History, As Nigerian Finds Cure For Diabetes

Good news. I hope his deal with the foreign coy was iron clad.

a smart lawyer should go through the deal with him.

All the best!

Oh well, thats just on second thoughts isn't it?

Before a candidate molecule tagged new molecular entity(NME) is submitted for clinical trial, it must have satisfied certain criteria one of which is selectivity. Because the cell from different organs of the body differ significantly, it is posible for a certain NME  to bind selectively to this cells. besides for a drug to act, it has to bind to a receptor . . .bla bla

Anyway you do not need to fear, clinical trials will help to an extent to detect any untoward effect. Survelliance continues after market intoduction.

At least accept it for once, naija is moving ahead

We have to accept that there is some degree of selectivity otherwise the drug is a useless and a dangerous poison.

Perhaps it is too early and a waste of time to comment on a mystery drug. In time we will get to know more. Healthy criticisms of this type only helps to bring out the best from researchers.We cannot hope in a hundred years to reach the level of critical appraisal obtainable in the US-some of which are meant to create doubt, others to damage outright and reduce to nullity painstaking work that has taken a lot of time, money and effort. But they are by far better for it.

It has not survived entirely but you can say it is a promising drug candidate. Apart from market surveilance stage, i guess i read they still have one clinical trial step left.

I hope it passes that one also

big rat pouchers! keep the talkin comin hahha

Gerrrout

This is great news, still, but since I've taken in this news, I can't help but feel a bit uneasy.

Do you know how many BILLIONS of dollars pharmaceutical companies in America make from producing Insulin? Have you also noticed how this has yet to be featured on any major paper in the 'western world'?

I have a theory why- They don't want people to know. Can you imagine the reaction of over 100 million people worldwide when they hear about a scientist in Nigeria finding a cure? They'd give up that insulin in a hot second.

But sadly, there's a possibility those people will never hear about this. You know why? It all goes back to the dollar bills being made from insulin.

If I were the man who found the cure, I'd really be careful about what I do, and what I sign. American corporations are notorious for duping scientists, or paying them to take their work back underground.

sorry to burst your bubble o, but THIS IS JUST A PATENT. People patent things all the time, the FDA (or the CDC like someone earlier stated) has to approve it first to check the efficacy of the drug.

Big Kudos for our dear Dr. Nelson Obyo Obyo and congratulations to all Nigerian at large. Getting the patent is one thing and making the drug accessible and affordable is another thing. By now, our Government should look for a way to maximize the man's potential by giving him aid for mass production before we will be enslaved by the Americans who have no idea of how the man made his landmark achievement.

The guy na my senior bros, just as Samuel Peter was my cousin before he was beaten by Vitali Fame dey flow for our vein like blood. Dont be suprised if i come out with drugs for HIV tomorrow

Na them ears them go use to hear of the good things wey GOD go use us do.GO NAIJA

I don talk am say na front we go pass take meet Oyinbo people.

We go jam for centre.

We have not seen anything yet! The cure for HIV, Kidney failure, Stroke, Cancer is gonna come from us man. Even the cure to "POVERTY"

Relax,  Baba God is strategizing for Nigeria!   

Why do we always find fault with everything.like it or no a lot of people have already bought into the discovery.dont the insulins, oral hypoglycemics,sulphonylureas and biguanides and other antidiabetic medication all have side effects? What chemically synthesized compound isnt a potential poison?I say double thumbs up and that we need more of these sort of discoveries.For years now our local traditionalists have been harping on the fact that Vernonia amygdalina or bitter leaf is a very good treatment for diabetes and even has some antitumour properties.this is a leaf that is so common to these parts and it took someone from the united states to make us believe these things.You will not believe all the amazing discoveries that have been made within our very own backyard.I should know i myself did a lot of research on some local plants within my alma mata and the results were phenomenal.We should have more faith in ourselves.Yes there are quacks out there but at the same time there are really people who know what theyre doin.So to the cynics, have a little faith

Mighty Nigeria.