Study Advises Mothers To Give Newborns Vitamin D Supplements

Breast-feeding has long been associated with increased health benefits for babies and mothers, but a new study points out that even breast milk may have limitations, especially as the infant gets older.

Doctors have long advised breast-feeding women to take vitamin D supplements, since breast milk does not contain high amounts of the nutrient. Vitamin D can be crucial in helping the body absorb calcium, and children with extremely low levels of vitamin D could be at risk of developing rickets or a bowing of the bones. 

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children take vitamin D supplements for the first year of life, regardless of whether they're fed formula or breast milk. 

More Deaths As Mysterious Headache, Stomach Pain Kill 16 In Abuja Community

Mysterious headache and stomach pains have killed 16 children and youths in Saburi 1, a village opposite Mopol Barracks along Kubwa expressway, Abuja. 

Saturday Vanguard on Thursday visited the palace of the Chief of the village, Alhaji Mohammed Yamawo who was said to have traveled out of Abuja for an urgent assignment. 

Speaking to them on the development, the Son of the village Chief, Alhaji Halidu Mohammed confirmed that 16 persons whose ages ranged between 10 and 25 years had been officially reported at the palace to have died within the last two weeks. 

According to him, “families of the deceased persons came to the palace that their sons and daughters complain of headache and stomach pains and died just like that before they could reach Kubwa General Hospital or Garki General Hospital.” 

Gianni Infantino Emerges New FIFA President

Switzerland Gianni Infantino, on Friday, was elected the new President of the 112-year-old world soccer governing body, FIFA, for the remainder of the current term of office (until 2019). Infantino was elected by the Extraordinary FIFA Congress held in Zurich, Switzerland, according to Fifa.com,

He was elected as the 9th FIFA President after the second ballot with 115 of 207 total votes. In line with the FIFA Statutes, the mandate of the new FIFA President started after the conclusion of the Congress. At the beginning of the proceedings, it was confirmed to the Congress that 207 of the 209 FIFA member associations were entitled to vote. 

U.S. Reports 14 New Cases Of Zika Sexual Transmission

The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was investigating 14 new reports of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus in the country.

The CDC said in a statement on Wednesday in Washington that several of the cases involved pregnant women.

It said it has earlier this month published an interim recommendation for protecting people against sexual transmission of the Zika virus.

The CDC said that in two of the new suspected sexual transmission events, Zika virus infection was confirmed in women whose only known risk factor was sexual contact with an ill male partner.

Lagos-Kano And Lagos-Calabar Rail Project Will Employ 250,00 Nigerians Say's Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said on Friday that the Lagos-Kano Rail project would be completed in the next two years. 

Amaechi, who said this while inspecting the Abuja-Kaduna rail project in Kaduna, added that it would generate employment for 250,000 Nigerians. 

He said the ongoing rail project from Lagos-Kano and Lagos-Calabar would generate more employment than the Abuja-Kaduna rail modernisation project. 

Carrot The Magic Veggie; Why You Should Drink Or Eat It Daily...

Carrots are a vegetable devoured for both their edible roots and for the green leafed tops they produce. Health experts consider carrots as one of the definitive well being foods. It is an excellent source of beta carotene, some of which is converted into vitamin A in the body. 100 g carrot cover 80% of the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A. Carrots can be eaten raw or cooked. Carrot juice also brings in good amounts of vitamins B6 and K, as well as B1, B2 , B3, C and E and many minerals , including iron , phosphorus and potassium .

Freshly pressed raw organic carrot juice is a good cleanser. It is ideal for the liver as it stimulates livers’ cleansing, according to a phytotherapist, Dr Francis Elegbuo.

Phytotherapy is the study of the use of extracts of natural origin as medicines or health-promoting agents. Phytotherapy medicines differ from plant-derived medicines in standard pharmacology.

Dr Elegbuo of Franel Food Supplements and Natural Health Clinic in Ijegun, a Lagos suburb, said this healing root stimulates the natural immunity.

South Africa Confirms First Case Of Zika Virus

South Africa on Saturday confirmed its first case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

The victim is a Colombian who is on a visit to Johannesburg.

The virus, which is causing international alarm after spreading through much of the Americas, was detected in a man on his visit to Johannesburg, Reuters quoted the Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, as saying on the issue.

'GMA' on Safari: Training Elephants to Track Poachers

In Bela-Bela, South Africa, a group of researchers is turning the table on poachers and training elephants to do something pretty amazing. 

ABC News' T.J. Holmes, who is in South Africa ahead of Tuesday's epic live 360-degree safari adventure on "Good Morning America," visited Adventures With Elephants, where he met Chova, a 20-year-old elephant. The elephant is part of an extensive research and training program to determine whether the animal's incredible sense of smell can be used to track poachers and save lives. 

