World Cancer Day is an international awareness day usually celebrated on February 4 to increase awareness of cancer and to boost cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. The primary goal of World cancer day is to reduce the number of cancer … [Read more...]
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Health is wealth, in conjunction with fitness you'll age strong
Peptic Ulcer Disease – The PUD
Have you ever had this burning sensation in your stomach, and it radiates towards your chest and your back? and it mostly occurs when you've not eaten? well, you're most likely experiencing what I like to call the PUD. Well, what does PUD … [Read more...]
Health benefits of the Nigerian local rice
It's been said on the news that lots of sellers have laid complains that sales of the Nigerian local rice are not as fast as that of foreign because lots of customers look down on it "Local rice is always the second choice in their budget. They … [Read more...]
The infection in women that you may not know about
What is an infection? Infection is the effect of a foreign organism in the body. The organism uses the person’s body to sustain itself, reproduce and colonize. These infectious organisms are known as pathogens; such as bacteria, viruses, prions, and … [Read more...]
5 unknown health benefits of food supplements
what are food supplements? it's something we are not familiar with in this part of the world. Even if we are familiar with it, it is not used as often as it should be used. This all boils than to reasons being that we don't actually know the health … [Read more...]
Hypertension -The Silent Killer
What comes to your mind after reading the heading? Something that kills without you knowing about it? If this was your thought, then you are on the right track. Not to worry, there are a lot of ways to reduce the power of this “silent killer” be it a … [Read more...]
Diabetes Mellitus Classification
Diabetes mellitus is a disorder that affects the body’s ability to make or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas that helps transport glucose (blood sugar) from the bloodstream into the cells so they can break it down and use … [Read more...]
12 GOOD HEALTHY HABITS THAT GUARANTEES YOU LONG LIFE
Before digging into good healthy habits, a habit is defined in the Marriam Webster dictionary as a “usual way of behaving: something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way”. A healthy habit is any activity or behaviour that can … [Read more...]