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42% of Women in Nigeria, Others Suffer Abuse, Stigma during Childbirth

No fewer than 42 per cent of women in Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar and Nigeria, suffer physical or verba…

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How Educating Vulnerable Communities Will Improve Healthcare Indicators, IROHES

The project Director, Iroko Healthcare Support Initiative (IROHES), Lookman Oshodi, has said equip…

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Menopause: Weight Management and Conception (2)

Hormones involved in weight maintenance include the following:   Oestrogen: This is the f…

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Unclean Mouth Can Cause Heart Disease – Don

The Dean of the Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Prof. Oyinka…

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‘Mental Illness Treatable if Detected Early’

The Chairman, Board of Directors of Olashore International School, Prince Abimbola Olashore, has s…

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Foundation Partners Global Fund on HIV Self-Testing Method

The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation has announced an investment of $25 million to the …

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Rising Cases of Suicides beyond Mental Illness – CMD

The Chief Medical Director, Federal Neuro- Psychiatric Hospital, Kware in Sokoto State, Dr Shehu S…

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Interview: Britain's First Blind And Deaf Medic Says Seeing And Hearing Doesn't Make You A Better Doctor

Well-meaning folk used to tell Alexandra Adams she couldn’t ski. Blind people can’t, t…

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Eye Diseases, Blindness Can Be Prevented By Regular Checks — Experts

The need to go for regular eye checkup to prevent blindness has again been highlighted, as the Wor…

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Why Every Adult Should Get Cancer-Fighting HPV Vaccination

Government assures stakeholders of inclusiveness in auto policy review 5 hours ago   Ev…

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The Stakeholders of Mental Health Advocacy

Life is void without a purpose. I want to believe that the very distinguishing characteristic of t…

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Mental Disease: Cost of Medication Forces People to Seek Help in Churches Mosques - Expert

A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Peter Ogunnubi, says huge cost of orthodox medication forces people …

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‘Adequate Physical Exercise Can Control Blood Pressure’

Medical practitioners have called on Nigerians to engage in exercise as it can help in the control…

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Management of Sickle Cell Disease

The Anambra State House of Assembly recently outlawed marriages involving people living with sickl…

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The Antioxidant Defence System and Free Radicals

Identifying nutrients [antioxidants] that play a role in the antioxidant defense system Free rad…

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Menopause: Weight Management and Conception

Menopause is defined as the time when there has been no menstrual period for 12 consecutive months…

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Hope For Prostate Cancer ‘Cure’ As Trial Finds ‘Precision’ Drug Can Help Incurable Patients Live Almost Four Months Longer

Thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer could live for longer by taking a ‘precision&…

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Nutritionist Lists Benefits of Papaya Leaf Juice; Says It Cures Menstrual Pain

Mr Paul Okoh, a Nutritionist based in Abuja, says papaya leaf juice has rich properties to cure me…

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Dermatologist Says Strong, Healthy-Looking Fingernails Attest to Person’s Good Hygiene

A dermatologist, Ronke Adeniran, has said that strong, healthy-looking fingernails were not only a…

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How Healthy Diet Prevents Kidney Disease, By Research

Following a healthy diet may reduce your risk of suffering kidney disease, research suggests. Scie…

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