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Diabetes: Sitagliptin treatment poses no cardiovascular risk – Study

A study has shown that treatment with Sitagliptin does not increase the risks of major cardiovascular events or hospitalisation for heart failure MSD, known as...

CBD, WHO: Loss of biodiversity impacts human health

Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilise the climate. But biodiversity...

Government tasked on illicit tobacco trade

For tobacco control measures to be effective , the Federal Government must take pro-active measures to tackle the inflow of illicit tobacco products into...

Menstrual hygiene and safe water access challenges

Menstrual Hygiene Day, 28 May, is a day to celebrate women, a day to talk about periods, and a day to think about the...

Activists laud Jonathan for endorsing tobacco bill

The National Tobacco Control Bill Coalition has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for Signing the National Tobacco Control Bill, calling it an extraordinary public health...

Obstetric fistula linked to poor access to basic health care

The need to provide universal access to reproductive health and uphold the fundamental rights of women has been stressed as key in the prevention...

Buhari urged to make tuberculosis control a priority

Stakeholders working to reduce the burden of Tuberculosis under The Global Fund to Fight AIDS TB and Malaria grant to Nigeria have called on...

Europeans vote to phase out amalgam use

A somewhat cheering news to pro amalgam-phase-out campaigners emerged at the weekend from Europe as a public consultation process resulted in the rejection of...

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UN ‘deeply saddened’ by Maiduguri suicide bombing attack – Fall

Nigeria Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mohamed Fall, on loss of lives in a suspected suicide attack in Gamboru, Maiduguri,...
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CITES at UNEA-7: Strengthening multilateral action for a resilient planet

Biodiversity loss continues to accelerate, driven by multiple interconnected pressures including unsustainable use, illegal trade, habitat degradation and the...

Recipe for fixing the planet, by UNEP report

When the seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) – a sprawling report on the state of the natural world...

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