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Mythbusters: Does This Cause Cancer? bisphenol A (BPA)

By Victoria Stern, MA    Editor's Note: Although cancer incidence and mortalit…

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UCTH CMD Cautions On Poor Handling of Medical Waste Materials

  The Chief Medical Director, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr Thomas Agan, has …

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Nigeria losing billions to medical tourism –CMD

  BY SUCCESS NWOGU The Chief Medical Director of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospit…

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Anti-herpes drug may help control HIV, NIH study finds

  Valacyclovir, a drug commonly used to control the virus that causes genital herpes, appea…

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Peoples Daily Editorial: No to Further NMA Strike

Last year, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) embarked on 55-day strike to press home demands …

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Protection Without a Vaccine

  By CARL ZIMMER   Last month, a team of scientists announced what could prove to …

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Why is Opiate Addiction So Hard to Treat?

  By Lindsay Kramer   Okay, I’ll admit it: I experience much difficulty trea…

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Pharmacogenetic Testing May Change Psychiatric Treatments for ADHD, Depression

Prescribing medications has long been a trial-and-error approach for nearly any medication you cou…

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Breast Cancer Risk May Be Increased In Women Who Have First-Degree Relatives With A History of Prostate Cancer

  Having a family history of prostate cancer among first-degree relatives may increase a wo…

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Reps Move to Ensure Treatment of Gunshot Victims in Hospitals

The House of Representatives have set in motion, moves to ensure that hospitals in the country tre…

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Reliance on Smartphones Linked to Lazy Thinking

Our smartphones help us find a phone number quickly, provide us with instant directions and recomm…

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Assisted Physician Suicide: Are Doctors Killing Doctors?

Standing on the edge of his hotel balcony, a doctor describes the rolling hills. He tells me, &ldq…

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International Women's Day 2015 Theme: MAKE IT HAPPEN

All around the world, International Women's Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the ach…

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Website of Nigerian Colleges of Health Sciences

A Medicalworld Nigeria official publication of the Directory of accredited colleges of health, pro…

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Penis Size: Researchers Provide The Long And Short Of It

  What is an "average" size for a penis?   The enduring question now has…

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Healing the Ills in the Nigerian Ailing Health System BY Adeyeye Tam

Without mincing words, Nigerian health professionals are some of the best in the world. In Canada …

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Urine Test Predicts Heart Failure Patients' Risk Of Kidney Injury

  Levels of a protein in the urine may help clinicians predict which patients with acute he…

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Length of Lashes Keeps Eyes From Drying, Study Finds

  Long and luxurious eyelashes have been in fashion at least since Cleopatra. But scientist…

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Why Eating Late At Night May Be Bad For Your Brain

  That dinner you’ve been putting off until late at night or bowl of ice cream you…

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John C. Willke, Doctor Who Led Fight Against Abortion, Dies at 89

  Dr. John C. Willke, an obstetrician who helped establish the modern anti-abortion movemen…

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