Tag: Health

Molecules made by bacteria keep mosquitoes at bay. The compounds are newfound potential stand-in for DEET. N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called DEET or diethyltoluamide, is the most common active ingredient in insect repellents. In lab tests, the molecules were as effective as DEET in stopping Aedes aegypti mosquitos, which can carry Zika, dengue and yellow fever, from … Continue reading Bacterial compounds repel mosquitoes, could stop Zika, dengue, yellow fever →

By Gbenga Olarinoye, OsogboLions Club International, District 404B2, Nigeria is donating a diabetes clinic worth  N100 million to Ekiti State.Similar clinic  had been donated to  Osun State by the  non governmental organization some years ago.The District Governor of the club, Lion Dupe Dada, disclosed this ahead of the 5th district convention of the club tagged … Continue reading Lions Club donates N100m diabetes clinics to Osun, Ekiti →