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Breaking Through Cancer’s Shield

For more than a century, researchers were puzzled by the uncanny ability of cancer cells to evade …

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WHO calls for the phase out of mercury fever thermometers and blood pressure measuring devices by 2020

  Mercury-Free Healthcare by 2020 initiative aims to end mercury exposure from medical meas…

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UCH Performs 1st Open Heart Surgery

The first open heart surgery in a teaching hospital in Nigeria has been successfully carried out a…

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Early Sex Linked to Cervical Cancer — MWAN

President, Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Dr. Valerie Obot, has said that early sex and oth…

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Group Blames Fear For Increasing Breast Cancer

The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pink Pearl, Mrs. Orode Ryan-Okpu, has said that women r…

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Inaccurate Diagnosis Worries N’Assembly, Science Council

The National Assembly and the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria have expressed concern…

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Discovery on cell growth could target cancer

The way cells divide to form new cells – to support growth, to repair damaged tissues, or si…

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The Gulf Between Doctors and Nurse Practitioners

Not long ago, I attended a meeting on the future of primary care. Most of the physicians in the ro…

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Blood-Brain Barrier Breached by Anti-Breast Cancer Drugs Using New Technique

Some breast cancer drugs can penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB), but they have not been very …

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Vitamin B17 and metabolic therapy in cancer

VITAMIN B17, also known as Amygdalin is a naturally occuring anti-tumour agent, a natural chemothe…

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Alzheimers Breakthrough Hailed As Turning Point

  The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegene…

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New cousin of Botox discovered - but it's so dangerous that scientists are keeping its details a secret

  .New type of botulinum toxin is first to be discovered in 40 years .But only scant deta…

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Wearing Tight Belt Increases Throat Cancer Risk

PEOPLE who wear a tight belt are at greater risk of developing throat cancer, new research suggest…

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Obesity Increases Kidney Failure Risk

OBESITY suppresses an important cellular process that prevents kidney cell damage, according to a …

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Drinking and Breast Cancer Risk

Young women who regularly drink alcohol before their first pregnancy may be increasing their risk …

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Brain Training Boosts Memory, not Intelligence

Brain training games, apps, and websites are popular and it’s not hard to see why – wh…

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FG To Consider Creation of Special Fund For Setting-Up Top Hospitals, President Jonathan Tells NMA

President Goodluck Jonathan today in Abuja pledged to the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) that t…

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No going back on strike – Resident Doctors

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Tuesday said it would continue its indefini…

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Malaria Peak, a Preventable Emergency (Chad)

  PRESS RELEASE   While Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding…

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FG Declares Free Treatment For Dog Bite Victims In All Tertiary Health Facilities

The Federal Government has declared free treatment for dog bite victims in all tertiary health fac…

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