A First Penis Transplant Done in South Africa

An operation that lasted for 9 hours led to the first successful penis transplant in the World. It was led by team of surgeons in South Africa. Surprisingly, this operation was carried out last year( December 11, 2014) but it was kept undisclosed to the public in order to see how the patient recovers. Normally, it takes up to two years for the patient to recover. But he unexpectedly recovered so early.

Reason Why We Must Breasfeed: Effect on I.Q

Breast milk is very important for a newborn. It is considered the most balanced foods available for normal newborns and infants. Breast milk is sterile, easily digested, and nonallergenic. It contains maternal antibodies that protect against many early childhood

Farmers Affected by Bird Flu. to Be Compensated with N600m-FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria has set aside the sum of N600 million to compensate farmers whose farms were affected by the bird flu outbreak. According to Dr Akinwumi

Adesina, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, about eighteen states

Telecom Masts are Not Harmful to Human Health-NCC

There have been debates over the effect of non ionising radiation from various telecommunication masts hosted by network providers all over the country. There have been suggestions that it could lead some diseases such as

Sex Abuse Scandals rock United Nation Workers

At least 80 cases of sexual misconduct, abuse and exploitations by United Nations workers were reported in a new findings. Most of these crimes were committed by peacekeeping workers especially in crisis-hit zones. About 51 cases were reported in 2014 and were mainly committed in

Cojoined Brazilian Twin Dies after Operation

A five-year-old Brazilian boy has died after surgery to separate him from his conjoined twin brother, according to report on Medical Xpress Saturday.

Heitor and Arthur Rocha, who were joined at the hip and shared many internal organs including intestines and

Sugary Drinks Cause Early Menstruation

According to a new research published in Human Reproduction on Jan 28, led by Karin Michels (ScD, PhD), Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA), early menstruation could be caused by

A Man gets New Hands in India after Surgery

India Health sector has reached another landmark following the successful surgery which gave 30 year old, Manu, a new pair of hands.

Credit:ITN

According to Dr Subramania Iyer, Professor and

Risks of Alcohol Drinking during Pregnancy

"It is impossible to say what constitutes a 'safe' amount of alcohol a mother can drink as every pregnancy is different, so our advice to mothers is don't take a chance with your baby's health and drink no alcohol at all," Ann Furedi, chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, advised

It is no longer a news that alcohol is

Attractive Men prove to be more Selfish-Study

According to article on medicalnewtoday.com, men who are attractive have been found to be more selfish and less equality oriented.

This is a research by Lead investigator Dr. Michael Price and

Many Nigeria Bread are not Safe

It is no longer a new sight seeing hawkers carrying bread along the busy roads in Nigeria. We buy these bread without considering important factor such as how healthy and well prepared are these bread? Although bread has gluten, a protein which is not easily digested, poor manufacturing practices have caused

Excessive Jogging impacts negatively to our Health

Of course, daily exercise is very advisable for our health. But overdoing it may not be so. A research has shown that strenous jogging

Nigeria Health Workers Suspend Strike

Ahead of the General Elections, JOHESU(Joint Health Sector Unions)  which represent Nigeria health workers has finally ended their three month old strike. This action followed after meeting with

A Female Doctor is the New WHO Regional Director

Her name is Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s new regional director for Africa. She is from Botswana and was nominated on Tuesday 27. The 60 year old physician earned her medical degree at the University of London’s Royal Free Hospital, ran tuberculosis and H.I.V. programs

Only Five Ebola Cases Remain in Liberia

The United Nations announced on Saturday that only five cases of Ebola diseases remain in Liberia.
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have witnessed the worst breakout of ebola in history. About 9000 souls were lost in a year due to the deadly virus

"According to the WHO, the five cases are laboratory confirmed cases," Lisa White, a spokeswoman

Bird Flu hit Lagos and Port Harcourt

Credit:@FAO

In a swift response to the discovery of bird flu, thousands of chickens have been culled in some poultry farms, the local health authorities said on Tuesday. FAO reported "A strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not
recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in Nigeria for
the first time"

Most Cancer are Due to Bad Luck not Lifestyle

A recent research published in Journal Science has suggested that most cancer are mostly due to bad luck and not diet, lifestyle or genes.Random mutations that occur in DNA when cells divide.They are largely responsible for two thirds (about 65%) of adult cancers across a wide range of tissues with environmental factors or defective gene

Touching Stories: Children orphaned by Ebola Virus

More than 10,000 children have lost one or both parents to Ebola in West Africa's current outbreak of the disease, according to UNICEF.
Almost 8,000 of those children are from Sierra Leone.
Many are also Ebola survivors themselves, but because of the stigma and fear around the virus they are often shunned by their communities.
Britain has pledged £2.5m to help set up special care centres for Ebola orphans

Bird Flu Reported in Nigeria

According to NY Times, The health and veterinary authorities on Friday reported outbreaks of avian flu hundreds of miles apart on opposite ends of Nigeria. In Lagos, the southern commercial center, 3,300 birds at a live bird market showing symptoms were culled, said Nigeria’s chief veterinary officer, Dr. Abdulganiyu Abubakar, in a

20 Lives Claimed by Cholera in Rivers

A cholera outbreak in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, has led to 20 deaths. A further 171 cases have been recorded. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Port Harcourt. Parker, in the statement, said