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Daily Intake of Onion, Garlic Reduces Breast Cancer Risk By 67%

In the first population-based study to examine the association between onion and garlic consumptio…

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Second Ebola Vaccine to Complement “Ring Vaccination” Given Green Light in DRC

The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to intro…

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Why Heart Attack is on the Increase, By Cardiologists

Cardiologists in the country, yesterday, said heart attacks are on the increase due to poor dietar…

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UGONSA: Restoration Of Accreditation To The Department Of Nursing, ABU Zaria, Facts, Fallacies And Kudos

The University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), Northern zone, appreciates the e…

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Tackling Paraesthesia and Peripheral Neuropathy

Paraesthesia reflects an abnormality affecting the sensory pathways anywhere between the periphera…

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Advances in Tech to Help Humans Live Healthier, Longer

Scientists have recorded giant breakthroughs in technologies that could help people live healthier…

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Peer Pressure, Others Fuel Rise in HIV Infection among Adolescents

The recent Nigerian Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)…

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How to Achieve Safe, Effective Medicines for All, By Community Pharmacists

As part of activities to mark the World Pharmacists Day (WPD), pharmacists under the aegis of the …

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Combatting Chronic Diseases through Routine Medical Investigation, Accurate Diagnosis

With the burden of chronic diseases expected to increase to 57 percent by 2020, as stated by the W…

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Trypanosomiasis No Longer a Public Health Problem in Nigeria – Official

Dr Augustine Igweh, the Director-General, Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR) K…

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Studies Find That A Jet Air Dryer Spreads 1,300 Times More Germs Than Paper Towels.

There’s a chill in the air, tree branches are bare, and the holidays have come and gone. It …

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Hot Flashes Connected to Heart Attacks and Cognitive Decline, Studies Say

If you're one of the 40 million American women between the ages of 45 and 65, there's a ch…

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How Obesity Damages Blood Vessels

Obesity damages the lining of blood vessels because fat tissue secretes a harmful protein, researc…

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Experimental HIV Vaccine Gives Protection against More Than One Strain of AIDS-Causing Virus

A Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) vaccine has shown ‘surprisingly strong’ effects …

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Iron-Rich Foods May Cancel Out Tomatoes’ Anticancer Benefits

New research finds that iron halves the absorption of lycopene. Lycopene is a carotenoid full of a…

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C-Section Babies Missing Key Microbes

How a baby is born has a profound impact on their microbiome — the community of microbes tha…

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How Prostate Cancer Could Be Cured In Just Five Days with Radiotherapy

Prostate cancer patients are set to benefit from a radical new approach to radiotherapy, which cut…

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Cultural Embellishments of Mental Illness

Over the years, understanding of the interrelationship of culture, medicine, and psychiatry has ch…

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Nutritional Adequacy and Fruit Juice: Striking Healthy Balance

Let us begin this series with this comparison. A man walks into a restaurant during lunchtime, cal…

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Stronger Focus on Nutrition within Health Services Could Save 3.7m Lives By 2025

Health services must integrate a stronger focus on ensuring optimum nutrition at each stage of a p…

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