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Possible solution to liver problems linked to intravenous feeding

Now scientists at the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado have figured out the likely culprit, one of the ingredients in intraveno

Nigeria slows progress in child deaths

Two years to 2015, it is still not among some 25 countries with high child mortality that have “met or are making significant progress” toward a Mille

Stroke kills, maims 200,000 yearly

“We think almost 200,000 Nigerians suffer stroke each year,” said Dr Biodun Ogungbo, neurosurgeon with the group Stroke Assembly. “Half of those peopl

Cholera kills 75 out of 374, official figures claim

A record 374 people have been affected in the latest outbreak of cholera, which has killed dozens, health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu has said. As at ye

Bottle-feeding may raise risk of stomach obstruction in infants

Researchers found that babies were at least twice as likely to suffer hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) if they were bottle-fed versus breast-fed, a