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How quickly can a vaccine be made?
When a new pathogen emerges, our bodies and health systems remain vulnerable. At times like these, there is an urgent need for a vaccine to create widespread immunity with minimal loss of life. So ho…
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Will humans ever defeat HIV/AIDs, How close are we?
Good news to everyone, the world is moving closer to one of the most important public health goals of our time: eradicating HIV. And in order to do that, we won't even need to cure the disease. W…
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Why researchers are finding it so hard to cure HIV/AIDS
In the year 2008, something unbelievable happened: a man was cured of HIV. In more than 70 million HIV cases, it was the first and, so far, the last. We still don't know exactly how he was healed…
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Must Read: The unbelievable reason why you feel unwell when you're sick
It starts with a tickle in the throat that turns into a cough. Your muscles start to ache, you become irritable, and you lose your appetite. It's official: you have the flu. It makes sense to a…
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Difference between normal anxiety — and what's an anxiety disorder?
illustration of anxiety We do live in a culture that does not take mental health seriously especially if you live in Nigeria or any Africa country. There's loads of stig…
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How does cigarettes affect your body?
Cigarettes Cigarettes is bad for us. This is nothing new, we have known the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly does smoking harm us? Let's take a look at …
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Does marijuana have bad effects on your brain?
Marijuana was classified as a Schedule 1 drug in the United States in 1970 - the strictest definition, meaning it was completely illegal and had no recognized medical use. For decades, this opinion …
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What causes epilepsy, and how can we treat and manage it?
Almost three millennia ago, a tablet in Babylon described a strange disease called miqtu. They were believed to cause symptoms ranging from facial muscle spasms to general convulsions, the Babylonian…
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