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Chemo Unlikely to Prolong Survival In Older Breast Cancer Patients

A study that examines the effectiveness of chemotherapy in two large groups of patients - one with…

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Scientists Discover New Liver-Regenerating Cells

Among the organs of the human body, the liver has the highest capacity to regenerate. How the live…

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‘Early Child Birth ’ll Ensure Healthy Baby’

Mothers have been advised to give birth at an early age to ensure a healthy baby.   A pae…

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SMEs Vital To Healthcare

Stakeholders in the health sector have identified well-funded small and medium scale enterprises (…

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Ebola May Be Defeated By End Of This Year – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that if the current intensity of case detection and c…

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Doctors’ Strike: Patients Suff er in UATH

Some patients at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada have urged the Feder…

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Steroids May Help Speed Pneumonia Recovery, Study Finds

Steroid treatment may hasten pneumonia patients' recovery and cut their risk of complications,…

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Insurgency: Foundation Donates N40m to Gombe Hospitals

The Nigerian Foundation Support for the Victims of Terrorism has donated N40 million for the treat…

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6 Teaching Hospitals Upgraded To Cancer Centres

The federal ministry of health is working in collaboration with the Cancer Education and Advocacy …

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National Hospital Performs Open Heart Surgeries on 6 Kids

The National Hospital, Abuja has performed six open heart surgeries on patients in the last one we…

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Reps Intervene in Aminu Kano Hospital Doctors’ Strike

The House of Representatives yesterday urged the resident doctors of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospi…

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Trans Fats, Not Saturated Fats, Linked to Health Risks

CLEVELAN —For years saturated fats have been considered a health hazard but now researchers …

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Baby Lung Virus Vaccine Trials "Offer Hope"

The first human trials of a new vaccine to prevent a leading cause of serious illness in babies ha…

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Frequent Traveling Is Damaging To Health, Wellbeing

Researchers from the University of Surrey and Lund University (Sweden) investigated how frequent, …

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Bone Fractures Do Not Heal The Way We Thought, Study Finds

  . Contrary to current thinking, the presence of fibrin - a protein involved in blood clot…

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‘Sickle Cell Crises Are Preventable’

People living with sickle cell disease have been advised to take diets rich in protein, fruits, an…

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Carrot, Lemon, Garlic, Others Good For Blood Purification

In an interview with The Nation, the medic said fruits and vegetables help to remove toxins and un…

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National Hospital ‘Conducts’ Heart Surgery On Twitter

By tweeting the details of an operation that was performed on a young girl live on Tuesday, the Na…

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Boosting The Health Of The Five Vital Organs Of The Body

AS we continue our discuss on diets that guarantee wellness our focus moves from creating such die…

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Robotic Surgery Coming to Lagos

IN its bid to bring to Nigeria Robotic Gynaecological Surgeries as well as reduce the trend of med…

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