FOLLOWING the restriction by the European Union, EU, on export of Nigeria`s value-added agricultural food products, the National Agency for Food and drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, is set to acquire and deploy 100 mobile motorized laboratories to remote farm centres and produce markets in the 36 states of the Federation, including the FCT, Abuja.

In an effort to ensure better care for heart related problems, Medtronic and Solutions Company, Renescor and Limited Liability Partnership, have signed pact to bring high quality cardiac care and healthcare managed services to the Gbagada Cardiac and Renal Centre, CRC, in Lagos.

When Nkechi Aforbade 30, graduated from Auchi Polytechnic in 2010, her dream was to get a job to support her family but little did she know that the dream was never meant to be. Nkechi, a graduate of Office Technology and Management had submitted her applications to various establishments including the Nigerian Custom Service.

A man is twice as likely as a woman are to say he has not seen a doctor in the past year. Men also lag behind women in visits to their dentists. For women, the annual gynaecological examination becomes routine and just part of being a woman, but there is no corollary for men. See your doctor at least once yearly.

One of the most important things to do if you need to lose weight is to significantly cut back on sugar consumption. The way sugar affects hormones and the brain is a recipe for fat gain disaster. It leads to decreased satiety, and can get people addicted so that they lose control over their consumption. Not surprisingly, people who consume the most sugar are by far the most likely to become overweight or obese. This applies to all age groups.