Consumption of energy drinks which contain huge amounts of sugar and caffeine by has been linked to headaches, palpitations as well as triggering bad behaviours in the classroom and school yard, under-16s.
France has banned the sale and ordered a recall of several baby formula milk and baby food products made by French dairy giant Lactalis after the discovery of salmonella bacteria, consumer protection agency DGCCRF said in a statement.
The recall includes products for export, including to China, Taiwan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Morocco, Lebanon, Sudan, Romania, Serbia, Georgia, Greece, Haiti, Colombia and Peru.
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, Abia State has successfully carried out its first kidney transplant on two patients on Friday about 10:00 am.
The kidney transplant which commenced on Thursday December 7, was conducted on the patients free of charge.
The operation, which lasted for more than ten hours from procurement of kidney from the donor to actual transplanting for the recipient, was carried out by a team of surgeons led by Dr Obi Ekwenna from University of Toledo Medical centre, USA and other surgeons from FMC Umuahia.
The federal government has taken pertinent steps including deployment of health officers, resources and strategies to all states of the country to investigate, test and treat tuberculosis patients for free.
According to the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTLCP), one of the major challenges hindering the eradication of tuberculosis in Nigeria is identified low case finding and contact tracing.
The Programme National Coordinator, Dr Adebola Lawanson, made the disclosure at the review meeting organised by Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria and the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme in Lagos.
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has declared that breathing particulate air pollution could damage brain tissue and undermine the cognitive development of babies.
The children's agency warned that about Seventeen million babies under the age of one are being exposed to toxic air, putting their delicate brains and cognitive development at risk.
While more than four million babies were at risk in East Asia and the Pacific, more than 12 million babies in South Asia were worst affected, as they live in areas with pollution six times higher than safe levels.
A study which tracked the oral health of 122, 000 Americans for up to 10 years has discovered that the presence of two types of bacteria linked to gum disease may heighten the risk of oesophageal cancer.
The findings from the study were published in a journal Cancer Research on December 1.
According to associate director for population science at NYU Langone Health in New York City, United States (U.S.) Jiyoung Ahn, the presence of one oral bacteria known as Tannerella forsythia, was linked to a 21 percent increase in the odds of developing esophageal tumors.
