Health

Does waxing or shaving of woman’s pubic hair cause microscopic trauma?

Funmilola Afolabi September 14, 2021

Claim: A Gynecologist, Dr. Jen Gunther, warned that waxing or shaving of a woman’s pubic hair can...

Does corn silk cure diseases as claimed in this video? does Corn-silk cure disease tiktok

Does corn silk cure diseases as claimed in this video?

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle September 13, 2021

Claim: A viral TikTok video, forwarded many times on WhatsApp in Nigeria, claims corn silk cures several...

Experts say mixture of snail slime and evaporated milk cannot cure stroke milk snail stroke

Experts say mixture of snail slime and evaporated milk cannot cure stroke

Faith Adeoye September 9, 2021

Claim: A Facebook user claims water gotten from snails (snail slime) and peak milk can cure partial...

No research affirms Snot apple (goron tula) cures all diseases claimed in this viral message

Leshi James September 6, 2021

Claim: Snot apple (goron tula) can be used to treat infection, diabetes, infertility, cough, ulcer and other...

No evidence combination of lime leaf extract, hot drink cures toothache man with tooth ache

No evidence combination of lime leaf extract, hot drink cures toothache

Leshi James September 1, 2021

Claim: Lime leaves extract and hot drink (ogogoro) cures toothache. There is no scientific evidence that shows...

Does sleeping without light help fight disease, boost intelligence?

Rahaman Abiola September 1, 2021

Claim: A frequently shared WhatsApp message claims that sleeping at night without light helps to fight disease...

Lagos University Teaching Hospital not source of viral WhatsApp message on women’s health

Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle August 27, 2021

Claim: A WhatsApp message that has been forwarded many times purportedly from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)...

What you need to know about the 3 brands of Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Nigeria differnt covid vaccines

What you need to know about the 3 brands of Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Nigeria

Lami Sadiq August 25, 2021

On March 2nd, Nigeria became the third West African country to receive nearly 4million COVID-19 dosage of...

Would kidney stones form in your body if you don’t drink enough water? kidney stone water

Would kidney stones form in your body if you don’t drink enough water?

Funmilola Afolabi August 24, 2021

Claim: A Facebook post claimed that kidney stones are formed when one does not drink an adequate...

Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce vaccinations to beat vaccine expiry date? covid vaccine expire sierra leone

Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce vaccinations to beat vaccine expiry date?

Antonia Howard August 24, 2021

Claim: Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce compulsory vaccinations for employees of government institutions to accelerate the...

Does waxing or shaving of woman’s pubic hair cause microscopic trauma?

Does corn silk cure diseases as claimed in this video?

Experts say mixture of snail slime and evaporated milk cannot cure stroke

No research affirms Snot apple (goron tula) cures all diseases claimed in this viral message

No evidence combination of lime leaf extract, hot drink cures toothache

Does sleeping without light help fight disease, boost intelligence?

Lagos University Teaching Hospital not source of viral WhatsApp message on women’s health

What you need to know about the 3 brands of Covid-19 vaccines deployed in Nigeria

Would kidney stones form in your body if you don’t drink enough water?

Did the Sierra Leone Government enforce vaccinations to beat vaccine expiry date?

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