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University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital

UPTH opens specialised theatre for children surgery

The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has commissioned an operating theatre dedicated to children’s surgery. The facility built by the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, Smile Train and KidsOR partnership, is
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Potatoes fight spots, cover grey hairs

LIKE many women, I spend a sizeable chunk of my income on moisturisers, facial scrubs, spot-zapping creams and anti-ageing serums. But none of them, however pricey, seem to work
9 years ago

Minerals of life – sodium and potassium

IN continuation of ourdiscuss on minerals of life today, I will be presenting two minerals, sodium and potassium. I am writing about these two minerals because apart from their individual contributions to
9 years ago

Will your job send you to early grave?

MILLIONS say stress from work has driven them to eat junk, smoke, drink more alcohol, exercise less If you’ve ever joked your job will be the death of you – you’re not
9 years ago

90% of cancer cases are preventable, experts say

Canvass political will, healthy lifestyle NIMR to commission state-of-the-art cancer research centre NOTWITHSTANDING the genetic risk factor, experts have said that several of the cancer diseases and deaths in the country today
9 years ago