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Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial
Ebola may soon be a "preventable and treatable" disease after a trial of two drugs showed significantly…
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Yellow fever outbreak: No cause for alarm in Ebonyi –Govt
Ebonyi government has urged residents not to panic over the reported yellow fever outbreak in the state.…
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Why sex during breastfeeding period cannot make baby sick –Experts
Breastfeeding mothers can enjoy sex while breastfeeding, two medical experts have declared. One of the experts is…
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HEDEN partners with Vitamin Angels, provides micronutrients for mothers
A non-governmental organisation, Health Education and Empowerment Initiative, HEDEN, has established partnership with Vitamin Angels in the…
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Appendicitis: Expert advises people with abdomen pain to go for check-up
A medical practitioner with a private hospital in Warri, Dr Ovo Samiel, has advised people with pain…
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Nigeria ranks second in the world as 47m people practise open defecation
No fewer than 47 million people in Nigeria practise open defecation, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF,…
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Pesticides: NAFDAC warns against use in homes
Following the flagrant abuse of pesticides, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC,…
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I’m ashamed Kwara recorded 50% new polio cases -AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said it was a shame that the state recorded 50%…
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UNILORIN Ph.D student develops new anti-TB drug
A PhD student in the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, Misitura Arowona, has developed a drug…
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Court grants El-Zakzaky permission for medical attention abroad
The leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, otherwise referred to as Shi’ite, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky,…