Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, a Singapore university said Monday. Weather phenomena like El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole worsened the effects of these pollutants by intensifying their concentration in the air, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological […]
The United Kingdom (UK) is set to begin a “match-making” service called the cancer vaccine launch pad (CVLP), which can match patients with suitable trials. In the project, which will be run by the Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (SCTU), based at the University of Southampton, thousands of patients will be able to access “ground-breaking” […]
Scientists in the UK say they have found proteins in the blood that could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed. In two studies funded by Cancer Research UK, scientists identified 618 proteins linked to 19 types of cancer, including colon, lung, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and liver. The proteins included […]
The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney into Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease. The operation was a milestone in xenotransplantation – the transplantation of organs or tissues from one […]
The federal government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to stop issuing licences for the importation of needles and syringes. The circular also directed all chief medical directors (CMDs) and medical directors (MDs) of tertiary hospitals to procure needles and syringes solely from approved local manufacturers. A […]
About 45 persons have reportedly lost their lives due to an outbreak of a mysterious illness in Gundutse village, Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. It was gathered that the victims, mostly women, children, and elderly individuals, exhibited symptoms such as malaria, diarrhoea, and vomiting. Dinosaurs Spine at Hang Dong, Ta Xua, Son […]
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new meningitis vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) in a historic move. According to WHO, this is especially important for countries like Nigeria where multiple serogroups are prevalent. The new vaccine uses the same technology as the […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has banned the sale of Turkey-made Dex Luxury Bar Soap. It also called on Nigerians to watch out for the counterfeit of Tandak injection powder made in India. NAFDAC, on its website, said Dex Luxury Bar Soap does not comply with the Cosmetic Products […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has banned the sale of Dex Luxury bar soap due to the presence of Butyphenyl Methylpropional. According to a statement posted on NAFDAC’s official channels on Thursday, the product, Dex Luxury Bar Soap (No 6 Mystic Flower), manufactured in Turkey, contains BMHCA, a substance prohibited […]
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled Benylin paediatric syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson over safety concerns. Benylin paediatric syrup is used for the relief of cough, and congestive symptoms. The syrup is also applied in the treatment of hay fever and other allergic conditions in children […]
