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NMA Seeks Akwa Ibom’s Help on Salary Arrears

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Akwa Ibom State chapter, wants the state House of Assembly…

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Antibiotics for Babies Cause Eczema, Allergies Later in Life

• Children given drugs before two years increase chance by 41% • Vitamin D pill cuts a…

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CMD Bags Fellowship of European Society of Cardiologist

Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LASUTH, Prof. Wale Oke recently b…

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ABUTH Resident Doctors Postpone Strike to September 15

Resident Doctors of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABUTH, on Monday said they would pr…

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World Health Organization Fact Sheet on Suicide

Every year more than 800 000 people take their own life and there are many more people who attempt…

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Report of the Committee on Status of Medical Fellowship Qualification with other Degrees vis-a-vis PHD

The committee was set up by the MDCAN, UCTH branch to consider the raging controversy over the doc…

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Simple Ways to Detoxify the Body

Detoxification is a necessary process to promote full body health; this is especially true if you …

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Zika: Nigeria Fails to Monitor Olympic Returnees

Despite the warnings from global health authorities that Nigeria may be the first African country …

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Nigeria Risks Raising Adults with Low Intelligence – UNICEF

The Nutrition Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund, Mrs. Ada Ezeogu, has said that mor…

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Plateau Records Fresh Four Cases of Lassa Fever

The Plateau State Health Commissioner, Dr. Kuden Kamshak, has said four more cases of Lassa fever …

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Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus: Interim Guidance

The primary transmission route of Zika virus is via the Aedes mosquito. However, mounting evidence…

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Health Minister Inaugurates Ebonyi’s N350m Lassa Fever Centre

The N350million Lassa Fever Virology Diagnostic and Treatment Centre built by the Ebonyi State Gov…

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Provide Quality Service, LASUTH Pharmacy HOD Tells Pharmacists

Pharmacists have been tasked to keep providing patients with quality service despite the present h…

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Growing Resistance to Antibiotics Forces WHO to Review Guidelines

• World leaders to meet over challenge • Borno records fresh polio case   Gro…

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New Model Improves Prediction of Ebola, Lassa Fever Outbreaks

Potential outbreaks of diseases such as Ebola and Lassa fever may be more accurately predicted tha…

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Reasons People are Going Blind

Since the last few years, there have been massive turnout of people with eye related diseases, and…

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Radiographers’ Board Upgrades CT Scan Training Curriculum

The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has reviewed the country’s Computed T…

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Vaccine Bill Hits $181m Ahead of 2017 Budget

Nigeria will need to source extra $181 million to pay for vaccines in 2017 and 2018, analysis show…

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‘Lagos Midwives’ Scheme Gets Less Than 25% Allocation’

The chairman, Evidence Sub-Committee, Lagos State Accountability Mechanism for Maternal and Newbor…

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How PHCs Provide Care for Borno Malnourished Children

Primary Health Centres (PHCs) have been deployed as an effective tool in fighting malnutrition in …

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