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COVID-19 drew attention to potentials of traditional medicine – Minister

The outbreak of the COVID-19 in Nigeria drew attention to traditional medicine as has never been seen before, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire ha

Why Soybean is key in tackling malnutrition – Experts

Experts have said that soybean has a lot of nutritional and health benefits and its utilisation is important in tackling the burden of malnutrition in

No evidence Essiac tea cures cancer

“Native American Tea Cures Cancer,” reads the headline of an article on the website ‘Wise Mind Healthy Body’. It gives the recipe for “Essiac tea”, wh

Lemon, snail slime and tomatoes won’t remove appendix

“Appendix total removal,” reads a message posted on the Nigeria-based Facebook page “Sure Truth”. It adds: “You shall not die young.” The message clai

Expert raises alarm over high diabetes rate in Nigeria

Dr Osunbor Osariemen, a consultant nephrologist with the Central Hospital, Benin City, has raised an alarm over the increasing rate of Diabetes mellit