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Common heart condition linked to sudden death

A University of Adelaide-led team of researchers has found a link between sudden cardiac death (when the heart suddenly stops beating), and a common h

7.7m people still need humanitarian assistance in North East – UN

The United Nations has described the humanitarian crisis caused by Boko Haram in the Northeast as the most severe in the world today, with 7.7 million

Heartache for Nigerians as heart diseases rise

On his 40th birthday, Maxwell Okoh [not real name] went out on a date with his wife. That night he felt cold, and was sweating, his wife recalls, as t

Your liver is so cool, you should take care of it

Its three main jobs: filtering harmful stuff from your blood, storing fuel and making bile to help you digest food, according to Dr Minesh Khatri, in

Stem cells promise new way to deal with cleft lip, palate

A new technique using stem cells from umbilical cord promises new approach to help surgeons repair cleft palate. Cleft of the lip and palate—when eith