Over 50 Insurgents Killed As Troops Foil Attack On Konduga

Troops of the Seven Division of Nigerian Army on Friday foiled a planned attack on Konduga town in Borno State and killed scores of insurgents believed to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group.

The counter-terrorism operation by the troops is seen as a huge success over the dreaded group, who planned to attack Konduga town in Borno state in the early hours of the day.

Konduga is 40 kilometers south-east of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Foods to Boost Male Health

Lean Red Meat
If you're a steak-and-potatoes guy, you're in luck. Red meat can be good for you, says Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, a dietitian for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lean cuts of beef and pork are packed with protein and have only a little more fat than chicken breast. Red meat is also a good source of leucine, an amino acid that helps build muscle.

Some Fats Might Harm Your Memory

Nov. 18, 2014 -- Men under 45 years old who eat lots of trans fats may be hurting their memory, according to a new study released Tuesday.

Researchers at UC San Francisco followed 1,000 healthy men who ate various amounts of trans fats, and they found that the men in that age range who ate the most did the worst on a word recall test.
“People were presented with a series of cards with words on them, and they had to decide if they were repeats, or newly-presented words,” says Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, the lead researcher. “Each additional gram of trans fat  consumed per day was associated with .76 fewer words recalled.”
That might not sound like a lot, but the highest trans-fat eaters in the study took in about 15 grams per day, and that’s a sizeable drop in memory.

Health Benefits of Watermelons

The health benefits of watermelon include the prevention of kidney disorders, high blood pressure, the prevention of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, heat stroke, macular degeneration and impotence.

The question is, why is there so much craze for the watermelon? At first glance, it may seem like nothing more than a big ball of water.  We all know that there is nothing more refreshing than a big, chilled wedge of watermelon on a hot, summer day and it does sport a stylish scientific name of Citrullus Lanatus, but what’s the real reason so many people flock to grocery stores every summer to buy a big, awkward fruit like this one? Well, it is hard to narrow it down to a single reason; there are actually a lot of them.

Court Lifts Ban On Abalaka's HIV Vaccines

Court lifts ban on Abalaka’s HIV vaccines

November 14, 2014 by nan 20 Comments


The Federal High Court in Makurdi on Friday lifted NAFDAC’s ban on the use of Dr Jeremiah Abalaka’s patented vaccines for the treatment of HIV.

Military Moves To Attack Sambisa

While the battles raged in Chibok and Gwoza, a large number of soldiers were seen in Maiduguri yesterday moving towards the dreaded Sambisa forest, the fortress of the terrorist Boko Haram sect in Borno State, thus signaling the commencement of an operation, which military sources said was aimed at recovering the forest from the insurgents.

Help for Parents of Children With Hearing Loss

Two to 3 children out of 1,000 in the U.S. are born deaf or with some loss of hearing, according to the National Institutes of Health. Most states test the hearing of newborns, and if there is a hearing problem, another test is done within a few weeks. Early treatment is important.