When you’re feeling down, it can be tempting to turn to food to lift your spirits. However, the sugary, high calorie treats that many people resort to have negative consequences of their own. Thus, you may wonder whether any healthy…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $100 million to coronavirus relief efforts
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is dramatically increasing the amount it’s spending to combat the coronavirus, pledging up to $100 million to help contain the outbreak. The foundation said in a statement Wednesday that its funds would be used to help find…
UK confirms first two coronavirus cases
Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the United Kingdom, the first such cases seen, British health authorities said on Friday. “We can confirm that two patients in England, who are members of the same family, have tested positive…
This online dashboard tracks the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus across the globe in real time
The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China , has killed at least 81 people and infected more than 2,800. Coronavirus mapJohns Hopkins The virus can pass from human to human, and experts are rushing to study it and stop it from…
Pregnancy, breastfeeding could reduce risk of early menopause
Researchers in the United States (US) said pregnancy and breastfeeding were associated with a reduced risk for early menopause. According to findings of their new study, published in ‘JAMA Network Open,’ people who have been pregnant or have breastfed a…
11 Mental Tricks to Stop Overthinking Everything
Being a leader requires confidence, decisiveness, and quick thinking–none of which are served by overthinking every decision or scenario or worrying about every move you make. There’s a time to think, a time to act, a time to reflect, and a time to move…
Kenyans love maize. But aflatoxins are making it dangerous.
A small organization in Nairobi’s Mathare slum that spreads positive social messages through music is taking on an unlikely foe: maize, the country’s primary staple food. It is doing this in an effort to cut down the consumption of aflatoxins —…
The new normal body temperature
In 1851, a German physician called Carl Reinhold August Wunderlich surveyed 25,000 people in one city and established that 37°C is the standard temperature of the human body. However, recent analyses and surveys suggest that the average body temperature is…
Nutritional Tips To Help You Stay Healthy This Festive Season
Every Christmas and consequently the new year period, there is usually a lot of celebrations and merry-making. These celebrations are often accompanied by food, drinks as well as gift-giving. It is also one of the periods when one has to…
E-cigarettes raise risks of lung disease – Study
E-cigarette use significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a long term study published Monday that also found vaping was less harmful than smoking. The results of…