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Half of the world population is at risk of contracting the mosquito-borne dengue virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s unit head on tropical diseases, told a UN press briefing in Geneva that WHO recorded an eightfold increase in dengue cases between years 2000-2022, increasing from 500,000 cases to 4.2…
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This means the Ministry of Interior is mandated to issue licenses for the cultivation of cannabis thereby enabling the utilization of this plant for various beneficial applications. The development comes after the Supreme Court impeded the passage of the law by striking out section 43 of the law as unconstitutional. Section 43 of Act 1019…
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People are less active nowadays, partly because technology has made our lives easier. We drive cars or take public transport. Machines wash our clothes. We entertain ourselves in front of a TV or computer screen. Fewer people are doing manual work, and most of us have jobs that involve little physical effort. Work, household chores,…
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Nigeria has ranked 186th in the last spot among countries with the highest number of people with diabetes. World statistics rate 186 countries where diabetes is eating deep into citizens, with Pakistan ranking first at 30 per cent, while Kenya and Nigeria are among the bottom five with 4 per cent and 3.6 per cent…
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The extreme heat wave that has baked much of southern United States continues to spread to other regions of the country this week, with over 55 million people now under heat alerts. The heat wave scorched Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico among other southern parts over the past week, setting or challenging all-time records. The…
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Step right up! It’s the miracle cure we’ve all been waiting for. It can reduce your risk of major illnesses, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and cancer and lower your risk of early death by up to 30%. It’s free, easy to take, has an immediate effect and you don’t need a GP to get some. Its name? Exercise. Exercise…
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Snoring is a potential source of noise pollution in the bedroom that can degrade the quality of sleep-in bed partners and may also be an indicator of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the snorer. Both noise exposure and OSA are known risk factors for adverse health events. Precise characterization of snoring provides a means to…
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The European Union’s new pilot project on loneliness aims to monitor and tackle the increasing lack of “meaningful social interactions”. At least one in 10 European Union residents is lonely most of the time, a new report on loneliness commissioned by the European Commission has shown. Some 13 per cent of the EU residents responded…
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From Maryland to the Canadian capital, a monstrous cloud of smoke spewed by Quebec’s wildfires has forced children to stay indoors, grounded flights in New York City and left millions of residents at risk of breathing unhealthy air. More than 75 million people in the eastern US are under air quality alerts on Wednesday due…
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Corn (Zea mays Linnaeus), also known as maize, is a member of the family Poaceae or Gramineae. It is indigenous to Mesoamerica and was domesticated in Mexico some 9,000 years ago, then it spread throughout the American continents [22]. Now, it is widely cultivated all over the World. The native corn includes 10,000 species, grouped…
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Despite inclusive policies, Nigeria has a long road to gender inequality with records of death, poverty and political disenfranchisement prevalent for women. We would be remiss not to acknowledge the progress made in combating inequality in the last few decades. However, for every policy authority institute, an instance of economic, political or outright violence against women ensues.…
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A former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has told an Abuja High Court that she has not been in Nigeria since May 2015 because of cancer treatment. This was revealed in a writ of summons against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the attorney-general of the federation (AGF). Alison-Madueke is asking for…
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The DNA test, also known as “Paternal testing,” has become an excellent method for determining who a child’s father is. When a woman has multiple partners, it raises questions about the paternity of a child born in that situation. DNA testing has become a delicate subject. However, there are other reasons why the test is…
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Overview Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them. People with this disorder may lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings of others. But behind this mask…
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Former Super Eagles star Wilson Oruma has debunked reports about his current health condition. There were reports that he was seriously sick and in urgent need of medical help. Oruma played a big role in Nigeria’s gold medal win at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He had 19 caps for Nigeria and played for some teams…
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Fang Bin, who documented the initial Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been freed from jail after three years, sources told the BBC. Mr Fang is one of several so-called citizen journalists who disappeared after sharing videos of scenes in Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic. After disappearing in February 2020, he…
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