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Beware of Unregulated Stem Cell Treatments, Experts Warn

Hundreds of clinics across the United States are offering unapproved stem cell treatments for cond…

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Cause Cancer Cells To Self-Destruct!

Each year, millions of Nigerians who face a cancer diagnosis are a constant reminder that Western …

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More Evidence Daily Pill Can Prevent HIV Transmission

There’s more data showing that a daily HIV medication called Truvada may prevent HIV-negativ…

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Polio: WHO Urges Hygienic Standards in Labs

…plans nationwide inspection of labs   In an effort to maintain a polio-free natio…

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Rep Seeks Sustained Funding of HIV/AIDS Control

THE House of Representatives in a bid to ensure the wellbeing of the citizenry, has urged the inte…

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Labour in Action: As MHWUN Commissions N1.3 Billion Complex

Last week Wednesday was a day that the organised labour, most especially, members of the Medical a…

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Experts Lament Rising Infections in Children

The Nigerian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, as its second-ever scientific conference …

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Ugwuanyi Laments Absence Modern, Well Equipped Hospitals in S’East

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu on Sunday decried the absence of modern and well-equipped hospi…

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Resident Doctors Vow To Continue 10-Month Strike Indefinitely

RESIDENT Doctors at the University of Nigeria Teach­ing Hospital (UNTH) in Enugu State have vo…

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Medical College Faults Buhari on Dissolution of MDCN

LAGOS—National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, NPMCN, weekend faulted President Muh…

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Struggles With Sleep Linked To Heart Disease Risk

Adults who get too much or too little sleep may have the beginnings of "hardening" of th…

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UCTH Resident Doctors Suspend Three-Month Strike

The Association of Resident Doctors in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital on Friday suspe…

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'Postgraduate Medical College Suffers Lack of Infrastructure'

THE President, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Prof. Rasheed Arogundade,…

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Expert Warns Of Rising Cases Of Oral Cancer In Youths

An oral pathologist, Jos Hille, has decried the rising incidences of tongue and pharynx cancer in …

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The Shame of Cholera Epidemics

Death from Cholera is still rampant. The provision of good water will stem the unnecessary waste …

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How Lagos, RB Are Using Research To Eliminate Malaria

When 9 –month-old, GboyegaAdesina, woke up in the middle of the night with high fever and a …

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Why Prostate Cancer Affects Black Men More

WHEN the call for regular screening for prostate cancer for men above 40 years of age become almos…

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Save Me from Assasination; FMC Katsina Consultant Begs President Muhammadu Buhari

A consultant with the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina has alleged threat to to his life over the c…

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Ondo State Ministry of Health Continue War on Counterfeit and Fake Drugs

The fight to kick fake and counterfeit drugs out of Ondo State entered another phase today with th…

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Nigerians To Enjoy Simplified Medical Travel

Medical tourism is a form of health tourism commonly referring to the travel of people to another …

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