As part of efforts to deepen quality Health care services with reduced cost to the citizens,Abia State Governor,Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has inaugurated a 13-member committee…
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Hope for Diabetic Patients as Scientists develop ‘superdrug’
Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes patients: Scientists have developed a drug combo that can induce production of insulin in man Here is good news for…
View More Hope for Diabetic Patients as Scientists develop ‘superdrug’Youths using embalming oil, paint, petrol – NDLEA
The rate of drug abuse in Adamawa and other states around the country is on the increase as addicts increasing resort to use of embalming…
View More Youths using embalming oil, paint, petrol – NDLEACauses of body itching revealed by researchers
Chinese researchers have found a group of neurons related to scratching in mice, which may help develop new drugs for chronic itching. Itching can be…
View More Causes of body itching revealed by researchersHope for elimination of cholesterol
There is hope for the elimination of cholesterol without serious side effects as Chinese researchers discovered a new compound that can help lower the levels…
View More Hope for elimination of cholesterolEbola: Congo records 13 new cases
Thirteen new cases of Ebola were confirmed on Wednesday in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo – one of the highest daily counts since the start…
View More Ebola: Congo records 13 new casesAcupuncture safest treatment for diabetes — Fasehun
A Chinese-trained Acupuncturist, Dr Frederick Fasehun, has called on the managements of University Teaching Hospitals across the country to invite experts to train some of…
View More Acupuncture safest treatment for diabetes — FasehunNigeria ‘records’ 1.37 million unwanted pregnancies in 2018
Nigeria has recorded over 1.3 million unwanted pregnancies in 2018 alone, the 2018 global family planning report has revealed. The most populous nation on the…
View More Nigeria ‘records’ 1.37 million unwanted pregnancies in 2018420m people diabetic- WHO
No fewer than 420 million adults have diabetes, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, adding that the number has been increasing steadily over the…
View More 420m people diabetic- WHODogs can now detect malaria by sniffing – study
Sniff dogs could be trained to detect malaria in people infected with the disease even if they are not showing symptoms, according to a new…
View More Dogs can now detect malaria by sniffing – studyCommon causes of chest pain
Pain of varying nature, as I have mentioned several times before in this column, will afflict every one of us, regardless of age, on several…
View More Common causes of chest painHere are best foods to fight aging
Eat well for a long and healthy life – that’s a mantra that we’re all familiar with, but what are the best foods to…
View More Here are best foods to fight agingBouts of fever strengthen immunity against cancer: Scientists
Having fever is not bad after all. Scientists in a new study are saying that infectious fever makes our bodies more resilient to cancer by…
View More Bouts of fever strengthen immunity against cancer: ScientistsRevealed: Human beings now have longer lifespan
A new study of Italian centenarians published Thursday concluded that human longevity is slowly increasing and that contrary to past reports, the maximum lifespan for…
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