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Urine Test Kit for Malaria

A 25-minute do-it-yourself Urine Malaria Test (UMT) kit has been unveiled in Lagos by Fyodor Biote…

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Jega to Pharmacists: Check Drug Abuse

Former Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof Atahiru Jega has urged the Pharmaceu…

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Polio: Rotary Honours 90 Field Workers

  Ninety field workers helping to vaccinate children across Nigeria were honoured by Rotary…

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West Africa Health Systems ill-prepared for Epidemics-Physicians

The West African College of Physicians has raised the alarm that the current health systems in the…

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Reforming the Health Insurance Scheme

Since it was established in 1999 via Decree (now Act) 35 of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the…

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EBOLA: I had Concerns, But They Didn’t Affect our Intimacy – Godwin Igonoh

The safe delivery of a baby by one of Nigeria’s Ebola Survivors, Dr. Ada Igonoh, may have ta…

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Hemorrhoids, the Most Common Cause of Anal Bleeding

Hemorrhoids (or “Piles”) are swollen blood vessels inside and around the back passage …

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Rotary Commits $300m to Eradicate Polio in Nigeria

Rotary International on Thursday said it committed the sum of $300 million to ensuring that Nigeri…

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Know the Early Signs of Autism in Your Child

Autism is a group of serious developmental problems called autism spectrum disorders that appear i…

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New Birth Control Method Introduced By Emmanuel Ainebyoona

  A new long-term reversible family planning method, which will be inserted into a mother&#…

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NPHDA: 5 Die of Measles in Niger

Five deaths occurred among 109 cases of measles recorded between January and October 2015 in Niger…

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Greyheart Healthcare To Bring Healthcare To Homes

With the rise in busy schedules,  demand for home care and post-operative rehab services, Gre…

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Breastfeeding May Not Prevent Allergies

Beastfeeding does not protect against allergies, according to research presented at the Annual Sci…

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Malaria Fight Could be Undermined by Relapsing Infections

Now, a new study suggests this could be happening in the Asia-Pacific. Reporting in the journal…

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UNIBEN Begins Physiotherapy Programme

As part of efforts to boost the training and practice of physiotherapy in the country, the Univers…

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Group Outlines Cancer Prevention Programmes

Statistics still show that breast, cervical and childhood cancer, remain an all too common occurre…

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Novo Health Africa Creates Awareness on Mental Health Disorders

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Novo Health Africa, Dr. Dorothy Jeff – Nnamani has over t…

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Transforming UBTH for Optimal Service Delivery

Prof. Michael Ibadin is the Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (U…

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New Study Shows 1.25m Abortions Occurred in Nigeria in 2012

A new study,  'The incidence of abortion in Nigeria', has revealed an increase in abo…

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Confab Tasks Physiologists on Role in Health Care Delivery

The 35th Annual Scientific Conference of the Physiological Society of Nigeria (PSN) has tasked phy…

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