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Experts Harp on Family Planning as Effective Strategy against Maternal Mortality

To reduce maternal and child mortality, family planning has been identified as the most cost-effec…

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How Scientists Keep Livers Alive for One Week outside Human Body

The chances of losing patients with severe liver diseases or cancer to death are set to decline as…

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Study: Basic Guidelines to Having a Baby (2)

The top six environmental toxins to avoid are the following:    Pesticides: The…

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STUDY: What Nigeria Must Do To Stay Polio-Free

Polio is a viral disease, transmitted from person to person, mainly through a faecal-oral route, c…

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Opinion: Is Health Minister Celebrating Death Of HIV Patients? (2)

The use of HIV prevalence by different high-level personnel in the current government appears rath…

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Talc Powder Link to Ovarian Cancer in Women Still Unclear, Says Study

While controversy surrounds the use of talcum powder, recent high-profile court cases have raised …

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Health Benefits of Eating Raw Cucumber

Consuming raw cucumber has many health benefits, according to a pharmaceutical microbiologist and …

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Study Finds Link between Smoking, Depression

A new study has found that smoking cigarettes can affect our mental and emotional well-being. The …

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Sickle Cell’s New Therapy

Until the harmattan eased some days back, several medical doctors had one major worry: the effect …

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Air Pollution Could Increase Schizophrenia Risk – Research

A new study by researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark has suggested that pollution may incr…

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Prevention of Sudden Death Syndrome

A popular video went viral on the social media showed a woman at a social gathering, who while dan…

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Late Presentation, Dearth of Facilities Affect Cancer Management - Expert

Dr Abia Nzelu, the Executive Secretary, Mass Medical Mission (MMM), a non-profit organisation, ide…

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Opinion: Is Health Minister Celebrating Deaths Of HIV Patients? (1)

December 1 is the World AIDS Day – a day set aside by the World Health Organisation to raise…

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NAFDAC: Growing Menace Of ‘Herbal Medicine’ Merchants

If you have never been accosted or solicited by someone trying to persuade you to buy Chinese medi…

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Drinking Green Tea Regularly Lowers Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease By 25%

Recent study has found that drinking green tea three times a week could elongate people’s li…

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Healthy Habits Increase Years Free of Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Problem

Study has found that women and men who live a healthy lifestyle could gain 10 and seven years free…

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Western Diet, Unhealthful Dietary Patterns Contribute to Poor Mental Health

Several studies have shown that people, who follow a Western diet comprising highly processed food…

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How to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in 2020, By Experts

Nigerians have ushered in the year 2020 with fresh and high hopes that the Federal and State Gover…

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Haemorrhoid: Expert Cautions Against Prolong Sitting on Toilet Seats

A medical expert, Dr Bola Bello, has warned against sitting for too long on toilet seats as it cou…

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Understanding Emergency Care in Hospitals

All over the world, any successful accident and emergency system rests on adequate capacity at the…

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