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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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NAFDAC destroys N400m substandard drugs in Nasarawa

The National Agency for Food, Drugs, Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, destroyed subs…

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Soldier dies of Lassa fever in Jos, after returning from Kwara

A Nigerian soldier has been confirmed dead from Lassa fever in Jos, Plateau State. According to th…

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School Of Psychiatric Nursing Neuropsychiatric Hospital

School Of Psychiatric Nursing Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta Admission into the school…

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World Cycling Body Set To Ban Tramadol From March

World cycling’s governing body, the UCI, is to ban painkiller tramadol from March 1 and will…

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University of Uyo Teaching Hospital Nabs Impostor, Hands Him Over to Police

A self-claimed Medical Doctor has been arrested at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. &nbs…

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#Lassafever outbreak hit all-time high in 2018 — NCDC

Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, has sai…

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Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic of Congo that has killed 392 could Get Even Worse if political instability remains and public mistrust grows

The killer Ebola outbreak in the Democratic of Congo will only get worse if political instability …

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Thailand Issues Health Warnings As Pollution Levels Soar To Eight Times Safe Levels

Bangkok's air has become a 'serious threat' to health as the levels of pollution cause…

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Quarantined US medic feared to have Ebola after returning from treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo is declared free of the killer virus and allowed to leave hospital

A US medic who was quarantined amid fears he caught Ebola while treating patients in Africa has be…

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