SAFETY: Managing Health Crisis Caused By Flood in Nigeria By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
SAFETY: Managing Health Crisis Caused By Flood in Nigeria
By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
In 2024, Nigeria experienced some of the most catastrophic floods in its history. Heavy rainfall and...
HEALTH ALARM: Exposing the Dangers of Non-Tropical Diseases By Aishat M. Abisola
HEALTH ALARM: Exposing the Dangers of Non-Tropical Diseases By Aishat M. Abisola
The heavy rains in Nigeria over the past few months have led to significant flooding, especially...
MENTAL HEALTH: Ways to Avoid Becoming Sociopaths and Psychopaths By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
MENTAL HEALTH: Ways to Avoid Becoming Sociopaths and Psychopaths
By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
In recent times, there has been a disturbing rise in violent crimes perpetrated by loved ones,...
HEALTH CORNER: Ways to Manage Blood Pressure and Diabetes By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
HEALTH CORNER: Ways to Manage Blood Pressure and Diabetes
By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
Blood pressure (BP) is the force exerted by blood against your arteries as the heart pumps....
WELL-BEING: Steps to Preventing Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
WELL-BEING: Steps to Preventing Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria
By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu,
The cholera pandemic in Nigeria has hit virtually all the states of the federation. Cholera, a water-borne...
WELL BEING: Top 5 Harmful Food Preservatives to Avoid By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu
WELL BEING: Top 5 Harmful Food Preservatives to Avoid
By Maimuna Katuka Aliyu,
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), established by Decree 15 of...
35% of Primary Healthcare Patients Have Malaria
35% of Primary Healthcare Patients Have Malaria
According to the Civil Society in Malaria Control, Immunisation and Nutrition (ACOMIN), a recent health survey that it conducted revealed that...
The Danger of Sexual Addiction
The Danger of Sexual Addiction
By Chiwuike Uba
I wrote a piece entitled "Addictions: Are You Hooked or In-Hook" in early 2022. The referenced article reviewed the different types...
US approves first pill for treatment of alopecia
US approves first pill for treatment of alopecia
HEALTHDIGEST- The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug called baricitinib as the first oral tablet for treating...
Consuming herbal medicines, supplements containing mercury dangerous to health, expert warns
Consuming herbal medicines, supplements containing mercury dangerous to health, expert warns
HEALTHDIGEST- A Professor of Community Medicine and Environmental Health at the University of Portharcourt, Best Ordinioha, has...