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Expert suggests regular fruit intake to reduce diseases

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

Benin – Dr Harrison Osasogie, a medical practitioner at Faith Clinic Benin, says regular intake of fruits helps in the reduction of chronic diseases. Osasogie made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Sunday. “Eating foods such as fruits that are

Health

Harmattan: Protect your wards against cold-related diseases, Expert advises parents

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2020 0

Kaduna – The Director of Womanhood School of Health Science, Kaduna, Nurudden Bello, on Saturday, advised parents to protect their wards to avert contracting cold-related illnesses. Bello, who gave the advice while fielding questions from journalists in Kaduna, urged parents to help keep their children and the elderly warm to protect them against the effect […]

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Why half of youths don’t use condoms on new sex partners

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2017 0

The upsurge of sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea, HIV amongst others, may be liked to lifestyle of youths most of whom have adopted to none usage of condom while having sex with new sex partners. According to a recently released new study, almost half of young people will not use a condom the first time […]

Labour

Buhari gives Govs marching order to pay salaries before December

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2017 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged state governors to ensure that they pay all the salaries owed workers before Christmas, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. The president gave the charge on Monday, when he met with the governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Many states are still owing workers several months of salaries and […]

Features

CERVICAL CANCER: Just one early screening can avert lifetime suffering

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 October 2017 0

By Oyindamola Idris Cervical cancer is one of the commonest genital diseases in women that has claimed the lives of many regardless of their title or position. Although this condition is both preventable and curable (depending on early detection), record of survivors is still low. Also a predominant disease in most developing countries, cancer of […]

Health

Lagos launches Alert Clinic to tackle disease outbreak

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2017 0

As part of efforts to check the outbreak of Lassa Fever, polio and diarrheal diseases in Lagos State, its Ministry of Health and Primary Healthcare Board, in collaboration with EpidAlert will, today, launch a health technology known as AlertClinic. AlertClinic, it was gathered, seeks to use technology to reorganise communities around disaster areas, prevent outbreak […]

Abuja Times News Nigeria

Experts meet in Abuja on diabetes, other non-communicable diseases

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2017 0

No less than 100 delegates will converge on Abuja today (August 23) and tomorrow to discuss and share ideas on how to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes in Nigeria. A statement by Mrs. Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, in Abuja on Saturday, said the meeting is […]