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NACAMA Urges NAFDAC to Check Sugary Content in Processed Beverages, Foods

National Complementary and Alternative Medical Association of Nigeria (NACAMA) has urged the Natio…

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WHF Previews Global ‘Roadmap’ to Tackle Cholesterol

The World Heart Federations (WHF) has previewed the global Cholesterol Roadmap dedicated to achiev…

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Could Dash of Vinegar Treat Diseases?

* From cutting cholesterol to soothing jellyfish stings, experts reveal products’ unlikely h…

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Prostate Blood Test That Tells if Your Life’s at Risk

A blood test that identifies the deadliest forms of prostate cancer could save thousands of men fr…

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Heavy Drinking When Young Can Trigger ‘Serious Health Problems’ in Later Life, Doctors Warn

Drinking too much as a young adult may put you at risk for ‘serious health problems’ d…

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Nigerian Physician Who Discovered CTE in NFL Players Gets AMA’s Highest Honor

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was first diagnosed in an NFL player in 2002, and it has si…

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Why no Woman Should Die Giving Birth

Lazarus Moses, 40, and a father of three lost his wife during childbirth at a government hospital …

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Only 1 Doctor to 9,000 People in Niger – NMA Laments

The National Medical Association (NMA) in Niger says the ratio of doctors to patients in the state…

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Skipping Breakfast Poses High Risk of Diabetes- Expert

Dr Adewole Adesanya, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoj…

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ATBUTH Yet to Operate as Teaching Hospital – CMD

The Chief Medical Director of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ABTHUTH) Ba…

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Doctor Assaults Nurse at Abaji General Hospital

Medical services were disrupted at the Abaji General Hospital after a medical doctor allegedly ass…

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NACA Holds Conference on HIV Prevention

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA recently plans to host a National scientific con…

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Anambra Workers to Undergo Diabetes Screening

Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Josephat Akabuike, said, yesterday, that workers in the…

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Make Diabetes Screening Routine, FG Told

The Federal government has been urged to make diabetes screening routine in hospitals across the c…

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West Africa Adopts ‘One Health’ Approach to Disease Control

The Ministers responsible for human, animal, wildlife and environmental health in West African cou…

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The Midwifery Services We Need To Deliver Family Planning — Toyin Saraki

The 4th Nigeria Family Planning Conference in Abuja this week hosted the Africa regional launch of…

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PSN President Expresses Appreciation at the End of the PSN 89th Annual National Conference

The just concluded 89th Annual National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) …

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Health Minister Reiterates FG’s Commitment to Addressing HIV/AIDS

A documentary to demonstrate the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing issues of HIV…

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Reducing Burden of Diabetes in Nigeria

Sixty-four-year-old Nnaemeka Onuorah has type 2 diabetes. He was tested positive to diabetes 24 ye…

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Nasarawa Probes Misappropriation of Fund in Health Agency

Following the fraud uncovered at the Nasarawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, the Ex…

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