High blood pressure? Beware of OTCs
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Lagos abolishes contract doctors
The Lagos State Government says it has abolished the recruitment of contract…
Check your toothpaste composition!
Do you know there is a colour code on your toothpaste indicating…
Women with Type 2 diabetes more at risk of coronary heart disease – Study
Women with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have coronary…
2016 Budget: FG allocates N221.7bn to health sector
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said a total sum of N221.7 billion…
Sudden death : Watch out for cardiac arrest – Cardiologist
There were conflicting reports about the sudden death, on November 22, of…
Breakfast still most important meal any day!
• You may end up with weight gain, diabetes, other diseases if…
Arts, Politics and Mental Health
Full text of the 2015 Thomas Lambo Lecture delivered by renowned Psychiatrist…
49 per cent of Nigerian women are anaemic, experts say
At 26, Grace, a banker, could not cope with the rigours of…
Nigerian Government can’t fund local vaccine production – Minister
... Seeks private sector involvement ABUJA - Nigerian Government cannot realistically fund…
How micronutrient deficiency ruins Nigerian children
… Several defects could be avoided through antenatal care, exclusive breastfeeding, experts…
Chevron intensifies partnership with Lagos government on healthcare
... donates ambulance, refurbishes General Hospital ward Chevron, Nigeria’s third-largest oil producer,…
Mrs Shonuga: Another unwarranted death
By Franka Osakwe Forty-four days long gone since the needless…
Women with PMS have increased risk of High Blood Pressure
… also high risk of heart attack and stroke, new study shows…
WHO Africa region holds AGM
Polio, Ebola, Immunisation top agenda By Deo Akinbo, Abuja The 65th session…
Liberia seeks US help to determine cause of new Ebola cases
Two experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are set…
WHO survey reveals global ignorance on antibiotic resistance
Read findings of survey by countries here: As the World Health Organisation…
Moderate coffee drinking may be linked to reduced risk of death
P "Regular consumption of coffee can be included as part of a…
Viagra may benefit patients at risk for diabetes, new study shows
The drug sildenafil, sold as Viagra and other brand names, improves insulin…
FG re-affirms commitment to combat Measles
By DEO AKINBO, Abuja The Federal Government has re-affirmed its commitment…
Atueyi, Ogundipe, Osakwe shine at health media award
Publisher of Pharmanews, Nigeria's prestigious pharmaceutical journal, Dr. Ifeanyi Atueyi and eleven…
Gowon tasks pharmacists on fake drugs
As 22 new Fellows were inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy…
Nigeria: ‘210,557 Kids Died From Pneumonia, Diarrhoea in 2015’
N Since the beginning of this year, about 750,000 Nigerian children…
