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FG Commissions Latest TB Diagnostics at Model PHC

Federal government has cited a GeneXpert machine to help detect cases of tuberculosis in the newly…

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Research: Always Thinking Of Sex? Youre An Addict, Study Says

A recent study from the University of Cambridge has warned that if you are always thinking about s…

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Update on the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria 14th Biennial Leaders Conference

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria is pleased to welcome delegates to the 14thBiennial N…

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From coast to coast: Africa unites to tackle threat of polio

More than 190 000 polio vaccinators in 13 countries across west and central Africa will immun…

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How shop owner preserves beans with insecticide

Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, Fatai Owoseni, yesterday alerted Lagosians on …

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Doctors Link Breast Implants with Rare Form of Cancer

A rare form of cancer tied to breast implants has been linked with nine deaths the Food and Drug A…

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Resistance Risk for New Tuberculosis Drugs

New drugs for hard totreat tuberculosis strains may be fast rendered ineffective themselves if inc…

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How To Lower Your Blood Pressure At Home In 4 Weeks Without A Doctor

If you are tired of your high blood pressure then it will only do you good to read this post to th…

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Lack of Council, Major Gap in NHIS – HMCAN

One of the aims of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), is ensuring access to good health …

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Eating Fishes with High Mercury Content Dangerous – Doctor

A medical practitioner, Dr Arikawe Adeolu, on Friday warned the public against consumption of fish…

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Tuberculosis Claims 5,000 Lives Daily, Says WHO

* 40 per cent of deaths in persons with HIV in Nigeria linked to TB   Ahead of the World …

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Healthcare Professionals: Pain Control At The End Of Life

For some people, the idea of experiencing pain at the end of their life can cause anxiety. Everyon…

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Polio Victims’ Parents have Question to Answer with God – Yobe Deputy Gov.

Yobe state deputy governor Abubakar Aliyu says parents who refused polio vaccines for their childr…

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Registration Still On for The 2-Day Offshore/Onshore Medic HSE Certificate Course

Medicalworld Nigeria presents a 2 Day Offshore/ Onshore Medic HSE certificate course for Nurses, D…

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Kaduna Community Eliminates Mother to Child Transmission of HIV

Pampaida community also known as “UN Millennium village,  Kaduna State is the first com…

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Sickle Cell Patients are not Drug Addicts

Many have asked me why people living with sickle cell are dependent on drugs.  I mean tablets…

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Herbal Practitioners Commend Aregbesola

The National Union of Herbal Medical Practitioners has commended the healthcare delivery system of…

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Circular On Harmonisation Of Nursing Officer/Assistant Cadres In Ekiti State Public Service

The National Council on Establishments at its 39th meeting held in Minna, Niger State in 2016 appr…

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Engagement Rings Carry Dangerous Bacteria, Nurse Researchers Find

Nurse researchers are encouraging healthcare workers not to wear jeweled rings to work after resea…

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Salary Deductions: LUTH Workers Lambast CMD, Seek FG’s Intervention

Staff of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, have condemned anomalies going on in …

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