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How to test pregnancy with salt?
Have you ever just wanted to quickly tell if you’re pregnant or not? It might be that you don’t have…
What exactly is a disease?
Not all disease is easy to spot. Yok_onepiece/Shutterstock Duane Mellor, Aston University and Shahid Merali, Aston University There is an…
Human-animal hybrids are coming and could be used to grow organs for transplant – a philosopher weighs in
Pigs growing human pancreases, coming to a farm near you soon? shutterstock Mackenzie Graham, University of Oxford Around the world…
Why Are Dozens of US Teens Getting Sick After Vaping?
(Image: © Shutterstock) Vaping has sent nearly 100 people, mostly teens and young adults, to the hospital with lung…
INVESTIGATION: Inside Nigeria’s haven of fake medical reports, corrupt health officials
The congested area of the Out-Patient Department (OPD) of the Orile-Agege General Hospital in Lagos smelt of drugs, sweat and…
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Why it's proving hard to eliminate the eye disease trachoma by 2020
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Parents' drug, alcohol and tobacco use negatively impacts all areas of child well-being – new study
Africa Studio/Shutterstock Emily Lowthian, Cardiff University and Simon C Moore, Cardiff University We all know that the use of tobacco,…
Controversy As Popular Abuja Lawyer Dies After Fatal Cosmetic Surgery
Controversy has rocked a private medical facility in Abuja following the death of a lawyer after cosmetic surgery. The…
Market women now fry akara, puff-puff, yam with transformer oil, use sniper on dry fish,”- NFSTI
A Nigerian scientist revealed some shocking discoveries made during an unscheduled visit members of the Nigerian Food Sciences and Technology…
Proton therapy for prostate cancer: does the evidence support the hype?
A proton beam therapy clinic in Poland. dominika zarzycka/Shutterstock Stephen McMahon, Queen's University Belfast High energy proton beam therapy, an…
