A new study establishes that soda consumption is doing ever more damage to health — with rising rates of diabetes in regions where soda-drinking is on the rise, like sub-Saharan Africa.

The trial will enrol nearly 280 adult subjects with obesity. Credit: Hunterframe / Shutterstock. Viking Therapeutics has announced the start of a Phase II clinical trial for VK2735, an oral tablet ...

The advisory emphasised the need to reevaluate recommended limits for alcohol consumption. Credit: Skrypnykov Dmytro/Shutterstock. The US Surgeon General has issued an advisory recommending updates to ...

Bivamelagon is under clinical development by Rhythm Pharmaceuticals and currently in Phase II for Obesity. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Obesity have a 29% phase transition success rate ...

America's top doctor has called for risk warnings on alcoholic beverages, similar to the labels on cigarettes, following new research that links the drinks to seven types of cancer. The advisory ...

A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest ...

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Beginning in early 2025, Ghana is allowing visa free entry to citizens of all countries in Africa, after president Nana Akufo-Addo gave the move the green light in December. It comes after a ...

Since Zepbound was approved by the FDA to treat obesity in late 2023, its maker Eli Lilly has been steadily closing in on fierce rival Novo Nordisk’s early lead in the obesity market. Lilly’s ...

Wia dis foto come from, Ghana National Fire Service/Facebook Fire outbreak happun for Kantamanto market for Accra, Ghana, for di early hours of Thursday, and destroy ova 100 shops. Di fire wey ...

Objective The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of overweight and obesity in Burkina Faso using a population-based countrywide sample. We hypothesise that there is ...