Best tips on taking care of HIV-infected babies
Giving HIV-suppressing medications to infected babies within hours of birth is feasible and might help doctors eliminate hidden reservoirs of the virus, new research [...]
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What happens to your body after you quit smoking?
Cigarette smoking is to blame 443,000 deaths each year in the United States. The good news is that quitting today can result in immediate benefits to your circulation, not to [...]
Genotype test compulsory for all intending couples in Nigeria – House of Reps
The House of Representatives has okayed compulsory genotype tests for intending couples as part of measures to prevent sickle cell disease, according to a report by PUNCH. [...]
How to help your partner last longer in bed
There are more than 600,000 new cases of erectile dysfunction each year. It affects men of all ages but becomes increasingly prevalent with age. Millions of men struggle [...]
Bacterial meningitis: Everything you need to know about the brain-eating amoeba
Bacterial meningitis is very serious and can be deadly. Death can occur in as little as a few hours. Most people recover from meningitis. However, permanent disabilities [...]
Brain-eating amoeba kills a 10-year-old girl
A 10-year-old girl died Monday after contracting a rare, brain-eating amoeba during a weekend swimming trip, according to KWTX-TV. Image: Lily Avant Lily Avant was swimming [...]
Health tips from this 106-year-old will surprise you
Dottie Van Zandt was born the same year the 19th Amendment granting suffrage to women was proposed, the year President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke while in office and [...]
Health benefits of kissing
French or Australian kiss, some people aren’t just good at kissing. To those who understand the health benefits of this sport, there are always a million and one reasons to [...]
New Yorker arrested in Russia for using medical marijuana
A New York City teenager’s vacation in Russia is lasting longer than expected for all the wrong reasons. Audrey Lorber, a 19-year-old student at Pace University, was [...]
These 20-minute yoga styles can change your life
The style that’s seems to be most popular among the younger generation is Acro Yoga. These are the people that do yoga poses, on top of another person doing yoga. It’s [...]
Kiss me, you fool
Generally, kissing plays a role in bonding and is, undeniably, a factor to consider in maintaining good health. For example, a typical French kiss moves 29 muscles in the [...]
Camila Cabello proud of her ‘unique’ figure
Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello fumed at trolls who body-shamed her. The 22-year-old star explained that she was trying to celebrate the second anniversary of her hit [...]
The health implications of consuming microplastics found in food and liquids
Research findings show that you, unknowingly, eat thousands of plastic every year. Though abundant in water, air, and common foods, it’s unclear consuming [...]
The scourge of microplastics
Right now there are more than 51 trillion pieces of microplastic in our oceans – that’s more that 500 times the number of stars in our galaxy. These plastic [...]
Infographic on Bipolar Disorder
Infographic on Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder that causes periods of depression and periods of [...]