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Council asks Graduate Pharmacists to Avoid Unethical Practices

The Pharmaceutical Council of Nigerian (PCN) on Friday inducted 138 pharmacy graduates of Igbinedi…

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FG, Global Fund in N21.7bn deal to tackle TB, malaria

The Federal Government has signed a health partnership agreement with the Global Fund worth N21.7b…

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Best all-time sleeping position that leaves body healthy, refreshed

Sleep better by having a good bed time routine, watching your diet, and by avoiding back pain-caus…

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FG, Global Fund commit $71m to fight HIV, TB, malaria

The Federal Government and Global Fund (GF) have signed a mutual agreement to commit  $71, 21…

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Delta Health Insurance Scheme Hits 500,000 Enrollees

Arguably the biggest mandatory health insurance scheme in Nigeria at the moment, the Delta State C…

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Health Minister Commissions Solar Powered Electricity System in Abuja

The Minister of state for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has commissioned a solar powered electricity…

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LASSA FEVER: NCDC confirms 16 deaths in 8 States

THE Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control, NCDC, has confirmed 16 deaths from 60 cases of Lassa feve…

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Eating too much bananas causes headaches, weight gain.

Bananas are  one of  the world’s most consumed fruits. They are known for lots of …

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Don’t panic over Lassa Fever, centre urges Nigerians

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Nigerians need not panic over the rising cases …

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New Skin Test Detects Prion Infection Before Symptoms Appear

Prions can infect both humans and animals, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, mad …

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Breastmilk Sugars Differ In Pregnant Women On Probiotics

The complex sugars found in human breastmilk, long believed to be fixed in their composition, may …

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Researchers Raise Bar For Managing Severe Eczema

A team of investigators from the University of Colorado College of Nursing and National Jewish Hea…

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Stress may raise your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

A new research has suggested that vital exhaustion, a maker of psychological distress, may raise t…

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Health Workers Trained on Maternal, Newborn Care.

Health workers in Kwara State were recently trained on obstetric and new born care towards tacklin…

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How to Prevent Vesicovaginal Fistula

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) obstetric fistula is ‘an abnormal opening b…

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2019 Nigerian Navy Recruitment Exercise

The Nigerian Navy wishes to inform the general public and all interested applicants that the on…

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How to rapidly image entire brains at nanoscale resolution

Eric Betzig didn't expect the experiment to work.   Two scientists, Ruixuan Gao and S…

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Research: Scientists Grow Perfect Human Blood Vessels In A Petri Dish

Scientists have managed to grow perfect human blood vessels as organoids in a petri dish for the f…

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Research: Your Health And Fasting

Researchers from the University of California, the United States in an Irvine-led study have found…

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Stealth condition found to multiply risk of cancer and chronic conditions

A "stealth condition" which is one of the western world's most common genetic disord…

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