Cancer is a disease caused by outgrowth or proliferation of cells in the body and this abnormal outgrowth may occur to the breast tissues or occur in the breast leading to tumour formation which leads to breast cancer. Breast cancer is really common to women but men are also susceptible to breast cancer. The early stages of breast cancer may […]
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that attacks the immune system and weakens the body’s ability to fight infections and disease. It is commonly caught by having sex without a condom. It can also be passed by sharing infected needles and other injecting equipment. In time past, it could be from an HIV-positive mother to child during pregnancy, birth […]
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The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, […]
Read more →Brothers and Sisters, Friends! I feel the urge to share with you an issue that is a global challenge today. HIV/AIDS has terminated the life of many teens/youths and marred the future of many others the world over. Of more interest to me is the case of the Nigerian teen/youth with particular reference to the Benue teen/youth. According to the […]
Read more →Most Parents/guardians today shy away from discussing sex with their children. While some view such discourse as a taboo others simply think it’s not necessary. To educate children especially the teen age on issues of premarital intimacy and relationships quite differs from encouraging them to have premarital sex. Given the perverted nature of our times, parents should not shy away […]
Read more →Written by Chika Okeke Counterfeit medicine – Many Nigerians have been subjected to untimely death due to consumption of counterfeit drugs which many at times, are administered by quack doctors and even some health professionals who can hardly differenciate between geniune and fake drugs. CHIKA OKEKE writes that the book, War Against Counterfeit Medicine: My Story reveals some of the […]
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