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‘Ultra-Processed Foods Could be Harmful to Health’

Two new studies have provided more evidence that consuming high levels of ultra-processed foods, s…

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Dearth of Trained Childbirth Attendants Causing Maternal Mortality - Afolabi

The Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University of Lagos College of Medicin…

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Mouth Odour Affects a Child’s Confidence – Orenuga

A Child Dental Health Officer, Prof Bunmi Orenuga, has said that offensive odour from the mouth of…

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Oncologists to Hold Conference in Lagos

The Society of Oncology and Cancer Research of Nigeria and the American Society of Clinical Oncolo…

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Living in Warzone Linked with Increased Heart Attack, Stroke Risk among Civilians, Even Years after Conflict Ends

Living in a warzone is linked with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke among civilians, e…

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‘Men Born to Mothers Stressed by Bereavement, Divorce while Pregnant have Fewer Sperm, Less Testosterone

Men whose mothers were stressed while pregnant may grow up to be less fertile, according to resear…

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‘Energy Drinks Raise Heart Function Abnormalities, Blood Pressure Changes’

Drinking 32 ounces (0.946 litres) of an energy drink in a short timespan may increase blood pressu…

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How Honey ‘Cures’ Cold Sores Effectively as Anti-Viral Creams

It is already used as a topping on breakfast. But scientists say honey may also be able to fight c…

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Opinion - Ebola Patients Are Human Beings Not Biosecurity Threats

In February, I worked as a nurse with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontièr…

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Post @IsaacAdewole: Despite Reforms, Health Sector Still Rated Low

When Professor Isaac Adewole assumed office as the Minister of Health on November 11, 2015, he pro…

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Scores Get Medical Succour in Rivers Communities

As part of its corporate social responsibility, French oil firm, Total Exploration and Production …

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New Drug Therapy Slows Spread of Pancreatic Cancer - Study

For people diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, the outlook is about as grim as it gets: the…

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ABUTH Records First Breakthrough in Open-Heart Surgeries

Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Ado-Ekiti A major breakthrough was recorded in …

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N4.3m Drug Out to Extend Lives of Cancerous Young Women

About 70 per cent of at least 40 women who die daily from breast cancer in Nigeria can now extend …

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ABUAD Records another Success in Open Heart Surgery

Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital in Ado Ekiti said on Saturday it successfully carried ou…

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Dealing with Hypochondriasis – Passy Amaraegbu

Tara concluded that she would soon be diagnosed with breast cancer. Her main reason for thinking t…

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Ending Open Defecation will aid Children’s Survival, say UNICEF-Nigeria, Experts

To halt the number of Under-5 babies that die yearly in the country, experts have said it would re…

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Taming Heart Diseases through Surgeries

Recently, some parents from across the country besieged the medical examination unit of the Open-h…

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Solving Manpower Deficiency in Anaesthesia

Lagos strengthens profession with School of Anaesthetic Studies Badagry. The dearth of manpower in…

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SOCRON, ASCO Plan Multidisciplinary Cancer Management Course

In a bid to stem the rise in cancer mortality and morbidity, the Society of Oncology and Cancer Re…

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