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There’s difference between waist trainers, waist trimmers – Getfitng boss, Oladipo

There’s difference between waist trainers, waist trimmers – Getfitng boss, Oladipo

  The Chief Executive Officer of Getfit Technologies Limited, Adekemi Oladipo is excited about her company’s brand ambassador, Big Brother Naija Season 6 finalist, Angel Smith for their wave-making Getfit waist trimmer. According to Oladipo, the…

Long treatment period frustrating elimination of TB

Long treatment period frustrating elimination of TB

Only 11 per cent of Tuberculosis (TB) is treated fully in Nigeria, which leaves a gap of about 89 per cent of untreated cases. However, experts lament that untreated cases could lead to the infection…

CPAN lauds FG for including community pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination centres

CPAN lauds FG for including community pharmacies as COVID-19 vaccination centres

Clinical Pharmacists Association Of Nigeria (CPAN) has commended the Federal Government and the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) over the decision to include community pharmacies among vaccination centres for COVID-19 in Nigeria, as has…

Stanbic IBTC provides N6.7bn facility for BAZE Varsity Teaching Hospital

Stanbic IBTC provides N6.7bn facility for BAZE Varsity Teaching Hospital

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has underscored its desire to help build robust education and health care systems in the country by providing funding for the building of BAZE…

Azoji bags Fellowship of NAPharm

Azoji bags Fellowship of NAPharm

The Managing Director/CEO of Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc., Pharm. Matthew Obi Azoji has been inducted into the fellowship of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAPharm). He is among 15 new fellows recently honoured by the…

Phytonutrients in cucumbers provide antioxidant, anti-cancer benefits

Phytonutrients in cucumbers provide antioxidant, anti-cancer benefits

Cucumis sativus, cucumber, or cuke, is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family. Cucumber is a creeping vine that roots in the ground and grows up trellises or other supporting frames, wrapping around supports…

Experts: Professional rivalry distorts patient care outcome

Medical experts have raised alarm over the negative impact of unhealthy rivalry among health professionals in the health sector, saying it has created a gap in care service delivery to the detriment of patient care.…

Cholera: Nigeria records four deaths, as cases hits 100,057

Cholera: Nigeria records four deaths, as cases hits 100,057

  On Sunday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released the latest epidemiological report, which revealed that four deaths and 78 suspected cholera cases were reported in the country from November 1 to 7,…

JUST IN: Austria brings back lockdown as COVID-19 surges

JUST IN: Austria brings back lockdown as COVID-19 surges

  Austria is placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in lockdown as of Monday to deal with a surge in infections to record levels and the growing strain on intensive-care units,…

Girl, 11, catches gonorrhea from swimming in hot spring

Girl, 11, catches gonorrhea from swimming in hot spring

  An 11-year-old girl from Austria reportedly was infected with gonorrhea after taking a dip in a thermal pool during a vacation to Italy. Her family — including her mom, dad and older sister —…