*Over-60s who workout for just 60 minutes weekly face lower risk of heart disease, stroke *Walking stems unhealthy white blood cells that cause inflammation, clog arteries *Physical activity levels predict lifespan[...]

Health claims fly on social media and rack up thousands of likes and shares   From vagina-sweetening pills to eating grapefruit to prevent heart disease, 2019 had its fair share of outrageous health claims. Ia[...]

Armenia has launched an investigation into an apparent underground baby-selling network. The country's chief obstetrician-gynaecologist, the head of an orphanage and other officials have been arrested as part of th[...]

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the prevalence of drug use among people aged between 15 and 64  years is estimated at 14.4 per cent or 14.3  million. The level of drug use in Nigeria is compar[...]

A Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, Omobola Abioye Ogundahunsi says diabetes, cancer and other non – communicable diseases (NCDs)  are “increasingly being recognized as major health issues of epid[...]

Two gynaecologists on Thursday urged women to adopt proper child-birth spacing to reduce maternal and child mortality rates. They said that inadequate child spacing could negatively affect the health of children and mo[...]

Life in Erunkan, a slum area of Ketu in Lagos, offers a great study in many things. Olanle, popularly called Ijebu, is one of hundreds of commercial motorcyclists (popularly called okada riders) who regularly find a re[...]

The number of cholera cases decreased globally by 60% in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced in a report that points to an encouraging trend in cholera prevention and control in the world’s major[...]

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common infections that can affect the bladder, the kidneys and the tubes connected to them. Anyone can get them, but they’re particularly common in women. Some women experience[...]