A disease suspected to be Yellow fever has killed 10 persons in different communities of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.Two health workers working at the Tipchi Primary Health Care Centre, have been infected with the disease which affected communities of Tipchi, Deru, Sabon Gari, Tudun Wada and Barawo, all of which
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National Center for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 21 suspected cases and five deaths in the recent outbreak of Lassa Fever in Benue state.Programs Officer, Risk Communications Desk, NCDC, Mrs. Hanatu Bello who made the disclosure yesterday in Makurdi said “since the beginning of the year, there have been 21 suspected cases of
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Nigeria, and Department of Defense have sought the buy-in of the 36 Nigerian state governors for the abolition of user fees by all HIV positive persons in the country.In a statement by NGF head of media and
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Many Nigerians consuming fluted pumpkin vegetable, popularly known as ugu, are actually eating their way to good health, according to experts. The vegetable, which is popular among many in the South-East and South-South zones of the country, is increasingly becoming more popular among other Nigerians that now know that ugu is
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A team of surgical experts have successful removed a huge tumour from a pregnant woman at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.In the operation that lasted for 13 hours, a visiting Neuro Surgeon Professor Wale Sulaiman worked with about 6 other surgeons to remove a 12 centimetre-long tumour from a
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-Anietie UdobitZika can “wreak havoc” on the brains of adults and cause major, lasting damage, according to a new study. The research could overthrow the assumption that the virus is only of major worry to pregnant women. Until now, the mosquito-borne infection has been primarily linked to microcephaly, a serious defect
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For those looking to lose a bit of timber, this may just be the best news you hear this week. It turns out pizza can help you actually lose weight; even the deep pan, cheese stuffed crust, double pepperoni variety. Before we all make this our daily diet plan, the bad news
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The Regional Director, World Health Organisation (WHO) AFRO, Dr Matshidiso Moeti,, has applauded the Federal Government for its prompt response and declaration of Public Health Emergency in Borno over recent polio outbreak.The statement was issued by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health in Abuja
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Dizziness is common during pregnancy. It mostly happens during the first trimester, but for some this uncomfortable symptom can be experienced during the entire pregnancy.A Consultant Gynecologist and obstetrician, Cloudine Hosptital, Mumbai, Dr. Meghana Sarvaiya said that‘The most common causes of dizziness during pregnancy are hormonal changes that happen in
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Too much sex is really a burning question in the mind of young people of the 21st century, sex as the name implies is a natural thing which one can’t control its feeling, as such, it may be wrong to attached a figure to how
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