Dried placenta may help men regain erections faster after prostate surgery – Study
By Sola Ogundipe For men undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, removing the tumour may solve the immediate threat, but it can leave behind another deeply personal problem: erectile dysfunction. Researchers are exploring an unusual way to help sexual function return. The approach, according to a publication in New Scientist, involves placing thin sheets of dehydrated […]
We need to help children battling cancer— Matilda, mother of three–year–old cancer survivor
In the whole of Nigeria, we have only nine radiotherapy machines and none is working currently
Even gentle exercise helps prevent breast cancer
Walking for just an hour a day can more than halve a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, a study has shown. Women who walk regularly and take further gentle exercise for at least an hour a week are 55 per cent more likely to reduce the risk of a tumour than those who never work out.
Twin sisters joined at forehead face risky separation surgery
Joy and Joyce Magsino, 10, born as conjoined twins attached at the forehead face certain death if they are separated. But their family is desperate for them to be separated despite the risk.
Dancing can reverse signs of brain ageing
Physical exercise has an anti-aging effect on the hippocampus region of the brain — an area that controls memory, learning and balance.
Discovered: Best heart drug since statins
Thousands of lives could be saved thanks to a new heart drug hailed as the biggest breakthrough since statins.
