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  Palpable confusion reigned in Owerri, yesterday, as a father tied his seven children, including his triplet, to a wheel-barrow and was heading to an unknown destination before officials of Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development intervened.    Vanguard investigations revealed that the 44-year-old man, Israel Dike, is a native of Odenkume, Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State, but resides in Ugwu Ekwema, Egbu Road, Owerri. The children’s hands were securely tied to a wheelbarrow while the man was soliciting for buyers for the children, saying he was fed up with his dwindling economic fortunes. A staff of the ministry told Vanguard: “Following a tip off, a high powered team led by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Nma Onyechere, quickly went and rescued the children.” Apart from disclosing that he planned selling some of them with a view to enabling him take proper care of others, Dike equally lamented that Governor Rochas Okorocha put h...

The latest data suggests men should tread carefully when it comes to taking testosterone Research from scientists at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) shows that the risk for heart attack doubles after starting testosterone therapy for men under age 65 who also have a history of heart disease. The new study, published in the medical journal  PLOS ONE , confirmed prior research that revealed the same increased risk for men over 65. The heightened risk emerged from an analysis of the medical records of 55,593 men prescribed the hormone for medical reasons including low testosterone levels and sexual dysfunction. Popular drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, including Viagra and Cialis, may boost testosterone levels slightly but most of the therapies involve medications such as Androgel, which delivers the hormone via a gel. While it’s not clear why testosterone can harm the heart, some studies suggest that it can lower levels of HDL, or go...