A patient died on Saturday from a mysterious illness after an outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, according to the local health commission. The emergence of the virus is raising concerns as hundreds of millions of people are getting ready to travel during the Chinese New Year holiday later this month. Experts who
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E-cigarette use significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a long term study published Monday that also found vaping was less harmful than smoking. The results of the research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, are unrelated to the recent
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The Director General of the National Agency for Control of AIDS, Dr. Gambo Aliyu, says Nigeria has achieved 60 percent control of HIV infection rate, stating that the agency aims to achieve at least, 90 percent. He noted that, in terms of treatment, the figures of those who have access to anti-retroviral medications are also
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…Its below the expectations of civil servants – protesting doctors Doctors in Lagos State, under the aegis of Medical Guild, have rejected the new minimum wage paid to workers by the state government, saying it is below the expectations of civil servants. Chairman of the Guild, Dr. Babajide Saheed, made the doctors’ decision known on
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