Health
12 Apr
A new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society has offered a promising weapon in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever, Zika, and malaria.
12 Apr
Malaria is a major public health concern and Nigeria accounts for nearly 27 per cent of the global malaria burden and 31 per cent of malaria deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) World Malaria report.
11 Apr
Autism spectrum disorder is a disorder characterised by repetitive behaviour that is restricted to a pattern in terms of actions, play, food, and clothing. Also, there are language problems, which result in limited or no speech
11 Apr
The United States Centre for Disease Control (USCDC) has expressed its commitment to work with deserving communities by implementing partners and community-based organisations to provide services that will improve
9 Apr
More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer. New data from 187 countries showed that the number of deaths from viral hepatitis rose to 1.3 million in 2022 from 1.1…
7 Apr
The World Health Organisation has said the right to health of millions is increasingly coming under threat around the world, warning that diseases and disasters loom large and would cause deaths and disabilities.
6 Apr
A Pharmacist, Mr Charles Dagogot has advised parents to use Hovid DHA drugs for proper brain development for children with Autism. Dagogot, an official of Pharmatex Nig. Ltd. disclosed during a paper presentation
5 Apr
The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published Friday.
4 Apr
Despite concerted efforts by various drug regulatory agencies to monitor drug distribution, the prevalence of fake and substandard drugs in the nation's open drug markets has continued to threaten the nation's health system and present challenges to public health.
4 Apr
New Curtin University researchers have traced miscarriages to the complications of gestational diabetes and high blood pressure-related disorders in pregnancies.
4 Apr
Scientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people, who spread Tuberculosis (TB) unknowingly.
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South Korea's leading doctors' body on Saturday rejected a revised medical reform plan from the government, the initial version of which sparked a strike two months ago. The ongoing walkout by thousands of trainee doctors has caused chaos in South Korean hospitals, and is in response to a plan to boost annual admissions to medical…
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Gov. Usman Ododo on Saturday called on the Federal Government to urgently assist in tackling the menace of insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the State.
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China's foreign minister on Saturday accused Western partners in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and raising the risk of nuclear proliferation in the South Pacific region.
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, has said Nyesom Wike was on "loan" to work with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, a former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), fell out with the PDP hierarchy in…
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The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has made state of origin certificate a compulsory requirement for passport renewal and fresh application. Immigration made this known to the public in a post on its X handle on Saturday morning. It said passport applicants do not necessarily need to go to their states of origin to get the…
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Bearish sentiment persisted on banking stocks at the equity market on Friday, making the value of transactions traded on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) down by 2.60 per cent.
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One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday.
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Vitesse Arnhem will be relegated from the Eredivisie after the Dutch football federation imposed a massive 18-point deduction after the club failed to meet the requirements of its licensing regulations.