A small, recently released study shows a newly developed oral contraceptive for men appears to be both effective and safe. The research, presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago by researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle, studied 83 men between the ages of 18 and 50. The participants' testosterone levels dropped significantly along with two hormones essential for sperm production.

The Director of Primary Health Care Systems Development, Dr Oladimeji Olayinka has said 14 Nigerian health practitioners have commenced a 10-month intensive training programme on performance-based financing (PBF) approach to health delivery system in the country.
Dr Oladimeji Olayinka who stated this while briefing newsmen said the aim of the training was to equip the participants with results-based financing approach for health delivery.

Officials of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Abia State Office, said they have arrested one Samuel Chukwu for allegedly faking a food seasoning product owned by another importer. The Abia State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Olisa Okeke made this known on Monday during an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba.

THE Dental Association of Nigeria has said the general attitude of Nigerians to oral health has significantly improved unlike in times past. The Vice – Chairman of the Association, Dr. Seye Logede who stated this on Tuesday as part of efforts to mark the 2018 World Oral Health Day said poor dental health could affect a person’s general health and well-being as the mouth is the gateway to the body.

Medical experts have drawn the attention of the public to the escalating incidence of kidney disease, particularly among pregnant Nigerian women.

The Nigeria Association of Nephrology warns of a looming epidemic of kidney diseases in the country and has urged the Federal Government to prioritise treatment of kidney disorders.

Speaking on this year’s World Kidney Day, themed: “Kidney and Women’s Health” they narrated how pregnancy puts women in situations that impinge negatively on their health, noting that kidney disease is one of such disorders.

The kidneys excrete water and other waste products from the body; regulate the internal environment but once they start failing to carry out these functions, symptoms of ailments appear.

During the past week eight people have been reportedly killed by a fresh outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis in Bugaje ward, Jibia Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.

The Information Officer in the area, Saadu Suleiman, who confirmed the deaths on Saturday to journalists said, five males and three females lost their lives to meningitis between last Monday and Friday.

According to Suleiman several others were hospitalized at the health centre in Bugaje.

“We recorded a fresh case of Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, CSM, in Bugaje that claimed the lives of eight persons,” he said.