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Researchers find new way to combat resistant cancers

January 25, 2015 Feature Article 773

A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital has developed a new platform that can rapidly identify effective drug combinations for lung cancer patients whose tumors have stopped responding to targeted therapy. The research, which…

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Kwara takes preventive measure against bird flu

January 23, 2015 Environment 486

The Kwara Government on Friday said it had taken proactive measures to prevent the spread of avian bird flu into the state. Mr Tunji Moronfoye, the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, disclosed this in…

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Ebola infection of humans linked to population density and vegetation cover

January 23, 2015 Headline 476

Ebola is a “zoonotic” disease: the virus starts out in animal populations – believed to be fruit bats – and then spills over into humans. Now, a new study that investigates landscape features of where…

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Role of urban living overestimated as asthma risk factor

January 22, 2015 Feature Article 543

WBy James McIntosh For many years, urban living has been widely regarded as a risk factor for asthma. More than half a century ago, experts spoke of an “inner-city asthma epidemic” which public health efforts…

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Scourge of bird flu hits Rivers, commissioner confirms

January 19, 2015 Headline 546

By our Correspondent Mr Emma Chimes, the Rivers State Commissioner for Agriculture, on Monday confirmed the outbreak of the H5 strain of Avian Influenza virus in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He said that the…

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Lagos culls 2,000 fowls as bird flu hits spreads

January 16, 2015 Headline 539

The Lagos State Government, Friday said that 2,000 birds have been killed in a poultry farm in Badore Area of the state following the outbreak of bird flu in parts of the state. Lagos, southwest…

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Japan begins culling 200,000 chickens over bird flu

January 16, 2015 Asia 662

Consumers of frozen chickens are better watch and be vigilant about the source of chicken they eat to safeguard their health. This warning is coming on the heels of a news filtering Friday morning that…

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French First Lady hospitalised in Paris

January 12, 2014 Europe 745

Valerie Trierweiler taken to hospital after media reports allege her partner, Francois Hollande, is having an affair. French President Francois Hollande’s political and personal woes deepened after it emerged that…

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