The minister of health, Isaac Adewole has disclosed that over one million Nigerians were receiving anti-retroviral treatment at the end of June 2017, the government has said.
The Minister made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the 60th National Council on Health held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, which had the theme, “Economic Recovery and Growth Plan and the Health Sector: Matters Arising.”
A recent study has linked common anti-reflux meds such as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, to higher odds of kidney trouble.
The study couldn't prove cause-and-effect -- it's possible that folks who need these heartburn medicines are simply more prone to kidney disease for other reasons. But the review of data did show a link.
Pharmacists under the auspices of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) have alerted that the Federal Government decision to roll out the first locally produced vaccines in July 2019 may not be practicable.
Announcing this recently was Ahmed Yakasai, President, PSN at a press briefing in Lagos.
A pill widely taken to prevent heart attack and stroke may also guard against cancer, new research suggests.
Warfarin is an inexpensive blood thinner. It's typically prescribed for patients whose leg arteries are prone to clots and for patients with the abnormal heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.
The World Health Organization (W.H.O) has urged farmers to stop using antibiotics on healthy animals as the practice fuels dangerous drug-resistant infections in people.
Describing a lack of effective antibiotics for humans as “a security threat” on a par with “a sudden and deadly disease outbreak”, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “strong and sustained action across all sectors” was vital to turn back the tide of resistance and “keep the world safe”.
A Norwegian study suggests that women who use a lot of the common pain reliever acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than those who don’t use the drug.
Researchers analyzed data on almost 113,000 children and their parents, including 2,246 kids who were diagnosed with ADHD. Almost half of the mothers took paracetamol at some point during pregnancy, researchers report in Pediatrics.
