8 simple steps to healthy living

Take these eight steps to heart and live longer, enjoy life more, and feel good in your body and mind all of the time.

NEMA, Health Ministry Move Against Epidemic Diseases In Nigeria

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Federal Ministry of Health have commenced the process to strengthen community resilience against epidemics in country.

Malaria: Reps Order Verification Of DDT For Eradication

In a bid to eradicate malaria in the country, the House of Representatives has directed its Committee on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis, to investigate the efficacy of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) in the eradication of malaria.

Benefits of protein in the body

Proteins are long chains of amino acids that can be found in a wide range of foods. They are stored within our body by a multitude of peptide bonds. If you don't have enough protein in your diet, you will have to deal with a deficiency of various amino acids.

Lassa Fever: UBTH Confirms Death Of Victim

A Lassa fever victim (names withheld) was yesterday confirmed dead at University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), after receiving medical attention by a team of health care personnel.

4 ways to boost your longevity

Theres one thing you can be certain of, it's that we all have a fixed time on this planet. Far too many people take their day-to-day living for granted. Some people just live their life anyhow they feel like. They're either...

Harmful habits that are deadly to your heart

The heart is arguably the hub of life. It is the singular, central body organ on which every other organ or tissue depends for nourishment and survival. Why? Because it is the powerhouse that keeps pumping blood through which oxygen and other essential nutrients are distributed around the body.

Lithium study helps scientists unlock ageing puzzle

A common drug could hold the key to long life, in flies at least, according to research.
At low doses, lithium prolonged the life of fruit flies in lab experiments.
Scientists say the finding is "encouraging" and could eventually lead to new drugs to help people live longer and healthier lives.

4 healthy lifestyle that helps to reduce the risk of heart disease

Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke.

Cholesterol and Heart disease

Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance present in the body cells. It is found in certain kinds of food and is produced in the body too. It is essential for the body so that it can make Vitamin D, hormones and other factors needed to digest food.