Several years ago, scientists noticed that elephants returning to Angola after the country's civil war were avoiding minefields, leading to the theory that they knew how to sniff out mines. 

The observation fascinated Rory Hensman, a white Zimbabwean farmer of British origin known as "the Elephant Whisperer," who spent 20 years training "problem elephants" that would otherwise have been slaughtered. 

Meet Toby, Worlds Best Dressed Dog... Who Dresses Better Than You...

Meet Toby, a 10-year-old Maltese who's got some serious style. He also has more than 86,000 Instagram followers who adore his trendy thick-rimmed glasses and perfectly accessorized bow ties. 

“I put my sunglasses on Toby one day and noticed that he didn't mind them,” his owner, Joyce Chen, told ABC News. “I snapped a photo and shared it online and people seemed to love it. This is how Toby's ‘modeling’ career started.” 

Since then, the adorable pup has gained notoriety for his perfectly posed photos. 

Family Grieves Tragic Loss Of Third Child To Genetic Condition... So Sad!!

Photographed from left to right are all five Mading children: Kylie, 20, Olivia, 14, Cody, 17, Isabella, 10, and Averi, 17.
Courtesy of Erin Mading

A Pennsylvania family is mourning the loss of their daughter after she died of a genetic syndrome that also took the lives of her brother and sister.

Erin Mading of Pittsburgh told ABC News that her daughter Isabella, 10, died on Feb. 6 from a brain cancer that was caused by the genetic condition Lynch Syndrome 3, also known as Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency, or CMMRD. 

"Everywhere I go, there's reminders of her and it's hard," Mading said. "I'm never going to go to the little girls department [again] to buy something for her. It's such a feeling, like it's a dream. It just doesn't seem like she's gone. I find comfort, especially with Isabella, that [the three of them are together]." 

Isabella's brother, Cody, 17, died Aug. 31, 2010 -- just three years prior to the death of Mading's other daughter, Averi, also 17. 

New Strange Outbreak Hits Lagos State, Nigeria. Kills Over 18 Children Already.

An outbreak described as fatal febrile rash illnesses has been recorded in Otodo Gbame community in Eti-Osa LGA, area of Lagos State.

It was identified by the Medical Officer of Health of the LGA on the 9th February. The report indicated that many children died as a result of the outbreak.

Already 20 children had died as the cause of the outbreak remains unknown, just as 34 cases of sick children with described as Febrile Rash Illnesses (FRI) have been line listed.

The fatality of the outbreak was also confirmed as the graves of 20 children who died from the FRI since the day of onset of signs and symptoms in the first case on 6th January 2016, were identified by their parents.

Passenger Dies On Port Harcourt-Lagos Flight

Two days after a middle – aged female passenger died at the toilet of the Lagos Airport.

The Nation reports that today Friday, 19th February 2016, another female passenger on board Arik Air’s Port Harcourt-Lagos flight was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal 1, Ikeja, Lagos.

The spokesman of Arik Air, Mr Adebanji Ola disclosed this Friday.

The lady according to the airline boarded the flight from Port Harcourt in company of her husband and cousin.

The cause of death is yet to be ascertained.

You've Been Applying Your Perfume All Wrong... Read Now And Learn!!!

EVER wondered why the perfume you put on in the morning never lasts.  It may be down to one common mistake that the majority of women make every day.  According to experts, spraying the scent on to wrists and then rubbing them together is the WRONG way to do it.  

In fact, it makes the scent disappear quicker.  

A perfume guru at Penhaligan’s has revealed: “Rubbing the fragrance starts the evaporation process, so the fragrance won’t last as long if you do this.  

Man Who Chopped Off And Stitched Onto His Hand In Place Of Fingers.

AN actor who was born with a rare birth defect has had his toes chopped off and stitched onto his hand in place of fingers. 

Richard Stott, 28, now says that his disability has HELPED his acting career – rather than hindered it.

He was born with a rare birth defect called Poland Syndrome that causes webbing to the fingers and deformity. 

So far Richard has undergone around 15 operations. 

His biggest op came when he was 11 and involved removing the second toe on each of his feet - before having them grafted onto his left hand. 

Boiling River That COOKS Animals If They Fall Into It Found Deep In Amazon Jungle

According to Sun report; A BOILING hot river running through an undiscovered jungle has been found at last. 

The scalding waters in darkest Peru are the stuff of ancient legend - but have been sensationally proved real. 

Andrés Ruzo found the red-hot river by chasing down an ancient Inca myth his grandad told him. 

He tracked down the river, called Mayantuyacu, which runs 82ft wide and 20ft deep. 

A four-mile portion steams with intense heat, and some sections are hot enough to boil.