Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Tuesday stated that pieces of evidence from reliable researches and reports showed that Chloroquine can kill COVID-19 virus at the early stage. She stated that Remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences Inc, has also been shown to kill the […]
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By Kayode Oseni All Citrus Fruits like Lemon, Lime, Orange, Tangerine, etc belong to the same family and thus have something in common, i.e, they are all rich in vitamin C and other water-soluble vitamins. They can thus be used interchangeably. However, each one is also unique in that it possesses something which others may […]
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Ondo State Government has sealed two secondary schools in the state for violating COVID-19 protocols set by the state government for reopening of schools. The affected two schools are: CAC Grammar School, Ondo Road, Akure and Akure Academy, Oba- Ile in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The Permanent Secretary of the state […]
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The World Health Organisation warned Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for the new coronavirus, despite the rush to discover effective vaccines. It urged governments and citizens to focus on doing the known basics, such as testing, contact tracing, maintaining physical distance and wearing a mask in order to suppress the pandemic, […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Guild of Medical Doctors, a body of owners of private hospitals in Nigeria, has called for a meta-analysis of all studies and findings on COVID-19 to provide a summative analysis as guidance for clinicians in the ongoing global search for reliable cures for the dreaded pandemic. In a statement by its […]
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A Nigerian-born doctor, Stella Immanuel, on Monday said she had successfully treated more than 350 people in the United States with coronavirus using hydroxychloroquine, zinc and Zithromax. She disclosed this when she addressed the press after America’s Frontline Doctors Summit in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Monday, July 27. She […]
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By Banji Ayoola A United States citizen, Clara David has testified to how cannabis, popularly called Indian hemp, cured her sister of breast cancer in a week. She gave the testimony in reaction to a story “Cannabis improves fertility in men, beats colorectal cancer, chronic pain,” which was culled from The Guardian of Nigeria and […]
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By Banji Ayoola Three weeks into doctors’ strike in Ekiti State, medical and health workers in the state have raised an alarm that the alleged poor service conditions prevailing are crippling the state’s Health sector. They said that the condition they are experiencing, if left unchecked urgently by the state government, may be disastrous and […]
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Gardenia Augusta O So Fine By Sereba Agiobu-Kemmer In some cases, it is difficult to distinguish whether it is garden owners who are dying {brokenhearted} or their plants. Plants don’t always age beautifully or die gracefully. How do you tend your own plant? There comes a time when every gardener gets bitten by the bug. […]
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The 55 member states of African Union have recorded 790,069 COVID-19 cases, 16,723 deaths and 447,874 recoveries. This is according to a report by APO Group as at 6 pm on Friday July 24, which was entitled “Coronavirus: African Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 cases as of 24 July 6 pm EAT.” The report […]
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