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Four natural steps to reduce death risk, researchers find
A LARGE, multi-centre study led by Johns Hopkins University, United States, researchers has found a significant link between lifestyle factors and heart health, adding even more evidence in support of regular exercise, eating a Mediterranean-style...
Read more... Fresh concerns over herbal sex drive boosters
Nigerians have gone herbal. Most products from toothpastes, bathing soap to beverage drinks and even medicines to boost libido have herbal versions. They are generally believed to be safe and are taken without caution. Indeed, Nigerians have... Add new comment Hits: 552
Rising breast cancer cases linked to excessive alcohol consumption, contraceptive pills
WOMEN under 50 are being diagnosed with breast cancer at the record rate of 27 a day, reaching 10,000 a year for the first time. One in five cases now involve women in this age bracket, while the rate is still climbing among older women.
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Aetiology of hypertension and alternative treatment
MOST alternative medicine practitioners believe that a lot of diseases including almost all the chronic degenerative ones, are caused by the lack of sufficient water in the body. The lack of sufficient water in the body is a direct consequence of... Add new comment Hits: 453
‘How honey prevents sperm damage induced by kolanut, smoking’
Researchers have in recent studies confirmed that honey could be used to prevent the damage to sperm caused by Kolanut and cigarette smoking. CHUKWUMA MUANYA writes.NIGERIAN researchers have demonstrated how honey could be effectively used to...
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Changes in body’s clock linked to depression
THE disruption of sleep and other bodily rhythms that often accompanies clinical depression may leave a mark on the brain.
A study of gene activity in the brains of people who suffered from depression reveals that their daily clocks were probably...
Read more... A study of gene activity in the brains of people who suffered from depression reveals that their daily clocks were probably...
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How breastfeeding boosts IQ, prevents deadly intestinal problem
•WHO study dismisses link with reduced blood pressure, obesity riskA systemic review of the long-term effects of breastfeeding by a team of researchers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) found that even though the true effects may be...
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‘Cardiac, Renal Centre to start operation July’
LAGOS State government said on Tuesday that the Cardiac and Renal Centre, the first of its kind in the country will be ready for take-off by July 2013.
This is just as the government said it procured and distributed no fewer than 500,000 male and...
Read more... This is just as the government said it procured and distributed no fewer than 500,000 male and...
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Rotarians, Coca Cola Foundation, others offer free medical screening to 200,000 Nigerians
• Pledge to ensure Nigerians know their health status
• Donate baby incubators to Abuja Hospital
AS part of activities to mark Rotary International’s Family Health Day 2013 in Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa, over 100,000 Nigerians have...
Read more... • Donate baby incubators to Abuja Hospital
AS part of activities to mark Rotary International’s Family Health Day 2013 in Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa, over 100,000 Nigerians have...
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Bitter kola boosts libido, beats osteoarthritis, researchers confirm
It may sound absurd but it is true. Nigerian scientists have confirmed in clinical settings and in animal models that eating moderate quantities of bitter cola does not just enhance sexual activity but have clinically significant... Add new comment Hits: 1390
Why anti-smoking bill should be passed, by lawmaker
A MEMBER of Lagos State House of Assembly, Gbolahan Yishawu, has said the proposed anti-smoking Bill currently before the House was aimed at preventing non-smokers in the state from second-hand smoke related injuries.
Yishawu, who sponsored the...
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