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Corn Silk Repairs Damaged kidneys, Bursts Renal Stones

The mouth organ is in season. Corn also called maize is best known for its fruit with seeds/grains…

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HAPPY EID-EL FITRI: AMLSN Felicitates with Muslim Ummah

The National President,  NEOs and the entire members of AMLSN home and abroad heartily felici…

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Building Capacity in Gerontology

Older persons’ welfare challenges are not peculiar to any region or country, as improving he…

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Doctors Find Mobile Phone in Stomach of Vomiting Man

It is one way to make sure you do not misplace your mobile phone.   Doctors were amazed t…

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Why Medical Training is Necessary, By Varsity Don

Prof Oluwole Ogundele of the Department of Archaelogy and Anthropology, University of Ibadan in Oy…

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NACA Begins Supervision of Utilisation of $225m W’Bank HIV/AIDS Loan to States

The National Agency for Control of AIDS (NACA) has commenced monitoring activities in the 36 state…

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Some Doctors, Nurses not Computer Literate —Commissioner

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, has called on doctors and other health pr…

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UNICEF Attributes Cholera Outbreak to Open Defecation

The United Nations Chil-dren's Fund (UNICEF) has at-tributed Cholera outbreak in Rivers State …

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Nigerians Spend 20% on Health —Survey

An average household n Nigeria spends not more than 20 per cent on health bills, a new survey by t…

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FG to Extend Maternity Leave to 18 Weeks

The Federal Government has set in motion the process to extend the maternity leave period of nursi…

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HIV/AIDS Prevalence Drops Nationwide, says NACA

The Chief Programme Officer, National Agency for the Control of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom…

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Mora Calls For Robust Inspection Of Healthcare Facilities

The immediate past chief executive officer of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), Dr. Ahmed …

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‘177,000 Children Die of Pneumonia Annually in Nigeria’

Health experts in the country have claimed that about 177,000  children Under five years die …

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How Certain Foods, Drinks Affect Fertility

As the world is facing challenges of infertility, scientists are looking into the role of nutritio…

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Outstanding Breakthrough in Open Heart Surgery

“For the past three months, we have been moving from one place to another seeking for assist…

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Patients Vacate Federal Hospitals in Lagos over Workers’ Strike

Many hospitals in Lagos have turned to ghost towns as the strike embarked upon by health workers b…

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Malaria Vaccine Offers Short-Lived Protection in Clinical Trials

Climate change to cause 250 000 additional deaths yearly by 2030   A new clinical trial o…

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Stakeholders Chart Path to Boost Workers’ Capacity in Health Sector

Apparently worried by the problem of inadequate workforce in the health sector, concerned stakehol…

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Putting Technology into Childbirth

Giving birth to a child is both painful and traumatic, and the trouble doubles in resource-poor se…

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‘ECOWAS Centre will Improve Nigeria’s Public Health Investments’

What is the level of Nigeria’s preparedness in responding to emerging and remerging diseases…

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