Halitosis, sometimes referred to as chronic bad breath, is a condition that good brushing, mouthwash or mints cannot solve. Bad breath can be an outcome of poor dental health habits or a sign of other health problems. It may be worsened by unhealthy lifestyle habits and the types of foods you eat, but steps can be taken to treat and prevent the condition with the doctor’s or dentist’s…
When your kids return to school, you probably gearing up for morning routines and treating them for contagious diseases contracted in schools.
That is because, with classroom activities back, they will do what they do best — learning, playing with friends, going close enough to contact, and spreading illnesses.
A school is essential for youngsters to attain knowledge and develop interpersonal…
Eating food that is unhealthy can have several adverse effects on your body. Commonly, at the centre of these effects are high blood sugar levels and weight gain, leading to obesity and possibly diabetes. This can cause severe health issues requiring you to do the needful in time if you already suffer from them.
Dieticians have constantly warned that diabetic patients are two to four times more…
A hernia occurs when a fatty tissue or organ squeezes through a weak spot in a connective tissue or surrounding muscle. Inguinal hernia is the most common type of hernia because all people have inguinal canals. In females, each canal is the location of passage for the round ligament of the uterus, while in males, the testes normally descend through their canal by around a few weeks before…
The federal government has expressed regret over the absence of healthcare apparatus to sensitise the public against hepatitis spread and curb the virus, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, made this known at the marking of the 2022 World Hepatitis Day (WHD) in Abuja.
The WHD is commemorated every July 28 to bring the world under one umbrella and…
The World Health Organisation has declared the monkeypox outbreak a global emergency.
The alert, which is the highest one the WHO can issue is coming on the heels of the upsurge of monkeypox cases worldwide. It was issued after the organisation’s second emergency meeting on the virus and its outbreak.
According to WHO director-general Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, over 16,000 cases of the…
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) has reported that no less than 150 residents of Gashua town in Yobe State die of kidney failure yearly.
While speaking to the ICIR, The Head of Chemical Pathology Unit, Specialist Hospital, Gashau, Anwali Ahmad said the deaths have been linked to residents preserving their food with harsh chemicals. He also added that several farmers in…
One minute you’re cool as a cucumber; the next, you’re twisting in pain on your bed; a nasty stomach ache has set in.
Many reasons can cause stomach aches; they are so common that just about every person will experience them at some point.
Most of the time, stomach aches resolve themselves, so there is no cause for alarm. Here are some ways to relieve stomach aches with things you can…
Managing cancer as a patient is tasking, but very few people talk about the burden that is transferred to the caregiver. Cancer caregivers often are family members who never signed up to be mentally and physically drained. A cancer caregiver is a person who provides a cancer patient with emotional and physical care as well as support.
Being a cancer patient’s caregiver can be tasking…
How much do you know about Hepatitis B? You may know it to be an STI, but do you know there are other ways it can be passed on?
Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver. The infection causes the liver to become inflamed and reddened. It is caused by a virus called the Hepatitis B virus. It is famous for being one of the significant STDs one can contract from having unprotected sex.
But that is…