Coffee Can Help Reduce Risk Of Booze-Induced Liver Disease – Study
Coffee lovers have a lower risk of developing alcohol-induced cirrhosis of the liver, which kills 300,000 people around the world every year. A landmark study conducted by the University of Sydney's Centenary Institute found caffeine drinking helped those who are a healthy weight but drink too much booze. The aim of the study was to identify risks associated with cirrhosis in...
COVID-19: CPS To Abia Speaker, Ndukwe Distributes Palliatives To Community Women
The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Chief Jude Ndukwe KSJI, on Tuesday distributed Palliatives to women of Ohobo Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North LGA. Ndukwe who hails from the community said he embarked on the gesture to help cushion the effects of restrictions imposed by the authorities as a way of combating the rampaging...
Ikpeazu Highlights Efforts Of His Administration To Contain COVID-19
The Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has highlighted the efforts his administration has continued to make to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state in order to flatten the curve, describing the state as the only one with 16-Modular GenXpert equipment and highest testing capacity in the entire South East region. Dr. Ikpeazu who stated this during the...
Ondo State Govt Extends Maternity Leave For Female Civil Servants To Six Months
The Ondo State Government on Wednesday extended the maternity leave period for its female workers from the earlier three months to six months. The government said the move was to build a society where children that were being raised had all things required in terms of maternal care, which should be exclusive in the first six months. The state Head of...
Wear Masks At Home If Unsure Of COVID-19 Status Of People You Live With – Health Minister
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, has asked Nigerians to wear face masks when at home if they are not sure of the COVID-19 status of the people they live with. Speaking at the media briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Health minister urged citizens to wear the masks on their face and not the chin...
Man Dies After Receiving Shot Of COVID-19 Vaccine
A California resident who tested positive for COVID-19 in late December died last week several hours after receiving a shot of the vaccine, officials have announced. The individual, who has not been named, reportedly died in Placer County, in the greater Sacramento area, on Thursday. Their death was announced by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office in a Saturday Facebook post, with the department adding that...
BREAKING: Nigeria COVID-19 Cases Jump To 51 As NCDC Confirms Five New Cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that cases of coronavirus in the country have hit 51. The NCDC on its website said, “On the 25th March 25, 2020, Six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 was recorded in Nigeria. “Till date, 50 cases have been confirmed, two cases have been discharged and one death from COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria “Of...
BREAKING: UK COVID-19 Death Toll Increases To 828 In England Alone In One Day
CORONAVIRUS deaths in the UK have passed the 7,000 barriers after 828 victims were reported in England alone on the deadliest day yet. NHS England confirmed the latest victims were aged between 22 and 103 - including a 35-year-old with no underlying health conditions. A further 45 coronavirus victims had no previous medical issues - with England's death toll now at...
NACA Boss To Nigerians: Share Love On Valentine Not HIV
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s Valentine’s Day on February 14, the Director General, of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, Dr. Gambo Aliyu, has called on all Nigerians, especially young people, to take advantage of the spirit of love and togetherness that the day signifies, to know their HIV...
NMA Raises Concern Over Mental Health Crisis Among Doctors
Kwara State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has expressed concern over the growing mental health challenges and well-being of doctors in Nigeria. Chairman of the association, Prof. AbdulRahman Afolabi, stated this at a briefing organised on the side lines of the 2025 Annual General Meeting, AGM, titled, “Mental Health and Well-being of Doctors in Nigeria: Importance of Mental Health”,...
