Health
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Indian doctors remove 7.4kg kidney from patient
Indian doctors have removed a kidney weighing 7.4kg (16.3lbs) – as much as two newborn babies – from a patient.…
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DR Congo workers for Feronia made impotent by pesticides – HRW
Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained of becoming impotent, a…
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Cancer survivors ‘have higher heart risk’
More than one in 10 cancer patients die from heart and blood vessel problems, rather than their initial illness, a…
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Bacterial allies make dengue fever cases dive
Recruiting a bacterial ally that infects mosquitoes has led to huge reductions in cases of dengue fever, trials around the…
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29 persons with HIV died during Abalaka’s treatment –Govt
The Federal Government will not be able to partner popular surgeon, Dr Jeremiah Abalaka, as regards finding a cure to…
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PRESS RELEASE: Institute for Service Excellence and Good Governance (ISEGG) Ready for her third Annual Lectures, Inductions and AWARDS ceremony
Kindly make it a date. December 12th, 2019. 10am. ICCAbuja. The Institute for Service Excellence and Good Governance (ISEGG) will…
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Should workers be allowed to nap at work?
The US government says sleeping in the office is a no-no. But experts say it’s time they reconsider, writes Jonathan…
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For the first time in 19 years, scientists detect a new strain of HIV virus
The strain is a part of the Group M version of HIV-1, the same family of virus subtypes to blame…
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Cervical screening: DIY alternative to smear test ‘promising’
A DIY home urine or swab test could potentially help more women discover whether they are at risk of cervical…
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Asthma carbon footprint ‘as big as eating meat’
Many people with asthma could cut their carbon footprint and help save the environment by switching to “greener” medications, UK…
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