Dementia Risk May Increase If You’re Eating These Foods, Study Says
We all eat them — ultraprocessed foods such as frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals make our busy lives much easier. Besides, they are just darn tasty — who isn’t susceptible to hot dogs, sausages, burgers, french fries, sodas, cookies, cakes, candy, doughnuts and ice cream, to name just a few? If more than 20% of your […]
Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Hailed As Momentous Breakthrough
The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s has been heralded as momentous. The research breakthrough ends decades of failure and shows a new era of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementia – is possible. Yet the medicine, lecanemab, has only a small effect and its […]
Mumbai Measles: India Outbreak Claims 12 Children
Measles has killed 12 children in the western Indian city of Mumbai and surrounding areas, authorities say. The first death was reported around 26-27 October when three children died within 48 hours. The city had 233 confirmed cases this year until Wednesday – a three-fold jump from the 92 cases and two deaths reported last […]
China Covid: Record Number Of Cases As Virus Surges Nationwide
China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, despite stringent measures designed to eliminate the virus. Several major cities including the capital Beijing and southern trade hub Guangzhou are experiencing outbreaks. Wednesday saw 31,527 cases recorded compared with an April peak of 28,000. The numbers are still tiny for […]
Parents Welcome Twins Born From Embryos Frozen 30 Years Ago
In April 1992, Vanessa Williams’ “Save the Best for Last” topped the Billboard 100, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton was running for the White House, “Who’s the Boss?” aired its final episode, and the babies born to Rachel and Philip Ridgeway a couple of weeks ago were frozen as embryos. Born on October 31, Lydia and […]
Buhari Returns To Abuja On Sunday After A Medical Check-up In London
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Sunday after a two-week medical check-up in London, United Kingdom. The Presidential jet which conveyed Buhari landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 8:30 p.m. Bashir Ahmad, the Special Assistant to the President on Digital Media, announced Buhari’s return to the […]
Listeria Outbreak: Deli Meat Linked To Deadly Infections In US
A listeria outbreak has hit six US states, infecting 16 people and killing one of them, health officials warn. At least 13 people have been admitted to hospital. One patient died in Maryland. Another miscarried because of the illness. The outbreak may be linked to meat or cheese from deli counters, said the US Centers […]
Governors Ask FG To Address Brain Drain Of Medical Doctors
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have expressed concern over the bulk of medical doctors seeking greener pastures abroad to the detriment of the country and asked the federal government to look into the issue of brain drain in the interest of the country. The chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and […]
NAFDAC Refutes Mercury-in-vaccines Claim
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted a report claiming that children in Nigeria were given a vaccine containing 40% mercury, as prescribed by a foreign organisation. In a press statement made available to our newsmen, NAFDAC Director-General Prof Mojisola Adeyeye stated that mercury is a metal and cannot […]
Uganda Reports Worrisome Increase In Ebola Cases In Capital
Ugandan officials have reported 11 more cases of Ebola in the capital since Friday, a worrisome increase in infections just over a month after an outbreak was declared in a remote part of the East African country. Nine more people in the Kampala metropolitan area tested positive for Ebola on Sunday, in addition to two others […]
