Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with Borno State government has flagged off seasonal Malaria Prevention Campaigns (MPCs) against malaria for 1.1 million children in the state. The joint malaria campaigns, which target children between the ages of three tofive, are to cover 13 selected local councils in Borno.Launching the campaign yesterday, in Maiduguri, at the Farm Centre; Internally-Displaced...

Eating just one orange a day could prevent a common cause of blindness, new research suggests. Snacking on the popular citrus fruit reduces people’s risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects central vision, by 60 per cent, a study found. Lead author Professor Bamini Gopinath, from the University of Sydney, said: “The data shows that flavonoids found in oranges...

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says mobile authentication of all drugs is not possible for now. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, said this in a statement on Friday. The statement was in response to a call by the House of Representatives, that the Consumer Protection Council and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria should use...

After a two-month emergency intervention in Equator Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, D.R.Congo, the medical team called Doctors Without Borders, MSF, has begun handing over Ebola response activities to the Congolese Ministry of Health and other non-governmental organisations in Mbandaka, Bikoro, Itipo and Iboko. In the words of the Emergency Coordinator for MSF in Equator Province, Henry Gray, “This Ebola...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advocated for security-tightened borders to checkmate influx of unregistered pharmaceutical products into the country. The agency said all land borders, including Onne and Tincan Island ports should remain shut as entry points for pharmaceuticals. In a similar vein, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Faraday...

Obesity has become a major public health concern, affecting more than a third of adults in the United States. New research, however, suggests that there are two bigger threats: loneliness and social isolation. Researchers say that loneliness and social isolation are major risk factors for premature death. Two new meta-analyses from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, UT, reveal that loneliness...

Eating dinner early and hitting your bed soon to get decent hours of sleep will prevent overeating at night. It is believed that late night dinner is linked to obesity. When you eat an early dinner, it will help to lose weight rapidly as you would know what you are eating and the amount of calorie intake. i identify...

With marijuana legalization on the rise, an increasing number of studies are exploring the drug’s potential harms and benefits. However, a new study suggests that when it comes to brain health, alcohol is more damaging. Researchers say that alcohol causes more damage to the brain than marijuana does. Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder conducted a review of existing imaging...

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