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…
Is sex good for you? The answer is yes. Sex is great. Asides from reproduction, it has several medically-proven effects on health. We all deserve a healthy sex life that will make us glow.
Recent studies have found that having safe sex frequently can improve your well-being in many ways. This is because sex has advantages that can ultimately lengthen your life, just like any other physical…
Sometimes, things get broken or even forgotten in the heat of the moment. Events take place that causes a condom to break or tear, and you later find yourself regretting that decision for a very long time.
Most people believe they know how to properly use a condom but end up making simple mistakes. These mistakes can eventually cause an STD or might even lead to pregnancy. We have put together a…
One in every ten males masturbates. Men masturbate for various reasons, including relief from sexual tension and relaxation. Masturbation has long been thought to cause erectile dysfunction, prompting many who masturbate to wonder, “Does masturbation cause erectile dysfunction?”
Masturbation does not cause erectile dysfunction; erectile dysfunction happens when you cannot maintain or…
10 out of 100 men in Nigeria are living with infertility issues but have no idea because infertility symptoms in men can be vague and may go unnoticed for a period of time. Most men only get wind of their problems when they are trying to conceive with their partner.
When questions like “What causes infertility in men” are asked, the answer is not always clear because there are different signs…
As a man, have you ever wondered to yourself, “why is my sperm watery?” I am sure with this question on your mind, there are a million responses also running through your head. Do not fret because we are going to be answering that question by giving you five causes of watery semen.
When a man ejaculates, the fluid he releases through the urethra is called semen. Semen is usually a thick and…
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…