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New Vaccine-Development Strategy for HIV

The researchers say they are working on a T cell-based HIV vaccine that is able to activate an imm…

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Scientists Advance Fight Against HIV/AIDS

Scientists have recorded two major breakthroughs within one week in their fight against Human Immu…

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Robotic Approach for Gastric Cancer Treatment

Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have performed the region’s first robotic gastrectomy…

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Psychologists Tackle Effects of Violence on The Psyche

Clinical psychologists have decried the recurrent violence in certain parts of the country, arguin…

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Resident Doctors to Begin Nationwide Strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) has directed its members nationwide…

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HIV is No Cause for Discrimination

In this encounter with SOLAADE AYO-ADERELE, the chairman, House Committee on HIV/AIDS, Malaria Con…

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There Is No Magic For Late Presentation of Cancer

Professor Aderemi Ajekigbe, Head of Oncology and Radiology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LU…

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Pneumonia, Deadly But Preventable

Pneumonia is a form of acute respiratory infection that affects the lungs. Scientists say the lung…

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FG Proposes Deployment of NYSC Doctors to Grassroots

The Federal Government has said it was proposing the deployment of serving doctors to Primary Heal…

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CIVIL SERVICE: Public Health Training Initiative to Begin Soon

As part of measures to bridge the gap in human resources in the Nigerian health sector, the Federa…

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NSCH Conference for Personal Hygiene in Schools

The Nigerian School Health Association (NSHA) has begun its 26th annual national conference and wo…

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HIV in Cells Eradicated With Antifungal Drug

New research by an international team finds that Ciclopirox, an antifungal cream used all over the…

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Experts Believe Pharmacy Research Can Help Raise Health Literacy Standards

Limited health literacy can lead to difficulties in patients' self-care activities such as tak…

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New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries

IN early March 2009, Erin Izumi, a woman in her 30s from Tacoma, Wash., underwent robotically assi…

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Government Smashes job Syndicate in North East

No fewer than 149 persons who specialise in employment racketeering have been arrested by security…

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National Malaria Elimination Programme, FCA, Total Renew Commitment Towards Disease Eradication

As part of efforts aimed at eliminating cases of Malaria attack in the country by half and deepeni…

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Having Children Lowers Risks of Dying of Type 1 Diabetes

New research published at this week’s annual meeting of the European Association for the Stu…

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Nutritional and Health benefits of Dietary Fibre (2)

  Dirtary fiber can be used as a preventive or treatment for various kinds of health condit…

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Pharmacists Want Clinical Services in Govt Hospitals Privatized

TO efficiently refurbish healthcare infrastructure and facilitate research and development in the …

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Radiologists Clamour for Public Private Partnership in Practice

THE dearth of public and private partnership in radiologic practices has been identified to be the…

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