World Sight Day: FG activates 1,400 PHCs for eye care
By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — The Federal Government has activated more than 1,400 primary healthcare centres, PHCs, across the country to provide primary eye care services as part of efforts to expand access to quality eye care and reduce avoidable blindness. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, […]
FG to launch new Family Planning Campaign
The Federal Government is set towards achieving its goals of decreasing marternal and infant morbidity and mortality rate by ensuring that about 7.3 million women have access to family planning in the country.
MALARIA: The avoidable pregnant women, unborn babies’ deaths, by experts
A pregnant woman is supposed to receive a minimum of three doses of SP before delivery
Good and bad news on aspirin and colon cancer: study
Daily aspirin use — known to reduce the risk of colon cancer — could also make the disease harder to treat if it does occur, researchers reported Wednesday.
Pen-like tool helps surgeons spot cancer cells
One of the biggest worries for patients undergoing cancer surgery is whether surgeons will miss some of the diseased tissue.
Cholesterol drug reduces death in men without heart disease
A cholesterol drug reduced by 28 percent the mortality rate among men who had high cholesterol but no heart disease, according to new research out Wednesday.
