Caution! Higher consumption of sugary beverages linked with increased risk of mortality – Study
The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death—particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer, according to...
Applying antimalarial drugs to bed nets could lead to drop in malaria transmission – Study
Mosquitoes that landed on surfaces coated with the antimalarial compound atovaquone were completely blocked from developing Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum), the parasite that causes malaria, according to...
Nearly half of childhood cancers worldwide undiagnosed – Study
Nearly half of all childhood cancers are not being diagnosed globally, according to a new modeling study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The...
Fight against cancer: GE Healthcare collaborates with Nigeria to advance early cancer detection
GE Healthcare has partnered with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to supply the latest technology in computed tomography (CT), Discovery RT, to Lagos...
Early presentation helps in cancer treatment
As Monday marks World Cancer Day, medical experts have said patients who present the disease early have high chance of survival.
They advised women above...
