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... 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…

… also high risk of heart attack and stroke, new study shows The headaches, fatigue and other symptoms of premenstrual syndrome may not all the problem women suffering from the syndrome will have to cope with. Scientists say women…

Polio, Ebola, Immunisation top agenda  By Deo Akinbo, Abuja The 65th session of the Annual General Meeting  of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa is currently being held in N'djamena, Chad. The meeting…

Two experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are set to travel to Liberia to try to determine the cause of new Ebola cases confirmed last week, more than two months after the country had been declared free of Ebola…

Read findings of survey by countries here: As  the World Health Organisation (WHO) ramps up its fight against antibiotic resistance, a new multi-country survey shows people are confused about this major threat to public health and do not…

... stimulates strong immune response A clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine (ChAd3-EBO-Z) that resulted from an unprecedented global consortium assembled at the behest of the World Health Organization has found that it is well…

P "Regular consumption of coffee can be included as part of a healthy, balanced diet," study authors recommend. Drinking a second or third cup of coffee may do more than get you through a long day -- it may also reduce your risk of death…

The drug sildenafil, sold as Viagra and other brand names, improves insulin sensitivity in people at risk for diabetes, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee, USA,  reported Thursday. Sildenafil…

By DEO  AKINBO,  Abuja The Federal Government has re-affirmed its commitment towards eradication of measles in Nigeria by year 2020. Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made this statement in Abuja, earlier today, during…

Publisher of Pharmanews, Nigeria's prestigious  pharmaceutical journal, Dr. Ifeanyi Atueyi  and eleven other health journalists today emerged winners of the first health Media Award held in Lagos.  Other awardees include Franka Osakwe,…