Medical workers in protective clothing arrive at Meixoeiro Hospital, transporting, according to local authorities, a possible new Ebola patient, in Vigo, Spain, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer Thai doctors have seen success in treating severe cases of the new coronavirus with combination of medications for flu and HIV, with initial results showing vast improvement 48 hours […]
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Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to be cautious when taking cup of tea popularly known as `Maishayi’ from vendors. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Adeyeye said that […]
Cigarette butts continue to release harmful chemicals into the air for days after they had been disposed of, new research conducted for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows. Even when a cigarette is extinguished and becomes cold, the butt will still emit harmful compounds. In just the first 24 hours, a stubbed-out butt […]
In furtherance of its zero tolerance for circulation of Substandard and Falsified medicines in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has shut down six local manufacturers of finished pharmaceutical products (FPPs) . The Director General of NAFADC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye dropped the hint on Monday, December 28, 2020 in […]
Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health By Omotolani Alamu The Federal Ministry of Health has recommended a locally developed cough mixture/syrup for the management of COVID-19 patients for approval and listing by the NAFDAC. The ministry, in a letter sent to Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General, NAFDAC on April 28, 2020 by its Permanent Secretary, […]
A team of Medical specialists at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday successfully separated conjoined twins. The hospital presented the set of female twins, who were conjoined at birth, alive to the public after doctors successfully separated them. Hospital sources said that the feat by the institution’s team of medics […]
Professor Adewole By Mustapha Yauri The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said on Monday that the demand by striking Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) for salary parity with medical doctors was neither practicable nor acceptable. The minister made this known in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Olajide Oshundun, Assistant Director of Information […]
Ghanaian officials have expressed worry over the surge in the smoking of dried faeces among some young people who also soak sanitary pads to drink for vitality. Narcotics Control Board officials in Ghana say the development is worrying and difficult to also control. A regional commander of the Narcotics Control Board, Ishak Bakuri told the […]
By Peterson Ibi The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reviewed the curfew earlier imposed in the state to now span from 10pm to 5am to check rising cases of COVID-19 in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. The governor, who rolled out several measures to halt the spread of the […]
The entire globe is currently undergoing one of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history, and, not surprisingly, scammers and sellers on the dark market have been eager to make a profit off the process. Kaspersky researchers examined 15 different marketplaces on the Darknet and found advertisements for three major COVID vaccines: Pfizer/BioNTech, […]