A study published in the journal PLOS ONE showed how countries using oral polio vaccine have a lower incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) when compared to those using inactivated polio vaccine… [+5050 chars]
On 5 March 2022, Kenya declared an outbreak of yellow fever in Isiolo County after the death of three people. More than 20 people were reported to have contracted the deadly viral disease in Isiolo i… [+6383 chars]
By Joanne Bower, Lecturer in Psychology, University of East Anglia London, Mar 21 (The Conversation) Instead of lying awake worrying, were often told to sleep on it when making decisions both big and… [+4997 chars]
ITS been a few months since I first asked you to send in your burning health questions. In that time Ive been inundated with queries about a whole host of different aches, pains, lumps, bumps and wo… [+4246 chars]
Dr. Stephen Griffin is an associate professor at the University of Leeds and the previous chair of the Virus Division of the Microbiology Society in the UK. He received his Ph.D. from the University … [+25623 chars]
Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), several new variants have emerged due to multiple… [+5974 chars]
MIXING food such as grapes and onion can be great for your your health as it lowers your blood pressure, diet experts have said. Rob Hobson, a registered nutritionist with a special interest in food… [+9561 chars]
I have been a doctor for over 20 years, 12 of which were dedicated exclusively to the practice of sleep medicine. Over the years, I have seen an enormous increase in the use of melatonin by my patien… [+4365 chars]
The scientists say it may be possible to make the test more sensitive and improve its accuracy by using worms already familiar with the smell of cancer cells. Cultured samples are just the start, wit… [+722 chars]
Did you know that watching TV before bed is preventing you from losing weight? To lose weight, it is not enough just to maintain a healthy diet or to exercise constantly. It’s just that there are so… [+1847 chars]
Whether we want to accept it or not, biologically men and women are very different. One of the important differences is in the way men and women use and store fat. Men on average have about 3 per cen… [+4550 chars]
The roundworm C. elegans has been shown to wriggle its way toward cancer cells by following an odour trail. Scientists have now developed a device that uses the tiny worms to detect lung cancer cells… [+2715 chars]
