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Kangpe- Consult A Doctor from Wherever You Are

You have a nagging backache that you’ve tried to wish away but it still hangs on to you. You think it’s nothing serious, but the painkillers haven’t really helped to confirm this belief. And you don’t have the time and

Foods You Should Consume Less

Ever wondered why some foods are healthy to eat in large proportions while others are not? It is simply because of the amount of nutrient present in each. Some are rich in fats and oils while others are loaded with

5 Minutes with Crystal Chigbu, Executive Director, Irede Foundation

The Irede Foundation, which provides prosthetic limbs and other assistance to poor child amputees aged 0 to 18, also hosts Out on a Limb, a walk to raise awareness about limb loss in children. Executive Director Crystal Chigbu talks to

15 Random Facts for Health and Fitness Enthusiasts

More and more people are paying attention to what they eat and how it affects their bodies. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, or you simply want to stay healthy and fit, knowledge of food classes and what they do

Things You Should Know About a Stomach Ulcer

The medical term for a stomach ulcer is known as ‘peptic ulcer disease’ and it refers to painful sores in the lining of the stomach. Although the main cause of ulcer is not known, it has been discovered that it

World Cancer Day 2017: Facts about Cancer

Today, the world turns its sights to the painful scourge that is cancer. Now, more than ever, cancer proves to be a challenge to the collective resolve of mankind to overcome non-communicable diseases, as it has become more widespread. It

What Every Woman (and Man!) Should Know About Cervical Cancer

January is cervical cancer awareness month, and this week is cervical cancer prevention week (22nd – 28th January 2017) but for a cancer that kills more women than any other cancer except breast cancer, awareness is still low. Whether you

12 Interesting Things I’ve Learnt About Drinking Water

The first time I became conscious of my ridiculously poor water drinking habit was in 2005 when I was a corps member. I taught in a school and lived in the corpers’ lodge with other corps members, and every Saturday

Health Lessons from ‘The Orchard’: Wash Fruits before Eating

There might seem to be nothing harmful about eating fruits which appear “clean” on the outside. After all, it is expected that processes involved from the farm to the retailer should make them ready to eat. However, Theresa Weir in

10 Things You Should Know About Stress

You can be on top of your game and NOT be stressed.

3 Reasons Why You Should Take Less of Painkillers

People work hard and it is not uncommon to find some of them popping pain relieving tablets more often than is expected. Over-the-counter painkillers have become popular and most people now resort to different types with or without prescription anytime

Five Ways to Avoid Heat Rashes

Most people are very sensitive to a change in temperature of their environment and each individual reacts differently. During the cold seasons, flu and cold are usually the most popular reactions, while during hot seasons some people get rashes on

5 Tips to Lose and Maintain a Healthy Weight

Losing weight is one battle I fought hard to conquer and did win, but only for a short while. I’d lost the weight, used less energy, looked and felt fabulous. Until the weight started piling up and after a year

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Sleep

The productivity you’re aiming for by depriving yourself of sleep and staying up late, is often not true productivity.

World AIDS Day: Facts About the Origin, Prevalence and Treatment of AIDS.

The World AIDS Day gives us an opportunity to examine the scourge of HIV/AIDS, and its impact upon us as a people. In this article, we do so by taking a look at its origin and prevalence, and the extent

World AIDS Day: To a World Free of Stigma

According to UNAIDS Gap Report 2016, about 3.5 million people are projected to live with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Nigeria as at 2015. This fact might mean something not short of a good news, first being that figures of

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