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The Kaduna State Government has introduced a house-to-house search mechanism to prevent as well as protect residents against outbreak of infectious diseases.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Paul Dogo, made this known in a statement made available on Sunday in Kaduna that government was determined to tackle measles, cholera, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic diseases.

Dr Dogo stressed that the exercise was intended to curb the spread of the diseases across and beyond the state.

The Federal Government has expressed worry over the level of fatality of cancer cases in the country.

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, stated this at the launch of National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) 2018-2022 in Abuja.

Adewole said that the plan would create awareness on the dangers and treatment of cancer, and help to address every aspect of cancer management to improve the quality of life of patients.

PDAs and Smartphones have apparently become an indispensable part of peoples' daily lives and society, keeping many abreast and aware of minute-to-minute breaking news, weather systems, even changes in marital status of celebrities and so on.

An aspect of this convenience in enabling people to remain connected, is the ever-present alerts, pings and rings that identify an incoming text, chat message, email or breaking news story.

However, the end result of the constant dopamine stimulation from these devices leaves people addicted and curious, as well as being unable to disregard incoming texts and emails.

If the early bird catches the worm, what is the night owl more likely to catch? According to a new study, it's diabetes, psychological problems and an increased risk of dying.

The study, published Thursday in the journal Chronobiology International, tracked almost half a million adults in the United Kingdom over an average of 6½ years. The researchers found that those people who identified as "definite evening types" at the beginning of the study had a 10% increased risk of all-cause mortality compared with "definite morning types."

Night owls were also more likely to have diabetes, neurological disorders, psychological disorders, gastrointestinal disorders and respiratory disorders, according to Kristen Knutson, associate professor of neurology at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine and a leading author of the study.

At least 30 people have died and 893 are ill in a cholera outbreak in Malawi, the health ministry said Thursday.

The disease outbreak which began last November in Karonga, northern Malawi has spread to 13 districts in the country, a spokesman for the ministry, Joshua Kalongo told CNN.

The drinking of contaminated water and poor food hygiene practices in affected areas have been blamed for the cholera outbreak, the ministry said.

Scores of Nigerians in the FCT have called on the Federal Government to subsidise services in the health sector. Those who spoke with the press on the issue in Abuja decried the outrageous amounts being demanded by both public and private health facilities. They urged for both private and public hospitals to allow unfettered access to healthcare services by citizens.