U.S. Hepatitis C Cases Soar On Spike In Heroin Use
[caption id="attachment_11639" align="alignnone" /> FILE PHOTO - A man injects himself with heroin using a needle obtained from the Peopl
Lilly Migraine Treatment Meets Main Goal In Late-stage Studies
Eli Lilly and Co said on Friday its experimental treatment met the main goal of reducing the number of monthly migraine headache days compared to a placebo in t
One Person Tests Positive For Ebola Virus In Congo: Health Ministry
One person has tested positive for the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said in a statement on Friday. The case was confirme
Good Heart Health Extends The ‘Golden Years’
A new research suggests that people with better heart health during young adulthood and middle age end up living longer and spending fewer years afterwards in l
Democrats Criticize Senate's All-male Healthcare Group
U.S. Democrats on Sunday criticized the lack of women on a working group in the Republican-led Senate that will craft a plan to pass legislation to repeal and r
Poisoning Appears Cause Of Mystery Liberia Illness – WHO
Evidence suggests a mysterious illness that has killed 12 people in Liberia is linked to food or drink poisoning and is not a viral infection, the UN said Frida
Obaseki Inaugurates Dialysis Centre In Benin City
Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday inaugurated a dialysis centre in Benin City the Edo State Capital, to provide affordable treatment for citizen
Nigella Sativa, A Remedy For All Diseases, Ailments
Nigella-sativa goes by several names, black caraway, black sesame, black seeds, Roman coriander, and black cumin, to name a few. However, no matter what you c
Kenya: Appeal Court Frees Jailed Doctors
Kenya: Some of the doctors freed today. The Court of Appeal in Kenya on Wednesday ordered the release of officials of the national doctors' union to continue
Taiwan Raises Bird Flu Alert
Taiwan raised its bird flu alert on Monday after the highly pathogenic virus strain killed over 3,000 birds at a turkey farm in the west of the country, the gov
Nigerian Priscilla Makes UK Tighten Health Care Rules
Nigerian Priscilla, Mother of quadruplets: Makes Britain tighten health tourism rules Overseas patients needing non-urgent treatment at hospital will be made to
WHO Develops Guide To Early Cancer Detection
WHO releases guide to cancer detection. Above, gene editing trials for lung cancer in China The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it's developed a guide to
Cervical Cancer Kills 250,000 Women
Typical hospital ward in Nigeria. Twitter photo. No fewer than 250,000 women are killed by cervical cancer every year with 85 per cent of them from low and midd
Mother Of Quadruplets Incurs £500,000 Bill
Priscilla, Nigerian mother of quadruplets. Nigerian woman incurred a bill of £500,000 after giving birth to quadruplets at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospit
Australia Tries Device For Heart Victims
Professor Peter Barlis: experiments with stent to help heart victims A new dissolving stent that has the potential to save lives has been used for the first tim
Nigeria Records Highest Malaria Deaths In 2015
The Chief Executive Officer of Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria, Dr. Muntaqa Sadiq, has lamented the high rate of Malaria cases in Nigeria, saying
New HIV Vaccine Trial To Commence In S/Africa
A new vaccine against HIV, to be tested in a trial to be launched in South Africa Wednesday, could be "the final nail in the coffin" for the disease if…
5% Of Breast Cancer Cases Occur In Men – Expert
According to a Professor of Medicine, Ed Nwobodo, on Wednesday, five per cent of breast cancer cases occurred in men. Nwobodo, who works at the College of Medic
Effects Of Make-up On Women
A Dermatologist, Dr Idi Martins, has warned against excessive use of make-up, saying that it exposes the skin to considerable amounts of germs and harmful toxin