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NACA Inaugurates HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction Strategy

* Prevention conference to highlight key findings   The National Agency for the Control o…

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Why Meat is Deadly, Children Never Want to Eat Vegetables

• Middle-aged women who follow high animal protein diet are at higher risk of heart failure, …

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Medical Tourism to India is a Racket, Says Minister

• Plans advertisement, marketing of skills, facilities available in country to stop menace …

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Health Risks from Hydroelectric Projects, Pesticides’ Exposure

• 2016 may be hottest on record: El Niño, emissions are blamed for sweltering temperat…

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One Pint of Beer Per Day Raises Prostate Cancer Risk

Scientists have raised the alarm about the impact of drinking, saying that drinking just one pint …

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Embattled Owerri Federal Medical Centre Boss, 2 Others Arraigned in Court

The embattled Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Mrs. Angela Uwakwem, has bee…

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Nigeria at Risk of Zika Virus

With the recent alarm raised by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control that the Zika virus vector…

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National Survey Shows Declining Malaria Rates Among Children

Nigeria has made important strides towards the elimination of malaria, a 2015 national survey resu…

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Osinbajo Guarantees Forex for Drug Manufacturers

The Federal Government has reiterated its support to set aside special forex allocation for local …

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Having a Baby After 35 Years Boosts Your Brain

As women, we are constantly being told that our “biological clock is ticking,” being e…

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Using Prevention To Cure Burns

Worried at the rising cases of burns especially the mobility and mortality associated with them, m…

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New National Health Policy Underway – Health Minister

A New Health Policy that would restructure the building blocks of the nation’s health sector…

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Federal Medical Center Owerri Announces Interview Dates for Housemanship and Internship Programs

The advert for vacant positions for housemanship and internship program published on medicalworld …

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KADA 2016 NSP Election: Reconcilatory Meeting Verifies Dr Rufai Ahmad Was Qualified to Contest

Sequel to the crisis that engulfed the NSP AGM and Elections held in kaduna between 24th and 29th …

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Half Nigeria’s Population May Have Sickle Cell in 2026

The President of Sickle Cell Society, Ireland, and Sickle Cell Awareness Initiative NigeriaIreland…

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ESUT Staff Trained on Use of Endoscopy Machine for Medical Education

Two German-based experts, Dr. Alanna Ebigbo and Michael Schlander have trained staff of the Enugu …

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Climate Change: WHO Urges Focus on Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday advised countries to give health a central priority …

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How To Tell If Your Baby Is On A Nursing Strike

Breastfeeding is tricky enough as it is. But when your baby decides to go on a nursing strike, it&…

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Crisis Looms as Prices of Drugs Increase by 150%

Investigation has shown that the prices of essential drugs, such as analgesics and antibiotics, ha…

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RECESSION: Okowa Urges Public Health Institutions To Brace Up For Challenges

As the effects of recession take tolls on Nigerians, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Oko…

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