Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Actor Tom Hanks' wife, actress Rita Wilson, 58 has breast cancer, removes her breasts

Actor Tom Hanks' wife, actress Rita Wilson, 58, revealed today in a statement released to People magazine, that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer & has undergone a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.

The mother of two said she underwent a breast biopsy that showed no sign of cancer but decided to seek a second opinion & was diagnosed with cancer this time. She underwent the

Saturday 14 March 2015

A Man 60 Rapes 14-Year Old Girl

A man, 60, who doubles as a pastor and traditional healer in Akwa Ibom has been arrested for forcefully raping a 14-year old daughter of one of his patients. The girl came to visit her sick father that the man was looking after, but after carefully observing her, and having interest in her, the man sent her

Friday 13 March 2015

About 35 Children Killed In Angola Flood

Large parts of Angola have been hit by heavy rains since January and have destroyed atleast 137 houses. The Angop state news agency says the flood water has

Can You Go Mouth To Mouth With Your Dog

Well this girl did.  I think she is possess. Can you?

Tuesday 3 March 2015

Meet The Biggest Baby Ever + Photos

A 25-year old Indian woman married to a 28-year old tailor is scared she might lose her 10-months old baby especially with doctors not helping out.
Aliya Saleem weighed a healthy 9lbs at birth but started piling on the pounds at four months old. She now weighs 2st 13lbs. Her mom is worried because she

Monday 2 March 2015

Ebola Increase in Sierra Leone as Vice-President Quarantined

The vice-president of Sierra Leone has put himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards died from Ebola. Samuel Sam-Sumana said he would stay out of contact with others for 21 days as a precaution.
There was optimism the virus was on the decline in

Friday 27 February 2015

Woman Delivers Baby In Ogun as LandLord called her not to Bring the Baby Home

A woman who delivered a baby boy at a private hospital in Ifo Local Government area on Tuesday has said she does not need the baby she carried for 9 months and gave birth to. She says her husband took to his heels shortly after finding out the baby was deformed.  Her landlord also

Saturday 24 January 2015

Goodnews: Only Just Five Ebola Cases Left In Liberia

Liberia is almost free from Ebola. The country who has been suffering from this deadly disease now only have about five cases left according to United Nations. Thousands of people have died of Ebola in Liberia in the last few months. We are so happy for them.

Friday 23 January 2015

It Is Illegal For Place of Worship To Make HIV/AIDS Test Mandatory Before Marriage In Ekiti- Doherty

According to Vanguard, it is now an offence in Ekiti State for places of worship like churches and mosques to compel prospective couples to take mandatory HIV/AIDS tests before joining them in marriage.

It is equally an offence to expose results of such tests to other

Thursday 22 January 2015

Record:100,000 New Cases Of Cancer Are Found In Nigeria Yearly

A professor of radiotherapy and Oncology with the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Akoka, Aderemi Ajekigbe who delivered the 21st Inaugural Lecture of the university titled, ‘Cancer: The Unwanted Guest That May Visit’, has said Nigeria records 100,000 new cases of cancer annually.

Aderemi stated some reasons why cancer is

Sunday 18 January 2015

Woman dies after giving birth to quadruplets


A 36 year old woman named Erica Morales (pictured) died hours after giving birth on Thursday Jan. 15th to quadruplets in a Phoenix hospital.
Erica Morales was about seven months pregnant when she delivered the babies — three girls and a boy — at Banner Good Samaritan hospital, Nicole Todman, a family friend, told the news organization.
But she died before ever getting a

Thursday 15 January 2015

Cholera Outbreak Hits Rivers State, Kills 20 In 9 Days - Dr Sampson Parker Explain

The Commissioner for Health in Rivers State, Dr Sampson Parker, yesterday said cholera outbreak in 11 communities in the state had claimed 20 lives. According to him, the outbreak was reported on the 5th of January, 2015 and 171 cases as so far been recorded, with 20 deaths in the outbreak.

He however said Government health officials are

New CasesOf Ebola Declining In West Africa

New Ebola cases in the three West African countries (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone) worst affected by the deadly outbreak of the virus are declining, weekly UN figures show.

Sierra Leone and Guinea both recorded the lowest weekly total of confirmed Ebola cases since August. Liberia, which reported no new cases on two days last week, had its lowest weekly total since June.

The spirit of Freetown seem to be back with residents in the capital celebrating, albeit quietly, the low Ebolainfection figures. For over a week the reported daily infections have been in single figures and on Tuesday there were only two deaths.

Liberia will conquer Ebola, a resident said.

Wednesday 14 January 2015

Edo State Gov. kicks out Igbinedion Varsity students from state medical facility

Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole today gave an executive order stopping the training of nursing students from the Igbinedion University at the state owned medical facilities, the Benin General Hospital and the

Saturday 22 November 2014

UNICAL Economics lecturer allegedly stabs student in the eye

Below is a report I just received from a student from the school. Read below...
A student of Computer Science Department of University of Calabar name withheld almost lost his sight after a lecturer known as Chris Otu in the Department of Economics, University of Calabar stabbed him with

See Man brutally beating a woman with a huge chunk of wood

OMG! The brutal assault of a woman by a man in Brazil has gone viral online. The very disturbing 35 second video showing the man beating a screaming woman repeatedly with a huge chunk of wood was posted to Youtube a few days ago. The poster said it happened in Brazil but didn't say who the victim and attacker were. Though some comments suggested that she's his partner.

Now people are trying to identify the attacker so the police can have him arrested. I hope same thing happens to him. Animal! See the shocking video after the cut...

Friday 21 November 2014

Photos Of Cruel Carer Hitting Disabled Boy After Parents Set Up Hidden Camera

Two parents have said they watched in horror as a secret camera they installed in their severely disabled son’s bedroom caught a care worker physically assaulting him.
Paul and Julie Rowlands became suspicious their son was been maltreated whenever they visit him at the care home 19-year-old Zak lives, as he usually feels bad whenever they set to

Blood Sisters Arrested For Trying To Smuggle Marijuana Into Cell For Brother

Officers of the Nigerian Prison Services on Wednesday caught two sisters, Shade Oyetobi and Atinuke Adebanwo, while attempting to smuggle 11 wraps of marijuana into the Ikeja Lagos State High Court holding cell for awaiting trial inmates.
Punch gathered that the culprits, who claimed to be

Thursday 20 November 2014

How Nigerian Medical Doc Killed My Son- Senator Nwobodo

Former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, on Tuesday broke the silence, as he  alleged that his son, Ifeanyichukwu, died out of negligence of a Nigeria doctor.
Senator Nwobodo stated that his

Baby With 4 Arms & Legs Born, As Family, People Rejoice

A baby boy born with four arms and four legs is causing panic in the streets of Baruipur, east India, as locals believe he is the reincarnation of a god.
The child has been named God Boy, as multiple limbs are common among Hindu deities, and people are travelling from across the region to the city in