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Narcan, an emergency opioid overdose reversal treatment, will soon be available at U.S. pharmacies without a prescription for about $45. The Food and Drug Administration approved Emergent BioSolutions Inc.’s spray for over-the-counter use in March. It’s the first opioid antidote to be available without a prescription, which will ease access for thousands of patients and their families. Here’s what you need to know about it:

Elizabeth Amirault had never heard of a Narx Score. But she said she learned last year the tool had been used to track her medication use.

Adolescents and young adult users of both electronic cigarettes and cigarettes have a higher likelihood of experiencing severe and frequent ocular symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Suicides by Americans aged 10 to 24 are continuing to climb and guns are increasingly the method of choice in these tragedies, a new report finds.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

HOCKEY 5s national team coach Floyd Chomba has described group B where Zambia has been placed alongside Australia, Ukraine and South Africa for the 2024 Hockey 5s World Cup as a fair group.

Speaking after the draws held on Sunday evening by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in Muscat, Chomba said Zambia will not underrate any team at the World Cup because all the teams will work hard to impress at the inaugural tournament in Oman.

Chomba said Zambia who qualified for the Inaugural World Cup after coming out third at the Africa Hockey 5s tournament in Egypt will fight hard to make the country proud at the World Cup.“We were anxiously waiting for the World Cup draws and we have just found out that we have been drawn [in the same group] with Australia, Ukraine and South Africa.

It is a good group. We don’t underrate anyone. Everyone will put in their best. This is the first of its kind, the first appearance at the world cup with Zambia team, the first world cup for the 5s format, so this is something big for us and we will go full force,” Chomba said. 

Asked which teams he feels will give Zambia a tough time at the World Cup Chomba said; “We know Australia is a power nation when it comes to Hockey, they are better ranked than Zambia so we expect them to bring competition but with 5s being the first ever senior format anything can happen.

What we expect from the players is that they will give it their best and we expect them to progress from the group stages to the knock out stage and fight so hard for the semifinals.”Chomba noted the need for the team to have an international camp before the games in Oman to adequately prepare.

He said the team will have to train on a field similar to the fields in Oman to be ready for the World Cup.“We are really looking forward to the World Cup and for us what should happen, which is important, is to ensure that preparations are adequate.

We need to take the team out for camping as soon as possible because the field we have in Zambia is not matching the field we will be using at the World Cup. So, we would really be glad to go and camp outside of the country,” he said.Chomba appealed to all Zambians and the corporate World to support the team as it prepares for the games scheduled for January 24 to January 27, 2024.

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Food costs decrease 16% on a low-fat vegan diet, a savings of more than $500 a year, compared to a diet that includes meat, dairy, and other animal products, according to a new analysis from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in JAMA Network Open.

Gratitude is a strong emotion, usually felt by a person who benefits from an intentional good deed of another person. Receiving gifts or benefits can instill a feeling of gratitude in people who receive them, i.e., beneficiaries, encouraging them to be more prosocial, while also helping to create a bond with their benefactors.

A research group in the sociology of medicine studies the development of health in the population and comes to surprising results. Improvements in living conditions, advances in medicine and general knowledge about healthy lifestyles are of particular benefit to the older generation. The younger individuals get sick earlier and more often. This poses challenges for the health system, the economy and every individual.

“Get some exercise.” It’s one suggestion adults frequently hear when they complain about stress in their lives. Exercise helps relieve stress. But does this also apply to children? Does exercise help them manage the pressures to achieve at school?

…Comoros match not dead rubber Kamanga says as Chipolopolo regroups 

By MICHAEL MIYOBA 

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says the Chipolopolo will immediately commence preparations for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations as the team regroups ahead of the last AFCON qualifier match against Comoros.

The Chipolopolo boys regrouped yesterday ahead of the September 9 Group H fixture against Comoros.

After booking a spot at the next AFCON to be hosted by Ivory Coast, the Chipolopolo boys led by coach Avram Grant will face Comoros on Saturday in a fixture which most fans are calling a dead rubber match in Comoros. 

However, FAZ president Andrew Kamanga said the Association has no intention of treating the game against Comoros as dead rubber despite the Chipolopolo having qualified for the football showpiece in Ivory Coast with a game to spare.

Kamanga said the match against Comoros gives the Chipolopolo boys the opportunity to build and sustain a winning mentality.

“We have no intentions of treating this Saturday’s final qualifier against Comoros as a dead rubber. We are treating it as competitively as any fixture and the technical bench has not disappointed in naming a full-strength squad. Our aim is to ensure that the team sustains a winning mentality,” Kamanga said.

“Preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations begin now. Having already qualified for the tournament we want to end the qualifiers on top of our group and ensure that we improve our global ranking through good performance,” the FAZ Chief stated.

On the FIFA World Cup set to kick off in November with Zambia scheduled to face Congo Brazzaville and Niger, Kamanga said; “We are grappling with the issue of banned stadia by CAF but are actively engaging the continental body on the possibility of fixing our stadia to make them able to host international matches.”

Kamanga said he was encouraged by the efforts that government has put in place to ensure that the sticky points are addressed before the final list of stadia is announced by CAF.

“It is not an easy undertaking, but we are working closely with government who are the owners of the stadia to ensure that they are upgraded to acceptable levels. We remain confident that the stadia will be worked on in time to be approved by CAF,” Kamanga said. 

He disclosed that a team of government and FAZ officials is on the ground ensuring that they address the identified problematic areas by CAF. 

Meanwhile, Kamanga said FAZ is keeping tabs on Green Buffaloes campaign at the ongoing COSAFA Championship in South Africa where the Zambian Champions qualified to the knock out stage after beating Lesotho Defence Forces (LDF) by 2-1.

Kamanga said Green Buffaloes success at the tournament in Durban will be critical in sustaining Zambia’s women football revolution.

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