Medical News


Slug- PCN Seals 242 Patent Medicine Stores, Pharmacies Premises in Kwara

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed a total of 242 pharmacies and patent medicine …

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Creating Cancer Awareness Culture

As cancer continues to be a source of worry for Nigerians due to the increased number of people wh…

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Health Benefits of Chicken

The health benefits of chicken include its good supply of protein content, the supply of essential…

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For Full Recovery, Patient’s Cooperation is Necessary

In the western world, people usually don’t make a distinction between illness and disease. T…

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Brain Scans May Take Guesswork Out of Schizophrenia Treatment

A brain scan might someday help psychiatrists quickly determine which antipsychotic drugs work bes…

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Inside Nigeria’s Messy Drug Markets

Illegal pharmaceutical outlets are increasing in spite of the laws that prohibit their operations …

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… Partners Local Firm Against Hypertension

The Federal Ministry of Health says it is collaborating with Neimeth an indigenous manufacturing c…

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Under-5 Death Rate Drops By 53 % –WHO

… 16,000 still die daily   Globally, under-5 death have dropped by 53 per cent, ho…

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How Daily Intake Of Apple Keeps Ageing At Bay, By Scientists

AN APPLE a day can keep ageing at bay according to new medical research, which could help prevent …

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16 Die, 172 Hospitalized As Cholera Hits Maiduguri IDPs Camp

Cholera outbreak in three Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps within Maiduguri, Borno State,…

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Dietary Tips During Pregnancy

Good nutrition during pregnancy, and enough of it, is very important for your baby to grow and dev…

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Paradox: How Malnutrition Causes Obesity

With about one in every five Nigerian woman overweight, the head of nutrition at the Federal Minis…

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Breast-Feeding Tied To Better Emotion Perception in Some Infants

Researchers found that among 44 babies with a particular autism “risk” gene, those who…

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People in Their 50s Benefit Most From Low-Dose Aspirin – Report

Daily low-dose aspirin is best used as a preventive measure against heart disease for people in th…

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NMA’s Ex-President Flays Medical Tourism by Public Office Holders

FORMER President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Osahon Enabulele, has flayed the ap…

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Don’t Privatise Hospitals, Health Workers Tell FG

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to disregar…

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Health Ministry, USAID Offer Free Family Planning

The Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International D…

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NMA Seeks Quick Passage of Mental Health Bill

The Deputy Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Peter Ogunnubi, has urged the Federal Gove…

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Trado Medicine, Source Of Care For Africans —Orhii

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has described traditional medici…

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Clinix Opens Mega Diagnostic Centre

Clinix Healthcare, a medical diagnostic institution that started in Kenya, has opened a second meg…

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