The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that a new drug – Carbetocin – has the potential to save thousands of women’s lives in childbirth annually. WHO said Carbetocin now serves as a new competition – with improved benefits – to Oxytocin, a stand-by drug used to prevent potentially-fatal bleeding after childbirth. WHO said excessive […]
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Cholera outbreak at Tsangaya Islamic school, Madaki, in Gombe State, has led to the death of three pupils while 27 others were hospitalised. Kennedy Ishaya, Gombe State Commissioner of Health, confirmed the outbreak to journalists in Gombe on Sunday during an inspection visit to Madaki Primary Health Care facility where the victims are hospitalised. He […]
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A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced a businessman, Ifeanyi Ezeanwu, to five years imprisonment, over importation of a container load of Tramadol and other sex enhancing drugs. The convict was sentenced by Justice Hadiza Rabiu-Shagari, after the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) had reviewed the facts of the […]
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The unique composition of sugars in a mother’s breast milk may prevent food allergies in her infant, according to a study published in the latest issue of Allergy. The study highlighted the health role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs), which are not found in infant formula, suggesting a potential for therapeutic interventions. HMOs are structurally […]
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The preliminary human trial of an experimental vaccine regiment is anticipated to begin in the second half of 2019, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Nature medicine. The “broadly neutralising’’ vaccine regiment based on the structure of a vulnerable site on HIV was found to have elicited antibodies in mice, guinea […]
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A new study has found that about 70 per cent of women with the most common form of early stage breast cancer may avoid grueling chemotherapy and still enjoy a similar survival rate. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, enrolled 10,273 women with early-stage invasive breast cancer from the U. S., […]
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A new study showed that a drug approved for lymphoma and leukemia may also help treat the most common and lethal type of brain tumor. The findings, published in the latest journal Science Translational Science, offer hope that the drug called ibrutinib may one day be used in patients with glioblastoma and improve its poor […]
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Health Workers under the aegis of Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) have suspended thier nationwide strike. The union suspended its strike on Thursday and directed all members to resume work on Monday, June 4, 2018. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the president of JOHESU, Mr Josiah Biobelemonye, said that the suspension is a show of respect […]
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Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has sealed a partnership with Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, to establish a 100-bed world-class medical facility that will break new grounds in Abuja. Atiku Abubakar made the disclosure on Monday after meeting with a delegation of the management of the hospital led by Rajeev Kaushal. The presidential aspirant said the […]
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As cholera epidemic continues to ravage some local governments in Adamawa state, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has deployed 39 personnel to assist in combating the menace. They were deployed in Mubi North and Mubi South local government areas to control a recent outbreak of cholera in the state, an official said. Ms Charity Warigon, […]
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