Public health experts have warned that frequent exposure to loud road noise could increase the risk of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases. According to the experts, studies have…

Analgesics are medications that help to relieve different types of ailments. They are also called painkillers and while some are prescribed many are available in pharmacies without a prescription. Painkillers…

Experts have urged stakeholders in the health sector and patients to embrace the recently launched artificial intelligence invention – Chat GPT, noting that it is poised to radically change healthcare…

A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has shown that traffic noise is associated with an increased risk of hypertension. The research, which was…

A consultant physician and dermatologist at the Edo State University, Uzairue, and Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin City, Dr Aisha Sokunbi, tells ALEXANDER OKERE the causes of pressure ulcers, also known…

The term, urethral stricture, means that there is an abnormal narrowing affecting any part of the urethra. The urethra is that part of the urinary system that is responsible for…

The last time I started talking about how it was important to look after your health if you were living with sickle cell or if you were looking after someone…

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has vowed that the agency will adopt a multifaceted approach towards enforcing regulatory control…

A public health organisation, Nigeria Health Watch, has expressed concerns over the increasing rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria, saying the country is not moving in the right direction to…

The Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, Malam Farouk Salim, has cautioned Nigerians against buying uncertified products that would endanger their lives.   Salim gave the warning during SON’s Special…