Medical News


Doctors Prevent Blindness With 'Revolutionary'

Since January hundreds of Kenyans have undergone eye tests, not in a clinic with a doctor, but on …

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Mouth Bacteria May Trigger Bowel Cancer

Researchers say they have uncovered how bacteria may set off a chain reaction leading to bowel can…

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Cancer’s origins revealed

Researchers have provided the first comprehensive compendium of mutational processes that drive tu…

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Health Workers May Begin Strike Today

  AS the 15 days fresh ultimatum given to the Federal Government to address complaints pecu…

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Garlic, Mango, Bush Candle May Provide Cures For Lung Cancer, Diabetes

  Question: Can regular intake of food replete with extracts of garlic (Allium sativum), ma…

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News release: 15 AUGUST 2013 | BEIJING

Health research is essential for progress towards universal health coverage   At the laun…

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Cancer News

  Research suggests mouth bacteria promote bowel cancer   Microbes known as fusoba…

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Milestone Study Probes Cancer Origin

  Scientists are reporting a significant milestone for cancer research after charting 21 ma…

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HIV: The Myths and Misconceptions

Barely 30 years, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, AIDs, h…

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‘Walking to Work Lowers Diabetes, Hypertension Risk

PEOPLE who walk to work are 40 per cent less likely to develop diabetes and 17 per cent less likel…

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Garlic, Mango, Bush Candle May Provide Cures For Lung Cancer, Diabetes

Can regular intake of food replete with extracts of garlic (Allium sativum), mango (Mangifera indi…

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Eating fish may be tied to lower rheumatoid arthritis risk

Women who regularly get some fish in their diet may have a relatively lower risk of developing rhe…

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NMA Arrests 12 Quack Doctors, Shuts Four Hospitals

The Nigerian Medical Association, Rivers State chapter, said on Wednesday that it arrested 12 susp…

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NMA Urges FG to Revamp Primary Healthcare Centres

Lagos — Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday , urged government to revamp the nation…

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Zamfara State to Review Maternity Leave

Gusau — The Zamfara State government has pledged to sponsor a bill to the state House of Ass…

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'Negligent' Midwife Arrested After Two Deaths

Gulu — Court on Wednesday turned down a bail plea from a nurse accused of manslaughter in th…

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Infant mortality rate still high in Nigeria –UNICEF

The United Nation’s Children’s Fund on Tuesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, raised the ala…

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Nigerian Medical Experts Applaud Investigational Malaria Vaccine

NIGERIAN medical professionals have applauded the early-stage clinical evaluation of an investigat…

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Breast Cancer Drugs 'Could Treat Lung Cancer'

  Experimental drugs already used to treat breast cancer may also fight lung cancer, resear…

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How to Maintain A Healthy Liver

Loving your liver is pretty easy when you know how to protect it. Here are 12 tips you can follow …

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