Health

Many of us are looking for ways to stay young and although you can’t stop the clock, you can fight the signs of ageing and the ageing process with a few wise moves. The following 10 tips will help you to look and feel younger for longer. 1 Use Your …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, on Thursday, said that COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging in Africa as new, more contagious variants of the virus spread. The UN health agency in a statement posted on its website stated that over 175,000 new COVID-19 …

Contrary to insinuations in some quarters that the just-completed yellow fever vaccination exercise conducted in Bauchi State is to serve as COVID-19 vaccination, the Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, has declared that yellow fever vaccines are not the same as COVID-19 vaccines. …

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent stood at 3,515,047 as of Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to the health agency’s dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic in Africa was 89,993 on Friday. A total of 2,990,890 …

A team of experts from the World Health Organization left quarantine in Wuhan on Thursday to begin a heavily scrutinised probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, after Washington urged a “robust and clear” investigation. The group started a two-week quarantine on arrival on January 14 in the central …

Virologist Sunday Omilabu says information he gathers will help battle the spread of the disease in Africa’s most populous country. A Nigerian scientist has spent the holiday season in his laboratory doing genetic sequencing to learn more about the country’s COVID-19 variant, as cases increase in the country. Virologist Sunday …

Step 1: Go Off Your Birth Control—Ahead of Time Have you been popping those little white pills since high school? Take a pass on your prescription a few months before you plan to start trying, says Christopher Williams, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist in private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia, and author of The …

Hands up if you want a toned stomach? Well, with a little hard work you can get the stomach of your dreams by doing these exercises. Below you’ll find a list of great abs exercises, pick a few of these to create your own flat stomach workout. Remember, you should …

As you get older, it’s important you continue to eat well. Changes in your body result in lower energy (calorie) requirements. It is therefore important to reduce portion sizes if activity is low, and to cut down on sugary snacks such as cakes and buns. The Eatwell Guide is used …

Apples are a popular fruit, containing antioxidants, vitamins, dietary fiber, and a range of other nutrients. Due to their varied nutrient content, they may help prevent several health conditions. Apples come in a variety of shapes, colors, and flavors and provide a range of nutrients that can benefit many different …