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‘Eating fish during pregnancy may outweigh mercury risk’

Dayo Ojerinde A new study has noted that pregnant women who form the habit of eating fish every week stand the chance of benefitting the brains of their future children and reducing the latter’s risk...

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‘Younger children tend to make more informed decisions’

Dayo Ojerinde A new study from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada has found that younger children tend to make more informed decisions than the older people. According to sciencedaily.com, the...

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‘Nigerians deserve access to affordable health care’

Dayo Ojerinde The MD, Hygeia HMO Limited, Mr. Obinna Abajua, has stressed the need for health care providers to offer health services to the people at affordable rates. He made the statement while...

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LASG, PharmAccess partner to strengthen healthcare delivery

Dayo Ojerinde The Lagos State Government has partnered PharmAcess Foundation to unveil two public Private Partnership initiatives in a bid to strengthen healthcare service delivery in the state. The...

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Management of Mycoplasma genitalium

Rotimi Adesanya A recent study suggests there is a new sexually transmitted infection Mycoplasma genitalium in town and it drew the attention of many Nigerians when British scientists uncovered its...

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FG considering increase in allocation to health sector – Buhari

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the Federal Government was considering an upward review of budgetary allocation to the health sector. This, he said, was meant to...

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Chinese varsity introduces new treatment for malaria in Nigeria

Eric Dumo In order to tackle the dangers posed by malaria in Nigeria, medical experts from Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China has introduced a new method for the treatment of the...

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Pharmacist warns against indiscriminate medication

Dayo Ojerinde A Pharmacist at the Lagos State University Teaching hospital, Mrs. Rukayat Olayinka, has stressed the need for people to be wary of the effects that medications have on them and report to...

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We are committed to State Health Insurance Scheme – governors

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja Governors of the 36 states have pledged their commitment to the State Health Insurance Scheme so as to achieve an efficient primary health care system that will deliver priority...

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In-vitro-fertilisation is 40 years-old

Oladapo Ashiru The In-vitro-fertilisation technology is 40 years this month. It has been a long journey.  The meeting of the European Society for Human reproduction in July 2nd, 2018 in Barcelona,...

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CPC warns against use of anti-hypertensive drug

Dayo Ojerinde The Consumer Protection Council has advised all persons currently under high blood pressure medication or hypertensive care to desist from using all Valsartan drugs that come in 40mg,...

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Male domination as template for mental illness

Adeoye Oyewole Consultant Psychiatrist, adeoyewole2000@yahoo.com There are biological definitions and configurations that I feel are forerunners of the gender roles we now play within the societies....

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NIN: 600,000 UTME applicants unable to register, JAMB weighs options

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Is’aq Oloyede, has said 600,000 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination applicants are unable to register for the exam due to...

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US seeks justice for Shiites over alleged killing by military

The United States has expressed dissatisfaction at how Nigerian courts continue to convict citizens of blasphemy, sentence them to long-term imprisonment and death. US Secretary of State, Antony...

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I had second child 24 years after first pregnancy –Liz Anjorin

Actress, Elizabeth Anjorin, who recently had a baby has told Saturday Beats that she initially considered using a surrogate to carry her children. She said, “People do not consider my age and my...

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Insecurity: Buhari charges spiritual leaders to unite, fight terrorism

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, charged religious leaders of all faiths and backgrounds to unite and support the fight against terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, and...

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Alleged rape: ‘Baba Ijesha lean, limps in detention’, lawyer seeks bail

Olanrewaju James, popularly known as, Baba Ijesha, is traumatised and walks with difficulties in police detention, his lawyer, Adesina Ogunlana, has said. Ogunlana said this in a letter addressed to...

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After eight years at LAUTECH, my son was brought home dead –Dad of student...

After eight years of academic sojourn at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, the parents of Benard Asefon and his siblings expected him to return home before embarking on...

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10 feared killed as tornado hits China

Two tornadoes that struck central and eastern China killed at least 10 people and injured more than 300, authorities said Saturday. Violent winds of more than 100 kilometres per hour (60 miles per...

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ICYMI: Banks place limits on domiciliary accounts transfers

Banks have begun to place new  limits on transfers domiciliary accounts holders can make from cash their cash lodgements. The limits range from $5,000 to $10,000, according to findings by our...

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