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The World Health Organization (WHO) says Nigeria and four other countries including China and India lose 236, 000 children yearly due to lack of policy on breastfeeding. The WHO made the disclosure in a recent report published in conjunction with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Global Breastfeeding Collective (GBC). According to the report, no country in the world has fully met the required standard, a development that could increase fatality rate in children across the world.

Drinking Prevents Dementia At Old Age

A new study from the University of California, San Diego, has found that moderate and heavy drinkers are more likely to reach 85 without developing dementia or other cognitive impairment.

The deployment of security operatives to the office of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) following refusal by the suspended Chairman of the Scheme to vacate office has paid off, as the Acting Chairman of NHIS, Attahiru Ibrahim has resumed duties in his new capacity.

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A tiny molecule found in the immune systems of humans and animals has been hailed as an "exciting discovery" in the search for a cure for the common cold. Scientists at Edinburgh Napier University have discovered possible new treatments based on antimicrobial peptides that occur naturally in humans and animals, and increase the body's natural response to infection.

The Senate has moved to make Genotype test compulsory for couples in the wake of increasing cases of Sickle Cell disease in the country.  On Tuesday, a Bill for an Act to Provide for Compulsory Haemogloibin-Genotype Testing and for other connected matters scaled second reading. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Ahmed Ogembe.

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