Health
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Federal Government Raises Alarm over Artificial Fruit Ripening with Harmful Chemicals
ABUJA — The Federal Government, through the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a…
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Medical Academy Urges FG to Integrate Genetic Testing into National Health Insurance Scheme
The Academy of Medical Sciences (ACADMEDS) has called on the Federal Government to integrate genetic testing, genetic counselling, pharmacogenomics and…
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FCCPC Finds Vitamin Deficiencies in Nigerian Vegetable Oil, Salt Samples, Orders Producers to Comply
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has directed producers of vegetable oil and salt found to be inadequately…
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NCDC Isolates Two Suspected Ebola Cases in North-East Pending Laboratory Results
ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified and isolated two suspected cases of Ebola…
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NCDC Clarifies Status, Confirms Zero Active Ebola Cases Following Evacuation of Index Patient
ABUJA — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has dismissed rumors of widespread community transmission, confirming that…
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Ebola: Medical Academy Raises Alarm Over 53 Contacts, Urges Urgent Action
The Academy of Medical Sciences of Nigeria (AMedS) has warned that Nigeria’s Ebola outbreak response is far from over despite…
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Nigeria’s Ebola Index Patient Flown Abroad via Air Ambulance
ABUJA — The index patient of Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola case has been evacuated from Abuja via a specialized air ambulance…
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Tinubu urges medical college to solve doctor ‘Japa’ syndrome
ABUJA — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tasked the leadership of the West African College of Physicians (WACP) to collaborate…
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NAFDAC Uncovers Residential Building Stockpiling Over 100 Sacks of Empty Bottles for Fake Alcohol in Lagos
LAGOS — Operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have uncovered a secluded residential…
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Senate Urges FG to Enforce Mandatory Ebola Screening at All Borders and Release Emergency Funds
ABUJA — The Senate has called on the Federal Government to immediately mandate compulsory health screening for all incoming international…
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