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ACCRA - The Police Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital on New Year's Day together recorded 37 new births of which 76 per cent were males. Corporal Faustina Nunekpeku, the Public Relations Officer of the Police Hospital told the Ghana…

LONDON - The British government said it was seeking to hold talks with doctors in its state-funded health service in a last-ditch bid to avert a series of mass walkouts, potentially the first of such strikes for four decades, Reuters…

Dr. Luciano Rossetti Head, Global Research & Development, Merck biopharma business Multinational pharmaceutical companies, Merck, Pfizer and Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have entered into a collaboration agreement to evaluate…

- Fresh warning from American Heart Association … also warns against indiscriminate use of supplements, vitamins The American Heart Association (AHA) has warned people with high blood pressure to always read the labels on all…

The Lagos State Government says it has abolished the recruitment of contract doctors and health workers in the state. Speaking during a media parley held recently at the Conference Room of the Ministry, Lagos State Commissioner for…

Do you know there is a colour code on your toothpaste indicating its composition? Just check now as indicated in the picture above. A green colour means the toothpast contains natural ingredients, Blue indicates Natural ingredients plus…

Women with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have coronary heart disease compared to men, and may also need more frequent and intense physical activity to lower their risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to a new…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said a total sum of N221.7 billion would be spent on health sector in 2016 – about N38 billion less than the 2015 allocation of N259.7 billion. The President presented a N6.08 trillion budget for the…

... Seeks private sector involvement ABUJA - Nigerian Government cannot realistically fund local vaccine production, given its present depressed economy, Minister for Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has said. Prof Adewole, who was…

... Aspartame is sweet poison By  Ifeoma Okoye In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get…