Medical News


Govt Plans Special Status for Essential Medicines-says Hon. Minister of Health, Prof Isaac F. Adewole

Prof. Isaac Folorunso AdewoleThe Federal Government has charged pharmacists in the country to expl…

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Coffee Counteracts Risk of Liver Damage Caused by Drinking Excessive Alcohol by 65%

Drinking two cups of coffee each day can reduce the liver damage that is caused by overindulging i…

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Nigeria Can Be World Leader in Phytomedicine Prof Pandey

Prof. Ramesh Pandey, an internationally acclaimed scientist in the area of phytomedicine (natural …

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Canadian High Commission Donates Vehicles to Bauchi College

Participants at the distribution of National Union of Bauchi State Students 2015/2016 first fre…

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Medical Council Arrests 4, Seals 28 Laboratories in Lagos

The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has sealed 28 laboratories in Lagos and …

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Suspected Typhoid Fever, Dysentery kill 13 in FCT

Abuja - Dr Rilwanu Muhammad, the Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Health Care Development Board, s…

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State of Health has Impact on GDP – Commissioner

In this interview with FOLASHADE ADEBAYO, Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, s…

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Lagos to Establish First DNA Forensic Lab in Nigeria

The Lagos State Government has unveiled plans to establish a DNA forensic centre, which it said wi…

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Workers’ Strike Disrupts Children Health Programmes in Bayelsa

THE strike embarked upon by local government areas in Bayelsa State over the non-payment of salary…

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Workers’ Strike Disrupts Children Health Programmes in Bayelsa

THE strike embarked upon by local government areas in Bayelsa State over the non-payment of salary…

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FG Orders MLSCN Boss to Vacate Office

The Federal Government has ordered the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Medical Labo…

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Centre Integrates 42 Children with Autism

Patrick Speech and Language centre, a rehabilitation center for children and adults with autism in…

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Health Workforce Registry Launched in Kwara

The Kwara State government in collaboration with Management Sciences for Health (MSH) has launched…

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80 out of 3523 Snake Bite Victims Died in 2015

80 out of the 3,525 victims of snake bite died at the General Hospital Kaltungo in Kaltungo local …

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Many Doctors Still Treat Patients with Banned Drugs – Optometrist

Medical experts have identified the use of banned drugs in the treatment of ailments as one of the…

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Garki Hospital, NITDA Partner on e-health

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has partnered with Garki hospital t…

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Uni-Ilorin Discovers New Hepatitis 'C' Diagnosis Method

A new method of diagnosing Hepatitis ‘C’ virus in humans before they show  sympto…

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‘You don’t Need lots of Money to keep your Heart Healthy’

Keeping your heart healthy doesn’t necessarily depend on how fat your bank account is, but o…

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What is Stockholm syndrome?

I read and equally watched on the television, the experiences of three victims of kidnap in the Ni…

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Cholesterol in Eggs May not Cause Heart Disease – Study

A new study carried out by a group of Finnish researchers is suggesting that the once-maligned egg…

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