The President of the Nigeria Society of Neonatal Medicine, Dr Mariya-Mukhtar Yola, has blamed excess work for premature labour and births among pregnant women. She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)... Read more »
Afang soup is made from a hard, glossy vegetable known as Okazi leaf. This leaf is also known as gnetum africanum (botanical name) or African spinach in English. From West Africa to the... Read more »
Many car blaze deaths are happening in the country, particularly in recent years. Do not think that your car will not catch fire because it is new or you do not have... Read more »
Surrounded by several myths and misconceptions, family planning has been in existence since the 16th century when women were admonished to space their children for a healthier and better lifestyle. No doubt,... Read more »
About 19 million Nigerians are currently living with hepatitis, the National Coordinator of National AIDS and STDs Control Programme (NASCP) of the federal Ministry of Health, Dr Adebobola Bashorun, has said. He... Read more »
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, has insisted that Nigerians should stop eating animal hides, also known as ponmo, bush meat, and dead animals... Read more »
A Professor of Ophthalmology, Adeola Onakoya, says illiteracy and poverty can increase the chances of going blind from glaucoma. Onakoya also said that lgbo or Yoruba elderly men have higher risk of... Read more »
Cloves are famous as one of the most generally utilized flavors around the world. Their prevalence stems from their unmistakable flavor and fragrance as well as from their large number of medical... Read more »
According to MayoClinic, alligator pepper, often called grains of paradise, is a species in the ginger family whose seeds and leaves are used for medicinal, culinary, and traditional purposes. It is also... Read more »
The World Health Organisation, WHO, Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have announced that twelve African countries would receive the malaria vaccine. The agencies, in a statement issued... Read more »