How much do you really know about your stomach? When it comes to the tummy, myths abound. From those burning, churning feelings that erupt whenever we eat our favourite foods, to the bloating that keeps us from zipping up our jeans, to the gas that can make us the most unpopular person in the elevator, our stomach can be the cause of some major inconveniences, if not some outright health concerns

Packing Unfortunately, lunch boxes are often filled with packaged ‘convenience’ foods like fruit juice, chips amongst others. This can add up to a lot of excess fat, sugar, sodium and calories that may contribute to long-term health problems like high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity.

WITH just a few days before commencement of the 2011 general elections, and no apparent or immediate or sustainable end to the protracted public doctors’/health workers’ strike in several States of the Federation, there are fears that the present scenario may truncate the upcoming national electoral process.

A talk shop on dangers of drug counterfeiting and the recent advances in the global anti-counterfeiting battle holds today at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel Ikeja, Lagos. Doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are expected at the event put together by Janssen-Cilag with support of its parent company, Johnson & Johnson of U.S.A.

On this year’s International Women’s Day, all 36 State governors in the country have been urged to adopt the domestic violence law in their various states with a view to eliminating all forms of violence militating against the Nigerian woman.