Societal pressure driving more youths to commit suicide — Psychiatrist
A former Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, Dr Idowu Malomo, has attributed the
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HEALTH
REMARK BY DR. BRIGHT ONIOVOKUKOR, STATE COORDINATOR, CIVIL SOCIETY FOR HIV/AIDS IN NIGERIA (CiSHAN) EDO STATE.
The Annual International AIDS Candlelight memorial, beyond being a grass root mobilization campaign for HIV Awareness in the world, it
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Alabama governor signs abortion bill into law
Alabama’s governor signed a bill to ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest,
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Lagos seizes poisonous ponmo worth N10m, inaugurates panel
The Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, the state task force on Special Offences and the police on Saturday seized 30
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Research gives hope, as HIV can be prevented after unprotected sex
HIV-suppressing medication can make the AIDS virus “untransmittable,” even among couples who have sex without using condoms, new research showed
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Nigeria’s life expectancy third lowest — UN
Nigeria has been ranked as a country with the world’s third lowest life expectancy rate of 55 years by the
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Meditol, new anti-mosquito soap launched in Nigeria
Evans Industries Ltd on Saturday introduced Nigeria’s first anti-mosquito Meditol Medicated Soap, to reduce increased malaria cases in the country.
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Cases of measles at alarming increase – WHO report shows
New report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on state of measles outbreak globally from 2016 to 2018, indicates
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NGOs urge FG to implement maternal healthcare policy
A coalition of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) has urged governments at all levels to prioritise implementation of Strategic Policy Documents
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Men with a resting heart rate of 75 bpm can die early –Study
Having a resting heart rate of 75 beats per minute during middle-age may double the risk for early death, according
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