Health

NGO launches appeal for babies with congenital defects

An NGO, Dependable Basic Child Foundation, has appealed to Nigerians to come to the aid…

Cholera kills at least 6 in Kano

 A cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria's Kano State has killed at least six persons  and…

RJ Reynolds tobacco to pay $23.6 bn in damages to dead smoker's wife

A Florida state jury has ordered the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company to pay $23.6 billion…

Keep off 'pure caffeine', FDA warns after teen's death

 US regulators on Friday warned against ingesting pure powdered caffeine, which is being sold in…

Board assures Abuja residents of clean, potable water

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Water Board has assured Abuja residents that the water supplied…

Three months later, body recovered from Korea ferry

Divers retrieved another body Friday from the site of South Korea's ferry disaster -- the…

'Many' on crashed plane heading to Melbourne AIDS conference: UNAIDS

Many of the passengers who died when a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in Ukraine were…

Mexico restricts soft drink ads to fight obesity

Mexico said Tuesday it will restrict TV ads for soft drinks, snacks and other high-calorie…

Regular Intake of Water, Fruits Cure Piles – Expert

A pharmacist with the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano, Rabi’u Hussain, said on Friday that…