Two new studies have confirmed that consuming high levels of ultra-processed foods, such as packaged snacks and soda, could harm health. They also provide more evidence of the associated cardiovascular and all-cause mortality risks; as previous research has suggested. Eating processed foods may raise the risk of cardiovascular disease and overall mortality. Numerous studies have […]
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Energy drinks are popular, especially among teenagers and young adults. But a clinical trial reports that energy drinks caused disturbances to the volunteers’ heart rhythms and blood pressure. How do energy drinks affect the heart? Energy drinks are the second most popular dietary supplement of choice for teenagers and young adults in the United States, according to […]
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A nonintoxicating form of cannabidiol that chemists can make from inexpensive noncannabis ingredients can treat seizures just as effectively as herbal cannabidiol, according to recent research in rats. A synthetic version of the CBD that cannabis contains has the potential to become a safe treatment for seizures, new research reports. The chemical structure of the […]
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President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Francis Johnson, has passed on. ICIR reported that Johnson, who was the current president of PENGASSAN, died early Friday morning after failing to recover from a protracted undisclosed illness. After his election as President of the petroleum union in 2014, he had […]
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Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, said he had been vindicated by the Court of Appeal judgment which reaffirmed his qualification to contest the 2018 governorship poll in Osun State. The Court of Appeal in a ruling delivered Justice Emmanuel Agim chided the Federal High Court, sitting in Bwari for […]
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• Say citizens have rights to life, self-defence• Presidency ratifies anti-banditry strategy The House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Government to reverse its executive order restraining gun ownership. It said the decision strips citizens of their rights to life and self-defence amid growing attacks by bandits, kidnappers and other criminals. It also urged President […]
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The Federal Government has commended the decision of the Supreme Court of Singapore to free a Nigerian, Mr Adili Ejike, who was earlier sentenced to death for drug trafficking in the country. The Acting Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Akpan Friday said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ejike was arrested in […]
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A handout image released by the Nigerian Presidential Press Services on May 29, 2019 shows Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari waving from a car as he arrives to his inauguration ceremony in Abuja. Buhari was sworn in for a second term in office on May 29, 2019, vowing once more to tackle crippling security threats and […]
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FOODS RICH IN TRANS FAT *Diets high in trans fat, hydrogenated oils increase heart disease risk by 21%, deaths by 28%*1,300 Nigerians died in 2010 due to unnecessary exposure to toxic chemical, researchers find*Healthier alternatives include natural unsaturated liquid vegetable oils- olive, canola, corn, soy*WHO, others plan to eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids from global […]
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Awards N3m against plaintiffs The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday ruled that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke was qualified to contest the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. A three-man panel of the court made the pronouncement in a unanimous judgment which upheld the appeals by Adeleke and his […]
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