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Low Levels of ‘Bad Cholesterol’ May Increase Stroke Risk – Study

Researchers in a recent study published in the journal, Neurology, has warned that women with low …

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Care for a Dog Bite Victim

Almost one half of all dog bites involve an animal owned by the victim’s family or neighbour…

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NAFDAC Busts Owner Of Fake Yoghurt Factory in Yobe State

The National Agency for Food and Drug Adminstration and Control (NAFDAC), has closed down RUQAYYA …

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Young Woman Is Raped And Murdered By Hospital Staff In Pakistan After Visiting To Get Help For Her Toothache

A young woman was allegedly raped and murdered by hospital staff in Pakistan after visiting the me…

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Stories From The ER

There are so many crazy stories over the years that sometimes it is hard to pick. Being on the fro…

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Nigeria Pharma Expo Begins on August 28th in Lagos

Plans have now been concluded for the 5th edition of the Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers’ Expo …

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OPINION: Buhari, Medical Tourism and Lamentations

That Nigeria’s leader who has reportedly spent one year, 39 days abroad in three years, 10 m…

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Disaster management And Nigeria

There are things that are inevitable about the human society. One of these is disaster, and it is …

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NAFDAC Raises the Alarm over High Rate of Drug Abuse

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the weekend raised th…

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‘Communities Should Support People Living with Autism’

A non-governmental organisation, Children’s Development Centre, has advocated for the inclus…

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‘Early Detection Key in Treating Mental Health Conditions’

Mental health experts on Wednesday said mental health conditions were treatable if people detected…

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Drug Reduces Kidney Failure Risk in People with Diabetes in Clinical Trials

A new landmark clinical trial shows that a drug lowers the risk of kidney failure by a third in pe…

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Having Resting Heart Rate of 75 Beats Per Minute in 50s Could Double Chances of Early Death

Having a resting heart rate of 75 beats per minute (bpm) in middle age could double your risk of a…

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Why Common HIV Therapy Doesn’t Protect Everyone

Some people’s genes may stop an antiretroviral drug from protecting them against Human Immun…

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Winning HIV/AIDS Battle the APIN Way

When it started operations in Nigeria in 2001 as a project of the Harvard School of Public Health …

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Referral of the Violent Mentally ill

This aspect of the care of the mentally ill has become very important because of the likely increa…

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Patients Relive Ordeal as TB Spreads, Becomes Untreatable

“I thought it was the end of the world for me when I was told I had tuberculosis (TB).&rdquo…

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Transitioning From Bump to Baby

It is common knowledge that the last few weeks of pregnancy are the longest of them all. The pregn…

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Phytonutrients for Disease Prevention

The heart is one organ that has benefitted tremendously from the phytochemicals. I intend to highl…

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Exercising in Hot Weather

Life in Nigeria is trying to reduce your lifespan! If you live here then you know exactly what I&r…

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