‘Maternal, child mortality still alarming in Benue’
The Network of Religious Leaders Living With/Affected by HIV/AIDS (NINERELA+) has raised an alarm over the high rate of maternal and child mortality i
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Obesity: Overweight mothers more likely to have children with asthma
Women who are overweight before they get pregnant are more likely to have children with asthma, a study has suggested. Mothers who were obese before c
‘No evidence Nigeria’s Zobo herbal drink causes miscarriage’
A message posted on Facebook claims a local Nigerian herbal drink “causes miscarriage” during pregnancy. “If you are pregnant, please don’t drink ZOBO
FG urges multi-sectoral actions in tackling human, planetary health threats
The Federal Ministry of Health has called for multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral actions and initiatives from all levels of governance, and individ
Some types of epilepsy may be associated with worse quality of life
A new study suggests that people with epilepsy associated with head injuries, especially the type not well controlled by medication, are more likely t