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First Real-Life Trial For Oral Cholera Vaccine Successful in Bangladesh

The first real-life trial of the oral cholera vaccine Shanchol has been deemed safe to use and via…

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No Reason To Limit Synergy, State Says

Massachusetts health regulators said this week that they do not have grounds to take serious actio…

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Ebola Resurgence - Five Confirmed Cases, Seven in Etu

The Liberian government has announced that there are five confirmed cases of Ebola in Liberia. The…

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Report - Maternal Mortality to Rise in Ebola Hit Countries

A new World Bank report indicates that the deaths of health care workers during the Ebola crisis i…

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PCAN Frowns at Non-Induction of 2014 UNN Physiotherapy Graduands by MRTB

The leadership of Physiotherapy Corpers Association of Nigeria, PCAN has frowned at what it termed…

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NEW STUDY: Kids Who Lie Have Better Memory

If you ask any parent, they’ll probably tell you every child lies. But it turns out there ma…

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Consultant Gynaecologist and CMD in Edo Commits Suicide

THE 49 year-old Chief Consultant Gynaecologist and Managing Director of Hope Medical Centre Benin …

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Presentations at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Symposium on the National Health Act

Papers presented during One-day Symposium on: National Health Act: Achieving Universal Healthcare …

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Expert Advocates Change in Pharmacy Curriculum

National Medicine Adviser, World Health Organisation, Abuja, Dr. Ogori Taylor has called for chang…

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West African College of Surgeons Accreditation Team Visits FMC Keffi

Accreditation team from the West African College of Surgeons visited Federal Medical centre (FMC) …

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World Health Organization Lays Out Plans for Financing New Global Health Goal

WHO is urging countries to move towards universal health coverage and to scale up international…

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Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Trial Offers Hope Of Treatment

The results of a trial provide the first proof of concept that non-viral gene therapy is safe and …

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Drug Could Help Slow Half of Breast Cancers, Study Suggests

Their study, published in Nature, is in its early stages, but hints that the hormone progesterone …

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Life Expectancy Reduced by Stroke, Diabetes and Heart Attack Combo

Having a history of diabetes, stroke or heart attack can lower life expectancy significantly, acco…

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How Fake Doctor Deceived Us For Nine Years, By Health Ministry

THE Federal Ministry of Health yesterday said the fake doctor paraded by the police on Tuesday was…

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We Will Remain On Strike Until... - Lagos Doctors

Striking doctors of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba, Lagos, have said that…

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Discovery of Key Malaria Protein May Provide New Drug Targets

A new study has shed further light on how malaria parasites survive in the bloodstream by identify…

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Maternal SSRI Use Linked With Birth Defects Risk

In recent years, numerous studies have reported that there may be a link between maternal use of a…

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Abuja Fake Doctor To Refund 9 Years Salaries

Martins Ugwu, who used his friend’s medical credentials to work in the health ministry&rsquo…

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‘No Woman Should Die Giving Birth in Nigeria’

Ms. Ratidzai Ndhlovu is the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative to Niger…

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