The world is hooked on junk food: how big companies pull it off Over many decades our food environments have relentlessly been encouraging us to make choices that are harmful to our health, through pricing, marketing and availability. Agnes Erzse, University of the Witwatersrand It is almost impossible nowadays to listen to […]
A new invasive mosquito has been found in Kenya – what this means for malaria control The Kenya Medical Research Institute recently detected an invasive mosquito species in Laisamis and Saku sub-counties Marsabit county in Kenya’s northern region. Malaria transmission in Kenya has been largely limited to the coast […]
Men have a biological clock, too? A healthy man produces between 60 and 100 million sperm every day but that number decreases with age. The older a man gets, the higher the likelihood that his kids will be born with disabilities. HEALTHGLOBAL ISSUES Gudrun Heise A healthy man produces […]
How do I improve my immunity? Expert shares tips on what to do – and what to avoid Exercising regularly, and spending time outdoors can improve your health. Author Theresa Rossouw Professor, University of Pretoria The human immune system is arguably the most complex system in the human body. But […]
100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: what the country is doing about it More than 170,000 people die of these diseases annually – fewer than malaria with 627,000 deaths in 2020. Author Uwem Friday Ekpo Professor of Parasitology and Epidemiology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta […]
Lab leak WAS the ‘most likely’ cause of Covid-19, UN experts claim as they accuse top British and American scientists of helping China to suppress debate on the issue The two public health experts were commissioned, soon after the virus emerged in China, by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to […]
10 things to know about deadly diphtheria disease The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed cases of diphtheria in Kano and Lagos states. By Lara Adejoro The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed cases of diphtheria in Kano and Lagos states. This is even […]
These three proteins could prevent heart failure after a heart attack, mouse study suggests “Heart failure continues to have a devastating impact on public health and, despite the remarkable efforts in disease management, the long-term prognosis remains poor,” explains Richard Francis the chief executive officer of Forcefield Therapeutics. HEART HEALTH NEWS […]
With growing popularity of new weight loss drugs, doctors emphasize potential risks Ozempic is a popular drug for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity. ABC News By Dr. Natalie S. Rosen When researchers learned that a class of drugs initially used to treat type 2 diabetes could also bring […]
Younger, healthy people don’t need another Covid booster, vaccine expert says Protecting against Covid infection with the current mRNA technology is unrealistic, a vaccine expert said in a paper published in a major medical journal. CORONAVIRUS By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. A key adviser to the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine […]
