5 Easy Ways to Prevent Kidney Disease

The kidneys are a pair of organs located within the abdomen.

The kidney’s main function is to excrete waste substances and excess water from the body in the urine.

The kidneys perform many other important functions.

Lassa Fever Alert! Don’t drink Garri with Cold Water – NMA Chairman

Residents of Port Harcourt have been advised to stop drinking garri soaked in cold water for now, because rats that carry the highly contagious Lassa fever virus also like exposed dry garri.

Dr. Furo Green, the Chairman of Rivers State branch of Nigerian Medical Association, NBA, gave this medical advice, while speaking on the Lassa Fever scourge in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital.

An Orgasm A Day Can Lower Can Risk Of Prostate Cancer - Researchers From Harvard Medical School

The prostate is a small satsuma-sized gland located between a man's penis and his bladder, whose main function is to produce a thick white fluid that is mixed with the sperm produced by the testicles, to create semen.

The new study is the largest to date on the frequency of ejaculation and and prostate cancer.

The researchers found that men in the 40-49 age bracket who ejaculate 21 or more times a month reduced their risk of prostate cancer by 22 per cent. This was compared to men who ejaculate four to seven times a month.

While the researchers said they were unclear as to why ejaculation lowers the chances of prostate cancer, they called the results 'particularly encouraging.'