Cancer develops when changes to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the nucleic acids that are the basis of heredity and contain the genetic blueprint, result in the production of malignant cells that replicate but are not controlled or killed by natural defense mechanisms in the body. Cells are most vulnerable to intrusion and damage from cancer-causing agents when cells divide and their DNA uncoil so that the gene information can be copied. Often, cancers are hereditary, meaning there is a predisposition to the disease but, that it needs to be triggered by sources such as chemical toxins and certain fats in the diet.

Thursday the 25th of June 2009 will go down as one date many will not forget in a hurry. It was the day the lights deemed and the curtains dropped as the undisputed king of pop music, Michael Joseph Jackson, passed on in California. He was 50 years old. More than a week after, family and friends are left shocked and speechless while the sound of crying and wailing continue to reverberate across the globe.

The banquet hall of the Lagoon restaurant Victoria island Lagos, was transformed a beehive of activities last Saturday, when women of substance gathered to make a difference at this year’s Women of Global Impact Conference 2009.

On Saturday 20th of June, Senator Florence Ita Giwa feted friends and well -wishers to a pre-carnival luncheon at The Eko Hotel & Suites.

By Yemisi Suleiman Many women wear business suits to the office daily but, do not know  what accessories are appropriate, with it.  The key to accessorizing a business suit is to stick with pieces that are simple and classic.

You came to Nigeria for the first time in June. What brought you to the country?                                                                              The show for YBI got us to Nigeria.. yes it was the 1st visit… Before coming what did you know or hear about Nigeria? I had heard that Nigeria is just like India.. warm and hospitable people.. great food… […]

By Stan Mukoro I t may be unpalatable to the majority of us, particularly as we watch the ‘middle-age spread’  rolling in, but being fat is aging, whether middle-age spread or youth. If you are fat, you are old well before your time and this applies in a profound sense as well as a superficial […]

I t may be unpalatable to the majority of us, particularly as we watch the ‘middle-age spread’ rolling in, but being fat is aging, whether middle-age spread or youth. If you are fat, you are old well before your time and this applies in a profound sense as well as a superficial sense.

Bleaching which is often referred to as toning, lightening, whitening and brightening is a very important aspect of professional skin care and is performed for corrective and aesthetic purposes. Its practice cuts across all races including those of European descent.

By BUNMI SOFOLA It was quite a sight watching Festus drive into the venue of a party in his flowing agbada. Cruising around looking for a parking slot, he finally manourvered his car into a tight spot – it was a fair distance from the party. With his agbada ballooning almost in protest as he […]