health

  Mosquito season is in full swing. A lucky few people seem immune to the bites of the pesky insects. Others can’t seem to avoid them. New research explains mosquitoes’ apparent selectivity. According to an article in Smithsonian magazine, an estimated 20 percent of people are “especially delicious” to mosquitoes. (Shudder.) They are bitten more […]

  As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be.  We suddenly can’t remember where we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance’s name, or the name of an old band we used to love.  As

  Leukemia is regarded as cancer of the body’s blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system.  There are different types of leukemia existing in the human body. Some forms of leukemia are more common in children. Other forms of leukemia occur mostly in adults. Leukemia usually starts in the white blood cells.

  Endeavour to wash your hands and put on gloves when you want to try to stop severe bleeding. This can help you to avoid infection. If the wound is abdominal and organs have been displaced, don’t try to push them back into place — cover the wound with a dressing. For other cases of

    (By Dotun Onimole)   A Dental Surgeon at Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTH), Osogbo, Juliet Ogunlela, said that fast food posed threat to oral hygiene in children. Ms. Ogunlela, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Osogbo, said diet had a lot of effect on the dental health of humans, especially, children.