Engaging in socio-cultural activities could “dramatically” reduce the chances of becoming depressed in old age, a new study has found. The study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, was…
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A public health expert, Dr Tolulope Tolufase, has warned that air pollution can cause non-communicable diseases like stroke, diabetes, miscarriage, dementia, Parkinson disease and poor development in children. Tolufase, who…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called on the Abia Government to urgently support the efforts of the State Drug Control Committee to stem the spread of drug…
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Resident doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, on Thursday began an indefinite strike in protest against the hospital management’s failure to pay them in the last three months.…
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The management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital has denied media reports that three new born babies were abducted from the hospital. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, the Chief…
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