Wellness

 A retired pediatric nurse, Mrs. Amarachi Ozor, on Thursday, urged parents to always protect their children under five years against cold, as the rains increase in Enugu State. Ozor, a retired Senior Nurse with Uwani District Hospital,…

Dr Progress Oyegbeda, the Chief Medical Director, Clear Vision Eye Clinic in Bayelsa, has advised patients suffering from albinism to use tinted glasses or low vision glasses under the sun. Oyegbeda told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA), an NGO, says intake of hard drugs and alcohol by expectant mothers increases the risk of birth defect. President of the organisation, Dr. Hope Abraham, who made this known in an interview with the…

The Plateau State Agency for the Control of Aids (PLACA), says the prevalence rate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the state has drastically reduced. Mr. Sunday Markus, the Executive Secretary of the agency in the state, made…

A gynaecologist, Dr. Theodore Yakubu has advised women susceptible to dyspareunia (sexual, yeast infections) to shun the use of nylon (elastic) pants if they must be free from such infections. Yakubu gave the advice in an interview with…

A Nutritionist, Mrs Henrietta Ugwu on Friday, urged parents to always provide balanced diet  that contains appropriate nutrients for their children so as to nourish their cells for healthy living. Ugwu, who is a Nutrition Officer…

One very important habit to adopt to stay healthy and happy is to exercise regularly.  Regardless of age, sex and physical ability, exercising comes with load of benefits to the soul and body. What then is exercise? Exercise is any…

A General Medical Practitioner, Dr Adeolu Olusodo, on Sunday advised young girls not to tamper with their womb in order not to suffer infertility in future. Olusodo, who is the Founder of Atayese Health Network, a non-profit clinic at…

Many people can relate to hastily knotting their neckties, haphazardly doing the makeovers and harshly shoving granola bars down their throats to beat early morning rush hour. But, while the consumption of these semi-processed and…

Mr Chima Adindu of Apex Diabetics Centre in Jos, has attributed the rise in Type 2 diabetes in children to change in diet and sedentary lifestyle. Adindu, also secretary of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria, Plateau chapter said this…