disease, says study
Researchers at Qatar University have recently found that shisha smoking or water pipe smoking increases the risk of heart disease in adults. Shisha, also known as hookah, is a kind…
Researchers at Qatar University have recently found that shisha smoking or water pipe smoking increases the risk of heart disease in adults. Shisha, also known as hookah, is a kind…
The World Health Organisation has warned Nigeria and other countries to prepare for the flu pandemic by increasing budgetary allocation to health and improving the primary healthcare system. The WHO…
Maternal and nutrition experts have said pregnant women who diet to avoid weight gain are likely to cause serious harm to themselves and their unborn babies. They warned that dieting…
A non-governmental organisation, under the auspices of Mission to Save The Helpless, said it had executed over 1,400 mass hydrocelectomy for hydrocele cases arising from lymphatic filariasis, also known as…
Nursing mothers whose babies are unable to display social smile during breastfeeding should be worried, a Consultant Paediatric Haematologist and Oncologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Prof. Edamisan…
The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria and 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers.…
As COVID-19 raged across the globe, bringing with it deaths and lockdowns, measures were put in place to curb its spread as well as that of other diseases. Among the…
Medical experts have revealed that aside from epilepsy, some congenital and acquired health conditions can cause seizures in adults and children. According to them, trauma or injury to the head,…
Dr Uthman Adedeji, a registrar in Emergency Medicine at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, talks to FATTEH HAMID about the human immunodeficiency virus, the misconceptions and treatment What is…
Mental health experts have said adults that suffered trauma as children are more likely to have anger issues, stressing that severe trauma increases the likelihood of aggressive behaviour. Their stance…