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Malaria Drug As Effective In Low Doses

  A new study finds that lower doses of the drug primaquine are as effective at preventing …

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Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria List of Licensed Radiograhers in Nigeria

The The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of …

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Anti-Parasite Drugs May Treat Cancer, Immune Diseases

US researchers have discovered that by modifying a long-standing drug used to treat serious parasi…

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Pills That Aren’t What They Seem

Americans spend an estimated $5bn a year on unproven herbal supplements that promise everything fr…

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WHO Unveils New Malaria 'Roadmap'

Malaria infects hundreds of millions of people every year and causes well over a half million deat…

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Tumor Paint: Changing the way surgeons fight cancer

STORY HIGHLIGHTS . Tumor Paint illuminates cancer cells, helping distinguish them from healthy t…

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Eye cells could help diagnose Alzheimer's disease

Changes to specific cells in the retina could help diagnose and track the progression of Alzheimer…

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First Case of New Bird Flu Identified in Human Patient

The latest version is called H6N1, and represents the first time that this strain of bird flu has …

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Health Workers Urge Jonathan to Implement Industrial Courts Judgment

In a move that may compel health workers across the country to embark on another round of industri…

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How Gene Puts Africans at higher Risk For Kidney Failure

ARE Africans and indeed Nigerians more susceptible to chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Do soft drinks…

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MORE STUDIES VALIDATE FOLKLORE HERBAL CURES FOR DIABETES

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world today to mark the World Diabetes Day, CHUKWUMA MUANYA repor…

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Private Doctors Seek Review of Health Sector Funding

Private medical doctors under the auspices of the Association of General and Private Medical Pract…

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Evolution of Bitter Taste Sensitivity

It’s no coincidence that the expression “to leave a bitter taste in one’s mouth&…

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Breast Cancer Radiotherapy During Surgery Could Ease Treatment

Two new studies published in leading journals this week show how a "one-stop" targeted r…

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Lose Weight to Prevent Type-2 Diabetes

Type-2 diabetes, popularly known as adult diabetes,  is a chronic condition that affects the …

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Detecting Skin Cancer Online Course Improves Physicians Skill Level

Primary care physicians who took an online training course about skin cancer detection significant…

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Lack of Brown Fat Linked to Diabetes Risk in South Asians

  Researchers have long known that people of South Asian origin have a higher risk of devel…

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New Trigger For Breast Cancer Metastasis Identified

  For years, scientists have observed that tumor cells from certain breast cancer patients …

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Experts Worry Over Low Cancer Survival Rate

  Five-year-old Davies Yemi is a survivor of kidney cancer. Chioma, Davies’ mother re…

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"One-stop" Rdiotherapy Could Offer an Alternative to Lengthy and Inconvenient Post-Surgery Procedures for Breast Cancer

  Two new studies, published in The Lancet and The Lancet Oncology, show that targeted radi…

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