Health

Some restaurants lacing their foods with drugs, health expert raises alarm

A Neuropsychiatrist, Dr. Ifedilichukwu Uchendu, has disclosed that some restaurants in Nigeria are now lacing their foods with drugs to get patrons addicted...

Brain drain: Can 5-year compulsory service bill curb Nigerian medical doctors’emigration to other countries?

What the proposed legislation may achieve if passed into law would be to increase the pool of unemployed and disenchanted Nigerians rather than...

International group launches proposal to ban surrogacy worldwide

A group of lawyers, doctors, psychologists, and others from five continents gathered in Casablanca, Morocco, on March 3 to call for the repeal...

No cases of Marburg virus yet in Nigeria, says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has allayed the fears of Nigerians that there are currently no cases of Marburg Virus disease...

60,000 covid related deaths recorded in China since early December

China has recorded nearly 60,000 coronavirus-related deaths since restrictions were lifted in early December, Persecondnews.com gathered Sunday. The Chinese national health authority after repeated...

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to fake antibiotics in circulation

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about fake Augmentin 625mg tablets currently in circulation in...

Health scare: New virus detected In China with dozens falling ill after contacts with animals

By Femi Soneye

Declare state of emergency on TB cases, health experts tell FG

In a bid to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, health experts have suggested that Nigeria must declare a...