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Boko Haram: UNICEF To Vaccinate 41 Million kids Against Polio

The United Nations Children Education Fund on Tuesday said a major health campaign was underway in…

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Abia Govt To Sanction Doctors Over Private Practice

As part of efforts to strengthen  health care delivery in Abia State, the state government ha…

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LUTH, LASSON Train Doctors On Keyhole Surgery

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, in collaboration with Laparoscopic Surge…

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Counterfeit Drugs: Nigeria Not Out Of The Woods

All over the world, drug   counterfeiting is a potentially deadly phenomenon. In Nigeria &nbs…

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Optometrists Task Nigerians On Eye Care

With over 285  million people visually impaired worldwide, the Nigerian Optometric Associatio…

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American Hospital Benchmarks Excellence at Medic West Africa

As the largest healthcare event in west africa, medic west africa takes off in lagos, tomorrow, th…

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Study Challenges Idea Of Mandatory Water Intake

A multi-institute study led by Monash University has revealed for the first time the mechanism tha…

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WHO Probed For Linking Bacon, Coffee With Cancer

A World Health Organization (WHO) cancer agency is under scrutiny for allegedly causing too many p…

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LASUTH Performs 10 Cochlea Implants

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, has performed cochlea surgeries on t…

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PCN Resumes Fight Against Indiscriminate Drugs Sales In Kaduna

The Kaduna State chapter of Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has declared its intention to res…

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‘Set Up Social Welfare Schemes For People With Mental Illness’

Worried by the plight of the mentally ill people in Nigeria, stakeholders under the aegis of Menta…

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Medical Council Threatens To De-register Erring Members

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has threatened to de-register any erring medical practit…

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Untreated Chlamydia Causes Infertility – Expert

Dr Adaora Ukoh, an Abuja based gynaecologist, has warned that untreated Chlamydia could lead to in…

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Coping With Labour And Childbirth

Ask the average pregnant mom what she expects during labour and childbirth, and she is likely to g…

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ACPN Advises Nigerians On Rational Use Of Drugs

The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Lagos State branch, has warned Nigerians to s…

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NMA Ends Rift, Swears In New State Officers In Lagos

Few weeks after the dismal and embarrassing parallel elections by members of the Lagos State branc…

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Pharmacists Council of Nigeria Re-accreditation Team Visits University of Portharcourt

A PCN re-accreditation team led by Prof YKE Ibrahim of the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiolo…

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Register Now for the ICN International Nursing Congress

Registration opens today for the International Council of Nurses' (ICN) Congress "Nurses …

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Nigeria Has Over 2m Recorded Cases Of Cancer -Laboratory Scientist

The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) on has said that Nigeria has o…

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A Caesarean Section Could Be Too Much, Too Soon

Cesarean sections have become more common in recent years. Also known as a “C-section,&rdquo…

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