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JOHESU: NIC Landmark Judgement on Skipping of CONHESS 10

Background: In a reaction to series of circulars from the federal ministry of health on non-skippi…

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'A gangrenous gastric band cost me my appetite': Woman must set an alarm to remind her to eat after surgeons were forced to remove 90% of her stomach

. Jo Rust, 47, had majority of stomach removed after her gastric band broke . She had dropped fr…

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Medical Myth: Does Sugar Make Children Hyperactive?

Dread birthday parties because of the effect cakes and drinks will have on your child? Evidence…

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Would You Trust A Doctor In A T-Shirt?

A senior British doctor has complained that junior members of her profession are getting too scruf…

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Promising New Device Detects Disease With Drop of Blood

An NJIT research professor known for his cutting-edge work with carbon nanotubes is overseeing the…

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Stroke drug can 'boost quality of life'

Patients given a clot-busting drug within six hours of a stroke are more likely to have a good qua…

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Chemical Probe Confirms That Body Makes Its Own Rotten Egg Gas, H2S, to Benefit Health

A new study confirms directly what scientists previously knew only indirectly: The poisonous &quot…

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You Can Get Cancer Through Dry Cleaning

For the average white-collar worker, getting your clothes dry-cleaned over the weekend is the firs…

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On Medical Tourism

I cry when I am happy: I cry when I am sad   I cry for Nigeria: It makes me happy and sad…

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Smoke from One Mosquito Coil Equals 100 Cigarettes — Study

Nigeria, like most other third world tropical countries, still suffers from malaria. According to …

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Sugar Overload Can Damage Heart

Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study led by researc…

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African Pepper, Goat Weed Endorsed For Cancer Treatment

More researches have validated the use of African pepper (Xylopia aethiopica) and goat weed (Agera…

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Selfish Reasons To Donate Blood

Today is World Blood Donor Day, a day set aside by the World Health Organisation, in collaboration…

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Study: Tenofovir Reduces HIV Infections in Injection Drug Users

Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate nearly halved (48.9%) HIV infect…

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Stem Cells Reach Standard For Use In Drug Development

Drug development for a range of conditions could be improved with stem cell technology that helps …

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Food Safety: New Rules For Baby Food, Special Diet Food And Low-Calorie Food

Rules on the labelling and content of baby milks and foods for special medical purposes will be be…

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New Cause of Life-Threatening Disease Identified

Danish researchers have just published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used b…

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Mandela Is Hospitalized Again, Deepening Worries Over Frailty

JOHANNESBURG — Former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa was hospitalized early Saturd…

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Uncertainty Is Hard for Doctors

My patient came to me for advice. His cardiologist was recommending that he get an I.C.D., a type …

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‘People Think It’s Over’

Spared Death, Aging People With H.I.V. Struggle to Live By JOHN LELAND   Steve Schalchl…

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