Prostate Enlargement: Men Over Forty Beware!

The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system. The gland is made of two lobes, or regions, enclosed by an outer layer of tissue. As the diagrams show, the prostate is located in front of the rectum and just below the bladder, where urine is stored.   More

UTERINE FIBROIDS

I am a regular reader of your very educative column. I am a 38 year old woman and I got married 5 years but I am yet to conceive. I have heaviness at my lower abdomen and my menstrual period is very heavy.   More

Watch The Use Of Contraceptives
BY TOSIN SHOBANDE

Contraceptives are birth control pills which are usually recommended by doctors to women of child bearing age as a form of family planning measure. The appropriate use of contraceptives help prevent unwanted pregnancy and also help normalize the population of a country.   More

Conquering Blood Cancer

Phase 4 (called maintenance) involves regular physical exams and laboratory tests after the leukemia has been treated to be sure that it has not returned. *Recurrent leukemia uses different doses of various chemotherapy drugs to combat a disease that has returned.   More

Healthy Habits Can Mean 14 Extra Years — Study
From SULE AMUDA, Abuja with Agency Reports

To get an extra 14 years of life, don't smoke, eat lot of fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in moderation. That is the findings of a new study conducted on about 20,000 people in the United Kingdom.   More

We Have Inaugurated Travel Fellowship Scheme For Doctors — Taiwo

The National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria was formally established by decree 67 of 24th September 1979 as a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.   More

NAFDAC Approves 5 Pax Herbal Drugs

Five additional drugs from the stable of Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories have been approved by the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).   More

Discovery: Zobo Drink For Male Virility?

A popular local beverage made in Nigeria, the zobo drink, may offer relief for male induced infertility. The Asian Journal of Andrology recently published this discovery made by Amir Amin and Alaa EldinA Hamza of the Department of Biology, United Arab Emirate University,   More

Ben TV Holds Conference On MDGs, Awards Night Tomorrow

BEN Television, London (Europe's first and Ethnic satellite TV channel) in partnership with its PR subsidiary, Jader Group and in a working relationship with Nigeria High Commission, London is hosting the above mentioned event.   More

Doctors' Aid Group Calls For Free Malaria Tests, Treatment
By DONNA BRYSON

Making tests and treatment for malaria free dramatically increases the number of people who seek treatment for the disease that kills one million people a year, an international medical aid group said recently.   More

How Painkillers Destroy Kidney
By SEKINAH LAWAL

Prof. Osibogun said that smoking not only increases the risk of kidney disease, it contributes to deaths from strokes and heart attacks in people with CKD. You should try your best to stop smoking.   More

28 Vitamins In New Peak Choco

Friesland Foods WAMCO Nigeria PLC makers of Peak milk and Three Crowns milk launched Peak Choco, a new product presented in easy-to-mix choco powder in small sachet at a special Thank God Its Friday, TGIF, staff and management party in Lagos last week.   More

Anxiety May Be Bad For Your Heart — Study
From SULE AMUDA, Abuja with Agency Reports

Researchers said recently that news study revealed that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men. The findings add another trait to growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease including anger or hostility, Type A behaviour, and depression.   More

Water, The Wonder Drug
Stories By UZOMA ODUIGWE

Do you know that at least 80 percent of Nigerians are working around dehydrated unknowingly? The fact is that we drink too much coffee, tea and soda containing caffeine, which prompts the body to loose water.   More

Harvard Medical Institution For Traditional Medicine

The Harvard Medical School will soon go into research that will address treatments such as acupressure, herbal therapies and massages as well as examine the ways in which they interact with traditional medicine.   More