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DAILYTRUST EDITORIAL: W.H.Os Ebola- Free Certification

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently certified Nigeria as being free from the deadly Ebola…

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Jonathan upgrades Ido-Ekiti FMC to Teaching Hospital

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has approved the upgrading of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ido-Ek…

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Federal Government Reschedules JOHESU Meeting to November 13th

The federal government has invited the joint health sector union to a meeting scheduled to hold on…

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Diagnosing Drug Resistant TB

Researchers from the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group, hosted at LSTM, have conducted an indep…

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NDLEA ARRESTS 3 SUSPECTS

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (…

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Dentist Reveal: The WHITE TEETH Diet

. Choosing foods that actively work to clean teeth keeps them white . Crunchy vegetables like …

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Drinking in Adolescence Associated With Brain Changes

Heavy drinking during adolescence may lead to structural changes in the brain and memory deficits …

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Metformin Beats Other Type 2 Diabetes Drugs For First Treatment — Study

People newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who are initially given the drug metformin are less li…

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After Breast Cancer, Depression Risk Lingers

Women who survive breast cancer face a higher risk of depression that can linger and require antid…

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Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, (PCN) inducts Uniport trained Pharmacists

NOT less than 27 new pharmacists trained by the University of Port Harcourt were inducted into the…

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In Liberia, a Good or Very Bad Sign: Empty Hospital Beds

  For days this month, the ambulances from this Ebola treatment unit went out in search …

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Can Cocoa Reverse Age-Related Memory Decline?

Dietary cocoa flavanols – naturally occurring bioactives found in cocoa – reversed age…

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FG Decries Inadequate Health Workers

The Federal Government has decried the inadequate workforce, including dearth of doctors in the he…

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HCPAN Advocates Structured Health Care Delivery System

The authorities of the Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State chapter, have call…

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Lagos Doctors Accuse Fashola of Victimisation

Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State have accused the Babatunde Fashola-led…

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Ebola: Reps Wants Adadevoh Immortalized, Compensated

The House of Representatives adopted a motion calling on the Federal Government to immortalise of …

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Kaduna Varsity Medical Students Protest Against Non-Accreditation

MEDICAL students of Kaduna State University (KASU) yesterday took to the streets in the metropolis…

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Pharmacists Gather in Awka, Vow Total War Against Fake Drugs

AWKA-WORRIED by the increasing rate of the circulation of fake and counterfeit pharmaceutical prod…

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Aid workers see hope as Ebola body count drops in Liberia

  The Red Cross offered hope Tuesday of a turning point in the battle against the deadly we…

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Minister Vows to Fight Medical Tourism Abroad

  The supervisory Minister of Health, Khaliru Alhassan, has disclosed that medical tourism …

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