HIV can be cured by cancer drug - Researchers

#anticipate

Researchers say the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be flushed out of its hiding places in the body using a cancer drug.

Already, the anti-retroviral therapy, destroys the virus residing in the bloodstream, but leaves “HIV reservoirs” untouched.

This latest study shows that the cancer drug is “highly potent” at reactivating hidden HIV.

Experts say the findings are interesting, but it is important to know if the drug is safe in patients, to aviod complications.

A strategy known as “kick and kill” is thought to be key to curing HIV. The kick would wake up the dormant HIV, allowing the drugs to kill it.

This is good news!

INFOGRAPHIC : How coke destroys the body

I saw this somewhere on the internet...

Fruits are the best alternative if you have a sweet tooth, though they contain fructose, the fibre in them help to reduce the adverse effects of the fructose.

Go natural...

Stay healthy!!!

Not only SUGAR causes CAVITIES

   People think it's just SUGAR that causes tooth decay, sorry to burst your bubbles, it's not just sugar that causes it.

Cavities occur when bacteria produces acids in the mouth. The process can begin by any carbohydrates (or food that contains carb) that you consume.

 Sugar, fruits, vegetables, rice, yam, plantain, bread, etc can all cause cavities if good dental care is not practiced.

To reduce tooth decay, one should not only practice good dental care but also limit intake of acidic food.

Stay healthy!

OBESITY CAN TURN YOU INTO AN 'OLODO'

Adding to the list of 'wahala' obesity causes, a new study has suggested it may also increase the risk of memory loss.

It is a well known fact that obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers.

A new study at Iowa State University and published in the Journal of American Medical Association Neurology found a strong association between insulin resistance and memory function decline, increasing the risk for Alzheimer's disease (old timer's disease).

Auriel Willette, a research scientist at the university, said that insulin resistance is common in people who are obese, pre-diabetic or have type 2 diabetes.

Willette and co-author Barbara Bendlin, examined brain scans in 150 late middle-aged adults, who were at risk for Alzheimer's disease, but showed no sign of memory loss.

Stay healthy..

Africa to benefit from malaria vaccine

   I wrote about a new drug which might stop malaria but while we await the drug, we can start jubilating because a new malaria vaccine is coming to Africa to save Children in Africa.

The world's first malaria vaccine would soon be approved for use in Africa.

After some scientific research, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said that the new malaria vaccine is safe and effective.

The target population for the vaccine are kids under the age of 5 in Africa.

Dr Fatoumata Nafo-Traore, executive director of the "Roll Back Malaria Partnership" said The vaccine will not stop malaria, but will add onto the benefits of other prevention measures, this is good as it will assist the children to fight malaria better.

Over 100,000 thousand children die of malaria yearly in Africa and majority of them are under five years.

#fightAgainstMalaria 

US approves new cholesterol drug

Praluent is the name of the new drug approved by US regulators for people with certain genetic risk factors for heart disease.

The new drug is not in oral form, it is an injectable drug, made by Sanofi and Regeneron, and it is the first of its kind to gain approval on the US market, and offers an alternative to popular pill-based statins.

However, the US Food and Drug Administration approved it only for adults with an inherited condition that predisposes them to high cholesterol and raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.

The drug is not currently available in Nigeria, but there's hope it will get to Nigeria soon.

Good news for those who says "injection better pass tablet"

Stay healthy!

New Drug might block Malaria

Scientists have developed a new drug that shows hope for stopping deadly malaria in its track.

The new drug acts as a roadblock for malaria, curing mice of established infection, according to a study. Treatment was not associated with obvious side effects, suggesting that the drug may also be safe and effective in humans.
In 2011, a group of scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK discovered that a human protein called basigin was required for all strains of Pf to invade red blood cells, an essential stage of the parasite’s life cycle. Antibodies that block the interaction between basigin and the parasite protein PfRH5 were known to block Pf infection in culture, and the Sanger Institute group has now developed a nontoxic anti-basigin drug (called Ab-1) that cured mice of established blood infection.

The transition of promising new drugs from mice to humans usually requires costly and time-consuming clinical trials, but the path for Ab-1 may be less arduous.

Basigin has also been implicated in the progression of certain cancers and in graft-versus-host disease in transplant patients, and drugs that block the protein have already proven safe and effective in patients and are already in clinical use.
According to the World Health Organization malaria currently infects more than 200 million people worldwide and accounts for more than 500,000 deaths per year.
Malaria has been a problem in Nigeria for centuries.

The disease is caused by infection with the parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), and although the disease can be treated with anti-malarial drugs, the drugs are harsh and resistance often develops.

The study is published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Don't use FAKE eyelashes

Many ladies can't do without FAKE eyelashes, some say 'that's the trend now", others say "I don't look beautiful without it", but they don't know the adverse effects of using fake eyelashes.

A recent research by American Academy of  Ophthalmology (AAO), shows that fake eyelashes can affect the eyesight, and when used for a long time, can destroy the natural (God given) eyelashes because the glue used to fix the fake eyelashes in addition to the weight of the fake eyelashes, can stress the hair follicle and cause it to fall out and not grow back .

So y'all got to be careful, stay healthy and rock your real eyelashes. #YouAreBeautifulThatWay

COLD and FLU are not the same

Naija no dey carry last sha. Some of us don't know the difference between cold and flu and when we are trying to 'form' we just say 'I gat flu' even if it's cold, as long as we feel sick and have a runny nose.

Well cold and flu are not the same same though common cold and flu (influenza) are both upper respiratory infections caused by virus, they are quite different.

The differences and similarities between them are:

* Flu gives rise to a high fever; a cold may give rise to a mild fever

* A Flu usually start with a dry throat and nose making your voice to 'crack'; a cold usually starts with a runny nose

* Flus can cause muscle pain to the whole body; colds affect the nose and throat

* Flus may lead to severe exhaustion; colds can cause mild exhaustion

* A flu can lead to more serious complications, such as pneumonia, so is considered much more serious (dangerous) than a common cold

* Both infections are highly contagious and can be caught from close contact with someone who has the virus, for example breathing in droplets of air when someone coughs or sneezes but don't run away like it's Ebola.

* It's difficult to avoid catching colds and the flu so when you come into contact with someone with an infection avoid sharing things they may have used, such as handkerchiefs, clean shared surfaces such as door handles, and wash hands regularly.

   I've had flu and cold, so I know it is nothing so 'dangerous' if well taken care of.

Treatment for cold and flu includes:

Bed rest (I'm not saying you should 'stay on bed' all day, but try to have some rest and don't get stressed)

Drinking lots of fluids (avoid cold WATER, especially if you gat sore throat), it keeps the body hydrated and reducess those 'gbagaun gbagaun' headaches. *I take naturally fruit juice*

Taking paracetamol (for flu) to manage aches, pains and fever. Also taking paracetamol for cold if it leads to mild fever.

Warm drinks and lozenges to soothe a sore throat.

You could visit a doctor, to prescribe antiviral medication for the flu, but they need to be given early in the illness to be effective.

Stay healthy

Duru Brian

MICHELLE OBAMA VS PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND

Saw this funny pic on FACEBOOK...

 

What do you think is on Michelle's mind?

Comment below...