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The worst foods to eat when you're sick, and the best ones

  When you're under the weather the last thing you want is to eat something that makes …

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Easter Break: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays

Federal Government declared April 3, Friday, and April 6, Monday, public holidays.   The …

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Exploding Head Syndrome: The Weird Sleep Phenomenon That’s Way More Common Than You Thought

  If you’ve ever heard a loud “boom” in the night, don’t worry, you…

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How Psychoanalysis Understands Anxiety

  By MIHAELA BERNARD, MA, LCPC    Anxiety is one of the most common mental he…

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Doctors, Stop Sticking Your Patients So Often

  . UCSF's Think Twice, Stick Once campaign aims to curb unnecessary venipunctures. &…

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How To Fight The Next Epidemic

  A version of this op-ed appeared in The New York Times.   The Ebola epidemic in …

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Healing The Ills In The Ailing Nigerian Health System

  WITHOUT mincing words, Nigerian health professionals are some of the best in the w…

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Excerpt From 'The Secret Language of Doctors' By Brian Goldman MD

  . ED doc Brian Goldman investigates slang to 'crack code of hospital culture.' …

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UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE: Sustainable Health Financing in Nigeria Through Health Insurance

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a health care system which provides health care and financial p…

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Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria: Congratulations to a Worthy Leader

The President, National Executive Officers and the entire members of the Association of Medical La…

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World TB Day 2015: "Reach the 3 Million: Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone"

Every year, on 24 March, the world marks World TB Day (WTBD), one of the world's top health ch…

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5 Things We Didn't Know About Coconut Oil: Separating Myths From Miracles Part 2

  It’s no secret that coconut oil can do some pretty amazing things, from replacing y…

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5 Things We Didn't Know About Coconut Oil: Separating Myths From Miracles Part 1

  It’s no secret that coconut oil can do some pretty amazing things, from replacin…

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Neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta Honored for Reporting on Medical Marijuana

Dr. Sanjay Gupta—a practicing neurosurgeon and Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN—rec…

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Ebola diaries: First signals - March 2014

  Dr Pierre Formenty has spent the past 20 years investigating communicable diseas…

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N18,000 Minimum Wage No Longer Realistic, Says NLC President

  The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Dr. Ayuba Wabba, has emphasised that t…

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Mythbusters: Does This Cause Cancer? Power Lines

Victoria Stern, MA    Do Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields From Power Lines In…

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Mythbusters: Does This Cause Cancer? Pesticides

Victoria Stern, MA    What the science says:  The relationship between pestic…

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Mythbusters: Does This Cause Cancer? Artificial Sweeteners

Victoria Stern, MA    What the science says:  Fears about the potential carci…

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Mythbusters: Does This Cause Cancer? Cell Phones

By Victoria Stern, MA    What the science says: Despite 20 years of research inve…

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