FACTBOX-Latest on the coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
A passenger wearing a mask and covered with a plastic bag walks outside the Shanghai railway station Here are the latest developments in the new coronavirus outbreak: * China raised…
A passenger wearing a mask and covered with a plastic bag walks outside the Shanghai railway station Here are the latest developments in the new coronavirus outbreak: * China raised…
Walking can help bladder problems especially for women aged 60 and over There is a direct link between urinary incontinence in older women and sitting down too long, a study…
Chinese authorities have struggled to control the spread of the disease despite draconian measures Thai doctors have seen success in treating severe cases of the new coronavirus with combination of…
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The World Health Organisation declared on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a public health emergency of…
Quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer by promoting the development of “protective” lung cells, researchers say Quitting smoking reduces the risk of developing lung cancer by promoting…
A Lagos-based food scientist, Mr Ugochukwu Onuora, on Thursday warned Nigerians against eating foods sold by roadsides to reduce the risk of lassa fever and food poisoning. Onuora said in…
Some experts have cautioned against excessive and sometimes unprescribed use of sex stimulant in view of its health implications. Sex stimulants could be found in orthodox and natural forms, including…
The German government has commended Nigeria’s efforts in the eradication of polio, having achieved the milestone of reaching three years without reporting any case of wild poliovirus. Germany has been…
Professor Andrew Sewell of Cardiff University School of Medicine (Cardiff University/Michael Hall /PA Wire ) A newly discovered type of killer immune cell has raised the prospect of a “universal”…
People wearing masks are seen at the Jinyintan hospital, where the patients with pneumonia caused by the new strain of coronavirus are being treated, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China An…