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Nuclear Plants 'Do Not Raise Child Cancer Risk'

Experts looked at data on 10,000 children diagnosed under five between 1962 and 2007, and where th…

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Lawmakers Caution Doctors Against Derogatory Words on Patients

 LAGOS State House of Assembly, LSHA, has called on doctors and other health workers in the s…

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NIGERIA, GERMANY SIGN MOU ON POLIO ERADICATION

   Nigeria and Germany on Thursday in Abuja signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

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Helper Cells Trigger Potent Responses to HIV

  A major new finding that will significantly advance efforts to create the world'…

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‘Simulator Could Reduce Birth Mortality Rates in Developing Nations’

  NORWEGIAN designers created the devices with the aim of reducing the number of newborn ba…

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AIDS Vaccine Candidate Gives Hope

An HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate developed by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University a…

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Breath Tests Could Be Used To Diagnose Lung Cancer

Collecting samples of exhaled breath from people at a high risk of lung cancer could be a cheap an…

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Doctor in Court for Alleged Certificate Forgery

A  doctor, employed by Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Ogbor Hill in Aba, Abia State, Peter I…

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Hospitals Hit By Dearth Of Medical Experts

There is an indication that many hospitals are having a hard time coping with the dearth of medica…

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Womb Cancer Link to Diet, Exercise and Possibly Coffee

Almost half of cases of womb cancer in the UK - about 3,700 a year - could be prevented through ke…

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Ado Mohammed, NPHCDA Boss, wins 2013 Public Administrator Award

The Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr. Ado Muhammad,…

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New bird flu 'has unique traits'

  The new flu which has emerged in China has unique traits, say scientists. It is able…

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Association of Resident Doctors FMC Owerri Cry for Help!

APPEAL FOR URGENT INTERVENTION IN THE AFFAIRS OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE OWERRI.   His Exc…

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What Scientists Can See in Your Urine

Researchers at the University of Alberta announced today that they have determined the chemical co…

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Kogi Records Breakthrough In Healthcare

  Kogi State government has recorded a major feat in its efforts towards effective health c…

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FCT Minister Slammed for High Hospital Rates

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, had recentlyapproved new hospital charges in a…

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Stem Cell Treatments Overtake Science

  TIJUANA, Mexico — Maggie Alejos arrived here in June from St. Anne, Ill., with her …

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Humanitarian Aid Agencies Brace For Fallout From Syrian Strikes

  The World Health Organization says the Syrian civil war is currently the worst ongoing hu…

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No adverse effects in volunteers following Phase I clinical trial of Sumagen AIDS vaccine

  Sumagen Canada Inc and Western University has announced that the Phase I Clinical Trial (…

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Kidnapped Pharmacist Found in Imo River

Few days after his kidnap, an Imo State pharmacist, Kelechi Uchendu, has been found floating on Ok…

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