Prof. Ganiyu Arinola, a Senior Lecturer of Immunology at the University of Ibadan, has said cell-phone radiation might likely cause male infertility. Arinola, the Head of Department of Chemical Pathology, University College Hospital (UCH), told the interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that there had been a public attention on the issue.

WHO To Prevent Malaria, Cholera Outbreaks In Flood-Hit Sierra Leone

The United Nations health agency is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria and cholera in the wake of last week's mudslides and flooding in the country's capital, Freetown.

Govt Appeals For Calm

The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, has appealed for calm over reports of a mysterious disease in the state. The commissioner, who denied that 62 people had died from the disease, told newsmen in Lokoja that those so far diagnosed were found to be suffering from gastroenteritis and Malaria.

Too much of good cholesterol bad for your health

Researchers claim that while high levels of "good" cholesterol have long known to be beneficial, its excess can also raise the risk of death. The findings showed that people with extremely high levels of good cholesterol have a higher mortality rate than people with normal levels.

U.S. Study Recommend More Frequent Mammogram Screening

U.S. researchers on Monday suggested that yearly mammograms starting at age 40 would prevent the most deaths from breast cancer. The report challenges the more conservative recommendations that take into account both the harms and the benefits of screening.

An Immunologist and Head of Chemical Pathology at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Ganiyu Arinola has called on the Federal Government to ban the importation of bleaching creams in the interest of the health of the people. Prof. Arinola who made the call in an interview with NAN in Ibadan said the move is necessary following the health challenges most Nigerians are facing due to the use of the bleaching cream. He explained that the cream causes loss of pigment and weaken the immunity of the skin.