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in Big Story, HealthXtraMel Gibson Stirs Controversy on Joe Rogan Podcast: Fauci, COVID Drugs, and ‘Miracle’ Cancer Cures
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow In a bombshell-packed episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, legendary actor, Mel Gibson dropped a series of revelations that are sparking intense debate across the internet. From condemning Dr. Anthony Fauci’s actions to sharing miraculous cancer recovery stories, Gibson’s candid remarks captivated millions […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtraUnidentified Disease Kills 143 in DR Congo as Infections Surge
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A mysterious illness has claimed 143 lives in Kwango province, Democratic Republic of Congo, triggering widespread alarm among local authorities and residents. According to Remy Saki, Vice Governor of Kwango, and Apollinaire Yumba, the provincial health minister, those afflicted show flu-like symptoms such […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtraBeware of Fake Combiart Tablets, NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians of Identified Critical Health Risks
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm about the circulation of counterfeit Combiart Dispersible Tablets (20/120mg) in Nigeria. The product, supposedly manufactured by Strides Arcolab Limited, India, was discovered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtra21 Die of Lassa Fever in Three Months in Edo – Okoeguale
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Director of Viral and Emergent Pathogens, Control and Research, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Dr. Joseph Okoeguale, on Monday said the only way to arrest the scourge of Lassa fever in Edo State, which he disclosed had claimed 21 lives between December 2023 […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtraMental Health Patients Need Empathy, Support, Says Psychiatric Expert, Expresses Need to Break Stigma
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A professor of Psychiatry, at the University of Benin, (UNIBEN) Kingsley Akhigbe, has advocated empathy and understanding for patients suffering from mental disorders. He also underscored the need to break the stigma associated with mental health issues. Professor Akhigbe, mental health practitioner at […] More
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in HealthXtraNigeria Hit by Dire Dearth of Doctors, Enabulele Laments
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Says About 50, 000 Doctors in Active Practice Instead of WHO’s Recommended 250, 000 The President, World Medical Association, WMA, Osahon Enabulele, has painted a very disturbing picture of state of healthcare in Nigeria, observing that while doctor-to-patient ratio, by international standard, should […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtraDiabetes Not Caused By Sugar, Can Be cured – Amukele
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Renowned lifestyle medicine practitioner, Samuel Amukele, has said that contrary to common belief, diabetes is not caused by sugar. Amukele, who disclosed this in a lecture he delivered on natural medicine at the opening of the 2021 Correspondents’ Chapel Week of the NUJ […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtraWike Says Rivers Can’t Provide Free Medicare, Lays Foundation For Renal Centre
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that harsh economic realities would not allow the state government to provide free medical services to people in the state. The governor, who was responding to an appeal by the management of the Rivers […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtraOver 38,500 Immunised in First Phase COVID-19 Vaccination in Edo
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow …As Second Dose Begins Next Tuesday Edo State Government on Friday said it had vaccinated over 38,500 persons for the first dose of phase one COVID-19 vaccinations, while the administration of the second dose of the vaccinations would commence Tuesday, June 01, 2021. […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtra, News“Cancer is curable” – Dr Chinedu Aruah
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow [responsivevoice] Today is 2021 World Cancer Day. Every February 4 since the year 2000, is set apart by the United Nations, UN to raise global awareness about cancer, improving education, and catalysing personal, collective, and government action. The global uniting initiative is led […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtra, NewsWHO Begins Probe of China over Origin of COVID-19
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow [responsivevoice] The World Health Organization, WHO, Friday, in Wuhan, started the probe of China on its alleged complicity in the origin of COVID-19. The WHO China mission completed the required two weeks quarantine in a Wuhan hotel Thursday and started its assignment Friday […] More
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in Big Story, HealthXtra, NewsFG Welcomes New COVID-19 Research Group’s Drug Report
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow [responsivevoice] Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Monday, welcomed the report of IVERCOVID Research Group, a team of home and overseas-based Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the efficacy of Ivermectin, a drug used in the treatment of river blindness, in the management of COVID-19 […] More