Medical News


‘How to Manage Hypertension’

What is hypertension?  High blood pressure also known as hypertension has a complex definit…

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Nigeria Will Save $12bn by Eradicating Tropical Diseases – Report

Researchers at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands, have estimated that Nigeria will sa…

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64 Year-old Man Receives First Penis Transplant

A 64 year-old man, Thomas Manning whose penis was removed because of cancer has received the first…

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Akintayo: Pharmacy is on the brink of collapse

A former President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Olumide Akintayo has decried th…

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Man Who Fractured His PENIS During Sex Describes The Horrific Moment He Heard A Loud 'Snap’

  . 32-year-old heard a snapping sound during vigorous intercourse, He felt searing pain an…

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Zika: How to Keep Travel Safe During the Health Threat

The World Health Organization in February declared the spread of Zika a public health emergency, c…

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Eye Scans Could Reveal Alzheimer’s Disease at Earliest Stages

A special eye-scanning technique could detect Alzheimer’s disease at its earliest stage, eve…

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Pharmacists Seek Adoption of Drug-revolving Funds for Hospital Needs

* PSN faults privatisation of pharmacies As part of efforts to prevent shortage of essential med…

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Matters Arising as Nigerians Seek Alternative to Orthodox Drugs

The fact that herbal medicine has remained a main source of healthcare for about 80 per cent of th…

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Does Acetaminophen Reduce Empathy?

Researchers from The Ohio State University have found evidence that acetaminophen not only dull…

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Stroke Hospitalizations Rising for Young Adults and African-Americans

A new study reveals that while fewer Americans overall are being hospitalized for stroke caused by…

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Niger Recruits 40 Doctors, 70 Nurses

Niger State government has recruited 70 nurses and 40 doctors, of which 10 are specialists, to inc…

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6-Month Exclusive Breastfeeding’ll Save 800,000 Children— Experts

Six months of exclusive breast-feeding will save 800,000 under five children from childhood killer…

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Nigerian Medical Student’s Body Found in Chicago Lake

Body of a 28-year-old Nigerian medical student, Ambrose Monye, who had been missing for more than …

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First Lady Declares Open 2016 Conference of Association of Lady Pharmacists

First lady of Lagos State Mrs Bolanle Ambode has declared opened the 2016 biennial national confer…

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Nigerian Optometric Association Visits Standards Organisation of Nigeria

On Thursday, 5th of May, 2016, a six-man delegation from the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA)…

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Nigerian Begins 17-day Race to Awareness on Stephens Johnson Syndrome

A Nigerian, Fadeshola Adedayo, on Friday commenced a 17-day marathon from Abuja to Lagos to call a…

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Nigeria Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapists Ends 3-Day Conference in Enugu BY Uduonu Ekezie

The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy Cardiopulmonary Specialty group (NICAPSG) yesterday ended a 3…

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Only 45% Nigerians are Aware of Their HIV Status – NGO

The AIDS Health Care Foundation (AHF) says only about 45 percent of Nigerians are aware of their H…

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Improving child immunisation programmes in Nigeria

By most accounts, immunisation is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an i…

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