The Kaduna State Government on Friday said it had placed 18 horses under quarantine following an outbreak of Equine Influenza, also known as Horse Flu, in parts of the state.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 39 new cases of Lassa fever recorded between February 25 and March 3 in six states.
Facebook says it is working to tackle vaccine misinformation by reducing its distribution and providing people with authoritative information on the topic.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted cloudy, sunny and hazy weather conditions with chances of thunderstorms and rainfall over parts of the country on Saturday.
Britain plans to generate a third of its electricity from offshore wind farms by 2030 and boost the value of exports of offshore wind services and equipment to 2.6 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) a year, the government said on Thursday.
Dr. Andrew Marbell, a nutritionist, says the African star apple, popularly known as agbalumo in Yoruba language, can lower blood sugar, cholesterol, useful in preventing and good for treating heart diseases.
An Otorhinolaryngologist, Prof. Titus Ibekwe of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, says at least 10 million Nigerians have “disabling hearing loss.”
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Maurice Iwu, on Thursday in Abuja lauded the role played by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan while he was in office as president in funding research into the Ebola scourge, leading to its control in the country.
No fewer than 67 successful paediatric open heart surgeries were carried out at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State between 2016 and March 2017.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency predicted cloudy and sunny weather conditions with chances of scattered thunderstorms over most parts of the country on Thursday.
Dr. Panshak Tenmang, a senior Registrar at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, has advised mothers to avoid the use of breast milk to treat eye infections in children.
A general medical practitioner, Dr. Panshak Tenmang of Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State has advised pregnant women with herpes to treat the disease to avoid blindness in newborns.
The Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency has shortlisted 5,300 applicants for 1,000 jobs advertised by the agency in January.
Malam Alhassan Yahya, state Chairmen, Maternal Neonatal Child Health coalition, disclosed this in Gombe during a media and Civil Society Organization meeting organized by the International Society of Media in Public Health on prevention of malnutrition.
A London patient has become the second known man to be cleared of AIDS virus after receiving a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor, according to his doctor.
The UNAIDS has said it is greatly encouraged by the news that an HIV-positive man has been functionally cured of HIV.
A recent Chinese study found that eating more allium vegetables may slash the risk of getting colorectal cancer.
Allium is the Latin word for garlic.
The Director, Cross River Landscape Programme of Wildlife Conservation Society of Nigeria, Dr Ina-Oyon Imong, says Nigeria has lost 90 per cent of her original forest cover due to human activities.
The Embassy of United Arab Emirate in Nigeria, says it has put together a comprehensive plan programmes to address health needs of remote communities in the country.
Dr Victor Fayomi, a General Practitioner at a private hospital in Gwagwalada, FCT, says crying is therapeutic in managing emotional stress.