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NAFDAC Warns On Fake Contraceptives

WOMEN seeking emergency oral contraception and their partners should beware as fake products have …

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Resident Doctors Threaten Strike Over Poor Funding

Strike looms in hospitals as the National Association of Resident Doctors has warned of an impendi…

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NUC Introduces PG courses in Gerontology, Geriatrics

The National Universities Commission has collaborated with the Dave Omokaro Foundation to design a…

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Breast Cancer Scientists Say Less Invasive Surgery Possible

Some breast cancer sufferers could be treated with radiotherapy instead of more invasive surgery a…

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IVF: First baby born using 'safer' method

In a world first, a healthy baby has been born using a "safer" method of the infertility…

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IQ Link to Baby's Weight Gain in First Month

New research from the University of Adelaide shows that weight gain and increased head size in the…

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One Step Closer to a Vaccine for a Common Respiratory Disease

Young children and the elderly are especially susceptible to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Th…

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Cerebral Palsy Centre earmarked for Lagos

A Cerebral Palsy, CP,centre designed to offer specialist support and care to  indigent Nigeri…

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Artificial Sweetener a Potential Treatment for Parkinson's Disease

Mannitol, a sugar alcohol produced by fungi, bacteria, and algae, is a common component of sugar-f…

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DPP To Prosecute Fake Doctor

Cross River State Ministry of Justice has taken over the prosecution of a fake doctor arrested in …

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Mayo Researchers Find Rheumatic Condition Gout May Be Due To Flare-ups In Other Joints

The painful rheumatic condition gout is often associated with the big toe, but it turns out that p…

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Blood Donation Bill Underway – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Friday said a draft Bill was being processed fo…

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UniAbuja: No Time Frame for School of Medicine Accreditation — Okojie

The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, says there i…

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Resident Doctors Set For Nationwide Strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors has warned of an impending strike by its members nati…

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NACA: We Need More Funds To Deal With HIV and AIDS

The Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Prof. John Idoko, has called…

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Lagos, NMA condemn Commercial Blood Donation

AS countries commemorate the World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) Friday, the Lagos State Government and d…

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PCN Okays LAUTECH For Drug Manufacture

OSOGBO — The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, PCN, has granted Ladoke Akintola University of …

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TEDGlobal: Future vaccines could be delivered via patch

A skin patch that can deliver vaccines cheaply and effectively has been shown off at the TEDGlobal…

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National Primary Health Care Development Agency Notice

National Primary Health Care Development Agency Plot 681/682 Portharcourt Crescent, Off Gimbiya …

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First Double Leg-Transplant Patient Has Legs Amputated

The world's first double leg-transplant patient has had his legs amputated, a Spanish hospital…

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