A drug used by patients with diabetes holds potential in helping people lose weight and keep it off, a study suggests. Metformin is dished out to millions across the world to treat type 2 diabetes, as it helps the body respond to insulin. But a 15-year study of more than 30,000 people found a daily…

As Nigeria continues to record the highest burden of malaria prevalence in Africa, experts have raised concern over poor quality control as factor responsible. According to them Nigeria accounts for about 27 per cent of malaria burden in Africa and responsible for 30 percent childhood mortality and 25 per cent mortality among pregnant women, with…

On Effects of drugs abuse among the students these researchers being consulted say that: Substance abuse occurs when someone uses a drug outside of how it was intended or prescribed.  This in their expert opinion can include taking a drug without a prescription to increase concentration or smoking marijuana in order to relax. “Although the signs…

After a successful launch of Konga Travel, a revolutionary omni-channel travel booking agency, the management of Konga, Africa’s e-Commerce giant has confirmed plans to launch an integrated but cost-effective health project across Nigeria to better serve the served, unserved and under-served with genuine drugs promptly through the acquisition of a pharmacy chain. Negotiations are believed…

*New drugs remove wrinkles, keep skin youthful, extend life expectancy by 30 years Research at the Mayo Clinic, a medical research centre based in Minnesota, United States (U.S.), have developed anti-ageing drugs called ‘senolytics’ which can wash away senescent cells – otherwise known as zombie cells as they no longer work to their full potential.…

Unfortunately, the success of a robust and functional financing regime for the sustainability of the health sector and the achievement of an efficient healthcare delivery hinges on the balance that a country is able to achieve between its current health financing needs and health spending. As we have noted earlier, Nigeria’s budgetary allocation to health…

A recent report published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene has alerted to a global pandemic of fake drugs killing children worldwide. According to the report, falsified malaria drugs are responsible for the death of over 150,000 children yearly and 10 per cent of all medicines sold in developing countries, worth over…

Medical experts have raised fresh alarm over rise in fake and adulterated drugs, medicines’ abuse and misuse, misdiagnosis, disease treatment errors and failure as well as morbidity and mortality in the country. They blamed the situation on the delay and failure by the Federal Government (FG) in reconstituting the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria…

Embattled Hollywood actor, Jussie Smollett reportedly told police he has an untreated drug problem following his recent arrest and subsequent bail. It is not yet known whether the "Empire" star might try to use the claim to at least get any potential prison sentence reduced. It is gathered that Smollett revealed his alleged drug problem…

Mexican mobster Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury of crimes spanning a quarter of a century as head of one of the world's most powerful drugs gangs. The 61-year-old former head of the Sinaloa cartel -- famed for his brazen escapes from Mexican prisons -- faces a possible…

One in seven Nigerians uses drugs, more than twice the global average, according to the country's first major national drug-use survey published on Tuesday. The survey, conducted by the Nigerian government, the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC), said an estimated 14.4 percent of Nigerians use drugs. That is more…

A new study revealed that three common drugs normally used to treat cardiovascular problems or diabetes could also aid in the treatment of some serious mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia. Scientists at University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and the University of Hong Kong conducted a study…