WORRIED that many Nigerians living with diabetes are restricted to a diet of beans and unripe plantain, an endocrinologist, Dr Ifedayo Odeniyi, has stated that there is no special diet for diabetes and that persons living with the disorder are free to eat any locally available and culturally acceptable food.

Nigeria is on the verge of becoming a medical tourism destination of choice for all kinds of cardiovascular treatment if the effort by Nigerian Cardiology specialists at the First Cardiology Consultant Hospital Lagos is anything to go by. The hospital is being promoted by some returning Nigerian medical consultants in the Diaspora.

The U. S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, said on Monday that his country would remain committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Nigeria.

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has challenged world leaders, researchers and charitable organisations to join efforts in finding a cure for diabetes.

A landmark study led by the Black Dog Institute has revealed that regular exercise of any intensity can prevent future depression.