Scientists have created a new pill that can halt type 2 diabetes in its tracks and help patients shed pounds from their waistlines, a major study has revealed.
Results from a human trial of 632 patients found semaglutide allowed 71 per cent of them to shed pounds - it is believed this is the first type 2 diabetes pill to instigate weight loss.
The Federal Ministry of Health has warned the citizens of an increase in illegal harvest and transplant of human organs. The warning came after Egyptian authorities prosecuted forty one people for illegal trafficking in human kidneys.
The Federal Government says there is no confirmed case of monkeypox virus in Lagos state even as all the results obtained from suspected cases tested negative. Last week, Jide Idris, the state commissioner for health, announced that there were two suspected cases of the virus.
Scientists at Oxford University, United Kingdom, have said that the new conjugate vaccine against typhoid has been proved to be safe and effective in preventing the disease, and can be used to protect both adults and children.
The researchers in a study published in The Lancet, said the first clinical trial showed that TVC was s well tolerated and had significant impact on the disease incidence in typhoid-endemic areas that introduced the vaccine.
The Society for Water and Sanitation, an NGO on Sunday called for private sectors’ investment in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector.
National Coordinator of the Group, Mr Benson Attah, made the call in a statement, in Abuja to commemorate the 2017 Global Hand washing Day, with the Theme: “Our Hands, Our future”.
The West Africa Postgraduate College of Pharmacists on Saturday urged the Federal Government to implement consultancy cadre in pharmaceutical profession to equal pharmacists with other professionals in the medical field.
