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USAID, NIPSS collaborate to fight maternal mortality in Niger |
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By Jamila Nuhu Musa Over 30 senior officials of the Niger state government are to form a forum to fight deaths of pregnant women and improve maternal health in the state.
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National Conference on HIV/AIDS begins May 2 |
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By Musa Umar Bologi The 5th National Conference of HIV/AIDS has been scheduled to hold from May 2 to May 5, 2010, in Abuja.
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Wellness With Charity Omenka
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Nigeria, long regarded as the key to wiping out polio in Africa, is finally making some huge gains in the battle against Polio so breaking the transmission is finally a reality. Except for 2007, Nigeria had the highest number of cases globally from 2003 to 2008. Nigeria has dropped to the 7th position, with only one reported case this year so far. As at the first quarter of last year, 50 cases had been reported of the 388 total for the year. This can be attributed to the vigorous backing of vaccinations by prominent religious leaders.
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Nature’s Corner With Zainab U. Shariff
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 Acne can be an embarrassing and painful skin problem. Acne most often occurs in the early adolescent years, but affects some people through adult life. Women, when experiencing their monthly menstrual flow and women that are pregnant, have occasional flare-ups.
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KOICA pledges more model schools for Gombe, Adamawa |
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In effort to utilise its N309 million support for the country, the Korea International Agency (KOICA) has signed an agreement with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to build two comprehensive/model elementary schools in Gombe and Adamawa states.
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US: What you need to know about new healthcare Bill |
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act, more commonly referred to as the “Healthcare Bill”, in the United States of America, has taken over a year to craft and has been a lightening rod for political debate, because it effectively reshapes major facets of the country’s healthcare industry. Here are some of the things you need to know about it.
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‘Sleeping beauty’ disorder |
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Wellness With Charity Omenka Louisa Ball, a 15 year-old British girl, is a modern day sleeping beauty, who often sleeps for more than ten days straight without waking. She has a medical condition called Kleine Levin syndrome (aka Sleeping Beauty Sickness) which occurs mostly in teenagers. Louisa’s abnormal sleep patterns started after she went down with flu in 2008. Her longest sleep so far has been 15 days straight.
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Ringworm is not caused by worm |
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Nature’s CornerWith Zainab U. Shariff [email protected] term ringworm refers to fungal infections that are on the surface of the skin. The name is derived from the early belief that the infection was due to a worm, which it is not. Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin.
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Gregory University comes on board soon |
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Another private university that would focus on science, medical and legal education, if given the nod by the National Universities Commission (NUC), would soon be established.
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