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Pharmacists Council Intensifies Drive to Free Nigeria of Illicit Drugs

• Seals 216 pharmacies, patent medicine stores in Lagos   In line with its mandate o…

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Reducing Labour-Related Maternal, Child Deaths

Study identifies poverty, facility gaps, bleeding, eclampsia as major causes of mortality  …

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Animal Tuberculosis Threatens Human Health, Say Vets, Doctors

Animal tuberculosis, which is spread through contaminated food, is a greater threat to human healt…

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Health Minister Warns Against Providing Cover For Quacks

  Minister of health Prof. Isaac Adewale on Wednesday warned Medical Laboratory Scientists …

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Nigeria Needs $16m To Boost Reproductive Health Services

  The United Nations Population Fund says Nigeria requires about $16m annually to boost rep…

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AMLSN National President's Welcome Address at the 52nd AMLSN National Scientific Conference/ Workshop

WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT AMLSN AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 52ND NATIONAL SCIEN…

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Top 20 Genetically Modified Foods, Products

The debate over the safety and labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) rages. TYwenty se…

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Orthopaedic Medical Director’s Cup Ends in Style

The 2016 Medical Director’s Cup Football competition of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, I…

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Seek Pharmacists’ Counsel On Drug Use, PSN Tells Consumers

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has advised patients and other drug users to seek pharmaci…

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Contraceptives Could Cause Depression –Study

A new study has revealed that hormonal contraceptives are associated with an increased risk for de…

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‘No Work, No Pay’ Rule Will Cripple Health Sector – Resident Doctors Warn

The National Association of Resident doctors, NARD, has taken a swipe on some Chief Medical Direct…

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Adamawa Health Workers Lament Non-Payment Of 2 Years’ Salaries

Health workers in Adamawa State numbering over 800 have called on Governor Muhamadu Jibrila Bindow…

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Foundation to Facilitate Loans for Hospital Owners

Health care practitioners who want to upgrade their facilities have been encouraged to approach th…

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Reps Call For Free Ante-Natal Services

  The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, called on governments at all levels to make qua…

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Reps Urge FG to Make Ante-natal Services Free

The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on government at all levels to make qualitative ant…

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Nigeria’s Diabetes Burden: Tackling Scourge From Base Of The Pyramid

Diabetes is a common, growing, serious, costly but potentially preventable public health problem .…

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When Nigeria’s Experts, Institutions Brainstormed on Medical Tourism

Nigeria suffers economic loss yearly due to  medical tourism. It also causes loss of lives as…

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‘Nigeria’s Health System Needs Urgent Improvement’

How can you compare Nigerian health system and that of the United States of America?  They …

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Anambra Govt to Establish Medical Equipment Centre

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, says his government will establish central medical equi…

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WHO Develops Electronic Solution to Child, Maternal Deaths

* Conducts study in Nigeria, Uganda on 10,000 pregnant women   The World Health Organisat…

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