Dr Emeka Obi, a dietician in Abuja, has said that the high level of “B vitamins’’ in energy drinks can be very toxic to the human liver.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, Obi, therefore, advised Nigerians to be cautious with the consumption of such drinks.
“Energy drinks like `Monster’, `Red Bull’ and `Lucozade Sports’ can be extremely helpful when the body is low on sugar level and energy.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has beckoned on African countries to allocate more resources and strengthen cross-border collaboration to achieve a malaria-free Africa.
The WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Wondi Alemu, made the call in Abuja while addressing journalists on the World Malaria Day 2018 with the theme: 'Ready to Beat Malaria'.
Dr. Alemu mentioned that the World Malaria Day is an occasion to renew political commitment and sustained investment for malaria prevention and control.
Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) are developing a pill that makes tumors light up when exposed to infrared light, and the concept has worked in mice.
“It’s actually based on a failed drug,” said Greg Thurber, UM assistant professor of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering, in a news release posted on UM website.
“It binds to the target, but it doesn’t do anything, which makes it perfect for imaging.”
The Federal Ministry of Health has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations to check substance abuse among Nigerians.
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, made the decision known in a statement issued by Mr Olajide Oshundun, Assistant Director of Information in the ministry, in Abuja on Tuesday.
The ban came as Aisha Buhari, wife of the president expressed concern about the addiction rate to the drug, especially in northern Nigeria.
Emzor's action to suspend the production of the drug is coming after one of its sales reps was caught on camera selling codeine illegally.
Emzor pharmaceutical company said it has suspended the production of the extremely addictive drug, codeine cough syrup, which is sending many Nigerian youths to their early graves as well as causing the recent hike of young people in rehabilitation centres and psychiatric homes across the country.
American business magnate Bill Gates, has always been spookily prophetic when it comes to the future of tech. He predicted social media, smart-watches, instant online payments and personal assistants decades before they reached peoples screens and took over many lives.
Now it seems the Microsoft CEO has a grave warning for all concerning healthcare.
Speaking at a discussion about epidemics hosted by the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Journal of Medicine on Friday, Gates considered that the next deadly disease that may cause a global pandemic is coming, and that the world is not prepared to face it.
