The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is working towards ending HIV/AIDS epidemics in Nigeria and the world generally by 2020. The agency has rated...
Hypertension also known as high blood pressure (bp) is a major ailment that affects men and women especially from the ages of 35 and up. Unfortunately,...
The Eleta Eye Institute says that it performs not fewer than 5000 cataract surgeries every year. The institute’s Group Managing Director, Dr Benedictus Ajayi, disclosed this...
Following concerns over HIV/AIDS prevalence in Rivers State, indications are rife that the new user fee waiver instituted by the state government will enhance the control...
A drug rehabilitation and resource centre, the House of Refuge (HOR), says it will set up a centre for the rehabilitation of women who use drugs...
A Chemical Pathologist, Dr Christina Dasat has advised Nigerians to consider including foods that contain Vitamin D in their diet for healthy living. She gave the...
In the last edition, I made mention that spices are highly priced commodities in ancient times. Though later it became common place as people began to...
The Rivers State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, (FMOH), World Health Organisation (WHO), and Evidence Action (E.A), a private partner, has commenced...
A medical practitioner with a private hospital in Warri, Dr Ovo Ogbinaka, has advised patients on medications not to mix food with medicine. Ogbinaka who gave...
The Director, Port Health Services, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, Dr Morenike Alex-Okoh, has decried the poor service at the Port, saying they...