the rumour that people in the rural communities were still consuming the local salt, which was not processed. He said that the consumption of such local salt…

Medication mix-ups and mistakes sometimes lead to harmful drug reactions, which sometimes causes a rare illness with historical roots called hypertrichosis or “werewolf syndrome”. This rare condition…

The ongoing yellow fever outbreak in Bauchi State has killed no fewer than 23 persons, infected 169 others and spread to Borno, Kano, Gombe, and Katsina. The…

Malaria is a disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. Without mosquitoes, humans would not have malaria except if another biting insect takes over the vector role of…

Dear reader, marriage was instituted for better living for mankind.  It is not to bring hurts or constitute a hindrance. If you want your home and marriage…

Adamawa State has received laptops and phones from the World Health Organisation (WHO) for use by disease surveillance officers in the 21 local government areas to survey…

Researchers from Oxford University has revealed that people who eat chicken or its products are at high risk of developing three different types of cancer. According to the…

Thinking about death might have felt uncomfortable and scary but after a few weeks of being sick, Obiora Emeka could only find relief in such thoughts. He…

Lab tests have confirmed that African swine fever caused the deaths of pig herds in at least seven villages near Manila. A multi-agency body will be set…

The Nigerian government has begun a yellow fever reactive vaccination campaign in three states to contain an outbreak of the disease in Ebonyi State in August. In…