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Health Zone: Five reasons you should sleep naked

. It encourages greater intimacy Apart from making sleeping next to a loved one exciting, our naked body releases oxytocin, often referred to as the “love hormone.” A 2009 study published by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, says “Oxytocin reduces blood pressure, cortisol levels and helps to reduce stress. This hormone does not only help relationship, […]

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Health Zone: Why suya is healthier with beer — Scientists

A group of researchers at the University of Porto, in Portugal, have said that barbecued meat, popularly known as suya, in Nigeria is healthier when cooked and eaten with beer. The lead author of the study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,  Dr.  Isabel Ferreira, said the recommendation was given following the […]

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Health Zone: Doctors Confirm Some Percentage Of Women Can Get Pregnant Through Anal Sex

Doctors have disproved the idea that women can’t get pregnant by having anal sex. Urologist Dr Brian Steixner revealed he treated a patient who conceived after having sex with her partner. She had a rare condition called ‘cloacal malformation’ which affects one in 50,000 people. It happens when the rectum, vagina and urethra fail to […]

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Health Zone: Being lonely can kill you – New research

Loneliness and social isolation can impact a person’s health, causing problems ranging from high blood pressure and being overweight to cognitive decline and even an increased risk of dying at a young age. New research has now put a number on how this can affect someone’s risk of heart disease and stroke specifically. Researchers at […]

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Health Zone : Men with lower sperm count run higher disease risk — Research

A new Swedish research indicated that men who struggled to have children run a heightened risk of developing other diseases later in life. The study published by Skane University, disclosed on Monday in Stockhlom that men with fertility problems were more likely to suffer bone fractures and might also be more susceptible diabetes later in […]

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Health Zone: Why men should be more aware of their prostate

Just as the breast cancer alert has become a sort of mantra for women all over the world, so should the call for the awareness of prostate cancer—a disease that’s often overlooked but affects thousands of over 50s every year. The prostate gland: According to a recent campaign against prostate cancer, it is a gland […]

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Health Zone: Excessive Intake Of Paracetamol & Pain Killers Harmful During Pregnancy – Gyneacologists

Gynaecologists on Friday said that excessive intake of painkillers and Paracetamol during pregnancy posed health dangers to the unborn child. The gynaecologists told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that such drugs could lower certain hormones in the unborn, especially boys. Dr Adedayo Olakunle, a gyneacologist at the White Waters Hospital, Ikorodu, said […]

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Health Zone : Scientist Says Poor Sleep May Lead To Alzheimer’s Disease (Must Read)

Too little, too low-quality sleep has long been linked with a host of health issues, including weight gain, depression and strokes. Jeffrey Iliff, an American Brain Scientist, said on Thursday in New York that findings have proved for the first time, that poor sleep can also leave brains vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. He said sleep […]

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Health Zone: Scientists confirm new sexual disease!

Scientists in the United Kingdom have confirmed the existence of a new sexually transmitted disease called mycoplasma genitalium. The confirmation of the bacterial disease, which causes painful urination among other things, as an STD comes more than two decades after it was first discovered. A team of fourteen researchers arrived at the conclusion after conducting […]

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Health Zone: Scientists reveal why being lonely increases your chances of dying early

Lonely people are more likely to die early due to their immune system being weaker, a new study has found. People who do not have frequent interaction with others are 14 per cent more likely to die early as they appear to have much lower levels of white blood cells in their body. The cells […]

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Health Zone: People With HIV Could Soon Stay Healthy Without Taking Any Pills

 A needle may be the answer for those people living with HIV, for whom treatment is a hard pill to swallow. In the trial backed by Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline, people living with the virus were given a shot containing two drugs every four or eight weeks. At both intervals, the shot worked just as […]

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Health Zone: Unsafe Abortion Kills 34,000 Nigerian Women Annually

The acting country representative of IPAS, a reproductive health non-governmental organisation (NGO) which focuses on reproductive health and women rights, Barr. Hauwa Shekarau, has disclosed that no less than 34,000 women die in Nigeria annually, as a result of unsafe abortion. Shekarau stated this at a workshop on reporting reproductive health issues, organised for media […]

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Health Zone: After Watching This Video You Will Stop Masturbation Addiction

  Are you addicted to Masturbation and needs Emancipation? This video will help you a lot! I started the campaign in 2012 with my published book “Emancipation from Masturbation”  Read here

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Health Zone: Abnormal sexual activities increase risk of kidney infection – Physician

An-Abuja based physician, Dr Okezie Emenike, on Tuesday said abnormal sexual activities that irritate the urethra increase the risks of kidney infection. Emenike said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He explained that “infection that enters through the opening of the urethra can infect the bladder, which can […]

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Health Zone: Processed, red meat causes cancer – WHO

  The World Health Organization said Monday that eating all forms of red meat and processed meat such as pork, beef, hot dog, ham, sausages, corned beef, canned meat and meat-based preparations and sauces among others, carry a high risk of cancer. The warning which came following an evaluation report by the International Agency for […]

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Health Zone: Eating enough vegetables helps fight cancer – Expert

  A food technologist, Mr Ochuko Erinkainwe, says most cancer cases can be prevented by eating enough vegetables, noting that it remains the only natural food that helps to fight the disease. Erinkainwe spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos against the backdrop of the World Food Day celebrated on […]

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Health Zone: Holding your urine can cause cancer of the bladder – Expert warns

A Consultant Urologist, has cautioned people from holding urine for long periods to prevent the risk of developing cancer of the bladder. Dr Celsus Undie, consultant with the Kelina Hospital, Gwarinpa, FCT, gave the warning during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He explained that urine was a waste product […]

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Health Zone: Ways of improving your memory

A strong memory depends on the health and vitality of your brain. Whether you’re a student studying for final exams, a working professional interested in doing all you can to stay mentally sharp, or a senior looking to preserve and enhance your grey matter as you age, there are lots of things you can do […]

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