THE conjoined twin girls, who were transferred to the National Hospital, Abuja for surgical intervention have died.

Information is still sketchy regarding the cause of the death of the twins, who underwent surgery for their separation at the...

KANO State governor, Dr. Rubiu Kwakwanso, has been commended by pharmacists in the country on the successful closure of the “obnoxious” Sabongeri open drug market.

The pharmacists under the aegis of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)...

As state-of-the-art Choice Dental Centre opens in Lagos

APPARENTLY to keep tabs on innovations in dental practice, experts have advocated for a structured group practice among practitioners, to raise local services to international standard.

The...

NIGERIA on Tuesday joined the league of nations that have imposed stiffer controls on the use of Rophypnol, a drug which Police said was administered on a young lady Cynthia Osokogu before she was abused and murdered by her Facebook friends...

Medicinal properties of South American sangre de drago tree was underscored recently as Crofelemer, derived from the latex, got approved for the treatment of HIV-associated diarrhoea. WOLE OYEBADE reports.

THE South American sangre de drago tree...

ONE of the world’s most devastating diseases is malaria, responsible for at least a million deaths annually, despite global efforts to combat it.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, working with...

A NEW study in the open access journal PLOS Biology, finds that vector-borne and parasitic diseases have substantial effects on economic development across the globe, and are major drivers of differences in income between tropical and temperate...

HAPPY New Year to all you wonderful readers of this column. As the year 2013, begins with such high and powerful momentum, so would your health operate at a high altitude far above sickness and diseases.

It is my prayer that mother- nature will...

With the holiday season drawing to a close and Christmas gorging - by way of chocolates, cakes and other confectionaries and gallons of booze - all finished, it is time to re-cultivate some healthy habits for the New Year. Here are some strategies...

* Experts found physical force can play a role in the growth - and reversion - of cancer cells

* Squashing malignant cells made them grow in a more normal and organised way

* Research could help experts track down molecules that could be...

SOME research has suggested that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil can help prevent an irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation. However, a new study finds these supplements have little effect on the condition once it develops.

Atrial...

A NEW study finds that Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) patients who receive good care but who smoke lose more years of life to smoking than to HIV, the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

The findings show the...