HEALTH BENEFITS OF BITTER KOLA
Chairman, Bioresource Development Group (BDG) Prof Maurice Iwu answers the question on Bitter Kola Benefits.
Bitter Kola, Garcinia kola, used extensively in West Africa as...
ETINAN LEPROSY HOSPITAL: COMMUNITY RAISES ALARM OVER DEPLORABLE CONDITION
By Iniubong ANAKO
Residents of Etinan Local Government area have raised alarm over the state of abandonment and deplorable condition of the Qua Iboe...
SOUTH AFRICA MINISTER REVEALS MOST DANGEROUS SEX STYLE, CALLS FOR BAN
South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, has said ‘doggy’ style during sex is the major cause of cancer and stroke.
He said after three...
THE UDOM EMMANUEL MEDICAL REVIVAL KICKS OFF
A medical outreach organized by the Akwa Ibom State Government for indigenes and residents of the state has kicked off. The medical outreach tagged...
AKWA IBOM EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE UNDERWAY – DR UKPONG
By Ndifreke AKPAN
The State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Udom Emmanuel has given an approval for the establishment of Akwa Ibom State...
STOP! SUCKING BREASTS, LICKING SEMEN CAN GIVE YOU HIV!
Do you love to suck the breasts of a lactating woman during sex? While this is ordinarily harmless, do you know the HIV status...
Nigeria records more COVID-19 deaths as NCDC confirms new cases
he Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday confirmed 212 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
NCDC in a tweet on Friday said a...
CASHEW: THE WONDER PLANT
On the other hand, when you eat foods containing LDL fats (like lard, egg yolk, pork and liver for example), the liver distributes it...
FG BANS IMPORTATION OF CODEINE DRUGS
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he Federal Ministry of Health has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations to check substance abuse...
FREE MEDICARE: WODIONG SENIE FOUNDATION REACHES OUT TO COMMUNITIES
Over 400 residents of Ikot Okop in Okop Ndua Erong, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and its environs benefitted from...
NMA CALLS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF GENERAL HOSPITAL IN UYO
The Akwa Ibom State branch of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called for the establishment of additional General Hospital in Uyo to cater for...
FIVE REASONS TO DRINK RED WINE BEFORE BED
Red wine is one of the best pre-bedtime drugs one can take. Unlike other alcoholic drinks, red wine contains resveratrol, a compound which has...
GIOVEES CLINIC REACHES OUT TO COMMUNITY
In the spirit of the Easter Season, a medical establishment at Obio Etoi Village in Uyo Local Government Are, Giovees Clinic and Maternity, has...
PREVENTING HEART ATTACK THROUGH LIFESTYLE
Medical experts have classified cardiovascular disease which includes heart attack and stroke as the number one cause of death worldwide. But lifestyle changes –...
ENDOMETRIOSIS: EARLY DETECTION CURBS INFERTILITY
For one in 10 women that live with endometriosis, having pain might be a familiar path. From experiencing painful menstruation to painful sexual intercourse,...
MMM ‘INVESTORS’ DONATE MILLIONS TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN IBADAN
Community of mutual aid and donation exchange populalrly known as MMM on Thursday, November 17, 2016 donated about N2.5Million to hospital patients in Ibadan,...
UNIUYO TEACHING HOSPITAL RUNS ON 10 GENERATORS – ACTING CMD
Services at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital are being powered by 10 generating sets, due to epileptic power supply from the national grid,...
HEALTH: AKWA IBOM TO ESTABLISH COLLEGE OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
A new Bill that seeks to establish the College of Nursing and Midwifery in Akwa Ibom State successfully passed through second reading at the...
AKHA: MEMBERS COMMEND SPEAKER’S SUSTAINED INTEREST IN MASSES’ WELFARE
...As Onofiok Luke Sponsored Primary Health Care Development Bill Passes Second Reading
"we need a constitutional framework to strengthen our primary health care delivery system"
Ubong...
A’IBOM EPIDEMIOLOGIST SACKED FOR ‘REFUSAL TO PLAY POLITICS WITH COVID-19 RESULT’
Akwa Ibom State Government has sacked its Epidemiologist, Dr. Aniekeme Uwah, following an alleged misunderstanding regarding the number of COVID-19 test samples with the...
GOV. EMMANUEL INSPECTS ETINAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, COMMENCES REHABILITATION
In its avowed commitment to boost the health care delivery system, Akwa Ibom State Government has set out modalities for the resuscitation of general...
I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED DIABETES FOR 30 YEARS – OBASANJO
Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says that diabetes only kills those who are careless about its treatment.
Mr. Obasanjo made the statement on Friday in...
SHOW OF LOVE: LEWA DOLES OUT GIFT ITEMS TO PATIENTS AT...
Mercy OBOT
Earlier today, the wife of the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Mrs Itohowo Aniekan Bassey, led...
WHAT DO YOUR NAIL SAY ABOUT YOUR HEALTH?
By Happiness NKAN
Have you ever stopped to look at your fingernails and toenails? No, not at the manicure session or to make sure they’re...
VVF: 2000 WOMEN GET RENEWED HOPE IN C’RIVER STATE, ON COURSE...
As part of efforts to eradicate Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) in the State by 2030, the Cross River State Ministry of Health in collaboration...
UUTH 200,000LTRS WATER EXPANSION PROJECT: DE-MBARUKAS HANDS OVER STORAGE AND TREATMENT...
De-Mbarukas Limited, a reputable environmental consulting firm, has handed over the first phase of its water project, 200,000litres Expansion of...
NIGERIA TO BE POLIO-FREE BY AUGUST 2018
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Coordinator in Cross River, Dr Thompson Igbu, says Nigeria will be polio free by August 2018.
Dr Igbu made this...
UNFPA DISTRIBUTES 22,224 CONDOMS IN CALABAR
The United Nations Population Fund has distributed 22,224 condoms during its “Wise Up Cross River” campaign at Calabar Christmas village.
Head, Monitoring and Evaluation Unit,...
TREAT YOURSELF TO A WATERMELON SANGRIA
The sangria has a reputation worldwide for being one of the healthiest alcoholic beverages in existence. This is because of its delicate balance of...
GOODLUCK JONATHAN MUST APPEAR BEFORE HOUSE OF REPS – MEND
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has urged the House of Representatives to force former President Goodluck Jonathan to appear...
AKWA IBOM ON THE SPOTLIGHT OF GLOBAL OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY
By Joseph ROBERT
The State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has hinted that Akwa Ibom State has been put on the spotlight in the...
FG TO SPEND N915m ON CONTRACEPTIVES IN 2017
The Federal Government plans to spend N915m on counterpart funding for the procurement of contraceptive commodities this year.
The budget for the national distribution of...
ADAMAWA CHOLERA OUTBREAK FATALITY RATE DROPS TO 1.8 PER CENT –...
Dr Fatima Atiku, the Adamawa State Commissioner for Health says the fatality rate of recent cholera outbreak in Mubi-North and Mubi-South Local Government Areas...