How to feel better when you’re under stress
Many Nigerians are, no doubt, under stress nowadays. They have reached the point where global news outlets are reporting the unprecedented fall in oil...
Early detection of cancer
The World Cancer Day was marked on February 4, all over the world in order to raise awareness on cancer and to encourage its...
Dangote, Gates commit $42m to make Nigeria polio-free
The Dangote Foundation, in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is set to invest $42m in primary health care programmes to ensure...
Aisha Buhari seeks funding for pneumonia interventions
Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has called on African leaders and policy makers to increase funding for the ongoing campaign to eradicate...
Why condoms are ‘bad’ for you on Valentine’s Day
The St. Valentine’s Day will be celebrated globally on Sunday, February 14. The event began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early...
Keep fit, don’t spend all weekend watching TV
If you spend six hours daily watching television, doctors say you may be at risk of dying five years sooner than those who spend...
Interacting with pets can lower blood pressure
The strength of the human-animal bond has been known for a long time. Scientific evidence about how it works was first published about 30...
Merits, demerits of male circumcision
Circumcision is one of the world’s most widely-performed procedures by health workers. It is a religious or cultural ritual for many Jewish and Islamic...
Corporate social responsibility and mental health
The Royal Niger Company was a British chartered company, active from 1886 through 1899. It transformed its administrative powers into a successful commercial monopoly...
Cancer is so stubborn, it can recur
Many of us are fond of abandoning our drugs as soon as we believe we feel better after an illness. Even doctors admit that...