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UN to Hold Special Session on Drugs Apr 2016

Worried by the increasing drug problem worldwide including consumption and trafficking, the United…

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Bleaching Creams: Millions of Nigerians Exposed to Mercury Poisoning

Mrs. Bilquis Fadahunsi, a mother-care shop owner at the popular Agege market is a true representat…

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Surgical and Non-surgical Ways to Restore Hair Loss

Noble Chimeziri, 42, male, could not fathom the cause of his new hair status. As he gazed at his t…

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LUTH opens IVF Clinic, Crashes Cost

About 30 years after it delivered the first test-tube baby in West and East Africa, the Lagos Univ…

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World Views: Kicking out Polio

Nigeria was the focus of attention at the just concluded 70th United Nations General Assembly in N…

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‘Hand washing reduces Child Mortality From Respiratory, Water-Borne Diseases’

A recent activity by the United Nation Children Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with Yakurr Local Gov…

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CSO Cautions Laboratory Council Workers Against Petition War

The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Transparency and Good Governance (CCSGTGG) has cautioned…

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Risk of More Aggressive Early Breast Cancers Rises with Age, Study Finds

While experts know the chances of finding a type of early stage breast cancer known as DCIS increa…

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UNIBEN Don Urges Govt to Invest in Cardiac Care

A Professor of Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (…

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Nigeria Needs Mobile Cancer Centres, Says CECP

As part of efforts to create awareness, Executive Secretary, Committee Encouraging Corporate Phila…

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Firm set to Provide Rapid Urine Test for Malaria

Determined to reduce the burden of malaria in Nigeria, a biomedical firm, Fyodor Biotechnologies, …

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Association Between Breastfeeding, Reduced Risk of Aggressive Breast Cancer

A large international study shows that breastfeeding is associated with a lower risk of developing…

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Gowon, Jega rally Pharmacists Behind War Against Faking, Drug Abuse

Former Head of State, general Yakubu Gowon and immediate past chairman of the Independent National…

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Complan Partners Dieticians to Fight Malnutrition

Kraft Heinz makers of “Complan super milk” has collaborated with dieticians and nutrit…

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First Bank Donates items to Down Syndrome Foundation

As part of creating public awareness for Down Syndrome, First Bank Employee Volunteering Scheme (E…

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Ondo Deploys Truscan to Eliminate Fake Medicines From Health Facilities

The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, in this interview with OLUWASEUN AKINGB…

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Nordica Fertility Centre Produces 1,100 IVF Children, Says Ajayi

The Nordica Fertility Centre says it has produced about 1100 children. According to Centre, in the…

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Magnesium During Labor May Reduce Risk of Fever in Mothers and Complications in Babies

Women who received magnesium sulfate during labor were less likely to develop maternal fever, a co…

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Herbal teas could Improve Blood Sugar Levels

Three cups of camomile tea a day could improve blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, accordi…

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Pharmacists Roll out Project to Reduce Childhood Killer Diseases

As part of efforts to stop deaths caused by treatable childhood killer diseases such as pneumonia …

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