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New drug to curb post-childbirth bleeding unveiled

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that a new drug – Carbetocin – has the potential to save thousands of women’s lives in...

admin - June 28, 2018

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Ebola outbreak under control in Congo, says WHO

The spread of Ebola seems to have been stopped in Congo, less than three months after the outbreak of the deadly disease was declared,...

admin - June 26, 2018

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150,000 Nigerian children born with sickle cells disease annually – Don

Consultant Hematologist with the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Prof. Aliyu Babadoko, said on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 that 150,000 Nigeria children...

admin - June 20, 2018

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Bauchi contains cholera outbreak

The Bauchi State Government says it has successfully contained cholera outbreak in parts of the state. Mr Adamu Gamawa, the Executive Chairman of the state...

admin - June 15, 2018

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How smoking hastens symptoms of stroke, by cardiologist

A cardiologist with Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Idi-Araba, Dr Akinkumi Afolabi, has said that cigarette smoking hastens the symptoms of stroke in heavy...

admin - June 14, 2018

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UNODC recommends community-based treatment for drug addicts

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has recommended community-based treatment model as intervention for curbing abuse of narcotic and psychotic drugs...

admin - June 13, 2018

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Declaring victory in Congo’s Ebola epidemic too early – WHO

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo’s Ebola epidemic, in spite of encouraging signs...

admin - June 13, 2018

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Cholera claims 75 lives in Kenya

Kenya’s health authorities on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 confirmed the death of 75 people from cholera in the past five months this year. Jackson Kioko,...

admin - June 12, 2018

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