THE 21 –year- old mother of a malnourished child sat by her baby’s bed at the paediatric ward of the General Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State. Along with several other mothers and their infants inside the expansive ward, the stark reality of the silent crisis of malnutrition is apparent to her. Left, right and centre, hepless children aged below 5 are crying persistently. Malnourished and stunted, they barely hang on to life.

Lady Atinuke Memorial Home, a non-profitable organization that caters for a number of orphans and physically as well as mentally challenged children in Lagos, has received a US$20,000 grant from the United Parcels Services, UPS, Foundation.

We’ve all been warned that sugary snacks and acidic fruit juice don’t do our teeth any favours. But now dentists are warning of another hidden source of damage to our molars: alcohol. Towards the end of last year, it was revealed.

It’s been called our crowning glory, a symbol of youth, and in some cultures it even represents fertility. For men and women all around the world, it’s also an expression of beauty, confidence, and personal style. I’m talking about the hair.

Men with numerous lovers have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer-because they have more sex, scientists say.