Falsified drugs: PWDAN, APDA seek Africa-wide crackdown
Lassa fever deaths hit 258 as CFR rises to 24%
Govt should offer more nursing scholarships – Cheryl Ukegbu
Heart disease: Unhealthy lifestyles put youth at risk
Viral Hepatitis: FG urged to uphold injection safety policy
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Gentlemen, get your screen tests right
Act now to prevent liver cancer!
3 LGAs in Rivers State obtain safe water
Acute versus chronic pain
Acupuncture, potential aid to fertility
Ovaltine, DHL nourish IDPs in Yola
Experts task govt on screening newborns for hearing loss
Don urges govt to make stroke mgt affordable
Scientists fault WHO case definition on Ebola
Pharmacists’ Council, GSK confront counterfeiting

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Israeli researchers from the Tel Aviv University say a curative component in cannabis, called cannabidiol can enhance the healing process of fractured bones according to a publication in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Diet Doctor Home remedies for food poisoning
Food poisoning is an illness caused by bacteria or other toxins in food. It is a common, yet distressing and sometimes life-threatening problem for millions of people throughout the world. It occurs when food or water that contains bacteria, parasites, viruses, or toxins made by these germs is ingested. The types of food poisoning from bacterium infection range from Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria, and botulism.
When your male ‘engine’ fails to run
Decreased testosterone levels might have no effect on general health, but some men with low testosterone experience one or more of an array of symptoms, including sleep disturbances, loss of motivation or self-confidence, depression, decreased sexual desire, infertility, decreases in memory or concentration, decreased bone density, increased fat levels and loss of muscle tissue and strength.
Maternal healthcare must be affordable
We frown at a lot of things that the religions are against but we don’t look at certain modern realities and this question of abortion comes under that. When I was doing my postgraduate training, Britain was one of the first countries that legalized abortion and they had a lot of reasons for that. Those reasons are not peculiar to Britain. Since I was going to work in their maternity unit we had to sign a contract that said when you are there you will be able to carry out abortions.
Robotic medicine: Healer or killer?
If there is a field that will forever be grateful to technology, it has to be the field of Medicine. It would seem in fact that from time immemorial, advancements in Medicine have been largely tied to advancements in health technology. Even before the invention of the medical syringe in 1863, and beyond the giant strides in robotic medicine today, this fact lives on.
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