Some herbal bitters we approved are hazardous to Nigerians, NAFDAC warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has admitted approving health herbal beverages harmful to consumers.…
Nigerian Lady Shares Adorable Photos Of Her Blue-eyed Daughter
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A Kidney Now Costs $262,000; Heart, $119,000, UN Warns Nigerians
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The key to treating TB may be in a common carbohydrate. What we know so far
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One Health: why we need to combine disease surveillance and climate modelling to preempt future pandemics
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New Zealand’s ‘tobacco endgame’ law will be a world first for health – here’s what the modelling shows us
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Enduring colonialism has made it harder to end the COVID-19 pandemic
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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling controversial talc-based baby powder in 2023
Johnson & Johnson, an American pharmaceutical company, says it will stop selling its talc-based baby powder globally in 2023. The…
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Economic hardship and insecurity are forcing doctors to flee Nigeria: Prof. Osibogun
Akinsanya Osibogun, president of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, has issued a warning over the exodus of medical professionals leaving the…
Most adults with autism can recognise facial emotions, almost as well as those without the condition
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Mental distress is much worse for people with disabilities, and many health professionals don’t know how to help
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Ivermectin, blood washing, ozone: how long COVID survivors are being sold the next round of miracle cures
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