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Know When Your State of Mind is Abnormal

Do you know when your mind has been compromised? This is one of the most challenging questions abo…

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Nigeria Needs 600 Radiotherapy Machines – Oncologist

A consultant radiation and clinical oncologist, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, …

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PSN-PACFah Pushes For Increased Health Budgeting

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria under the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Healt…

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Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Training

ACLS ALGORITHMS, ACLS PRETEST The American Heart Association's ACLS Course has been updat…

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Hospital Removes Kidney from Wrong Patient

A hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, St Vincent Hospital, has received back…

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Physiotimes Commemorate World Trauma Day 2016

Greetings from PHYSIOTIMES on the occasion of the World Trauma Day - 17 Oct 2016   Accord…

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Poor Nutrition Can Cause Blindness – Expert

Dr Feyi Adepoju, a professor of Ophthalmology, University of Ilorin has attributed poor nutritiona…

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How Paralyzed Man Regained Sense of Touch

* Brain implant evoked ‘natural’ touch sensation with robotic arm   With the …

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Ophthalmologist Advises Nigerians on Regular Eye Check-up

An Ophthalmologist, Dr Nkiru Akaliwe, has advised Nigerians above 40 years to do regular eye check…

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Heart Surgery Devices Have Life-Threatening Risk –Study

The United States Centre for Disease Control (CDC), has raised the alarm over dangers inherent in …

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Obasanjo Advocates Partnership In Fight Against Cancer

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Nigerian government to partner with well-meaning …

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Frequent Urination at Night, Sign of Erectile Dysfunction – Expert

An Abuja-based gynaecologist, Dr John Anoti, has warned that getting up frequently at night to uri…

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As 1% Health Allocation Jettisoned, More Nigerians Risk Avoidable Deaths

Khalisa and Mohammed are one out of many parents who have mourned the death of their child due to …

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Underage Family Planning Risky – Doctor

Family planning for underage girls poses a serious health challenge says Dr Gbolahan Oyebambi of U…

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Walnut Prevents Infertility, Prostate Cancer

Medical experts in Lagos on Wednesday advised men to eat some walnuts daily to improve their ferti…

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Nigeria Now Has Over 22,000 Registered Rharmacists – Registrar

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria on Thursday said it had registered over 22,000 qualified pharma…

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Return To Work, CMD Begs Striking UBTH Resident Doctors

Chief Medical Director of University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, Prof. Michael Ibadin, has a…

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Nigeria Ranks High On Tuberculosis Index— WHO

A new report on global burden of disease released, yesterday, by the World Health Organisation, WH…

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Exxon Mobil to Build Trauma Centre in UUTH

Efforts by the Chief Medical Director, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Professor Etete Peters…

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PCN: Medicine Vendors To Sell Only Listed Drugs

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has ordered all Patent Medicine Vendors nationwide to sto…

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