By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Texting young women in Kenya with regular information about sex, contraception, and sexually transmitted diseases could encourage Read more
LONDON — Swimming, racquet sports and aerobics are associated with the best odds of staving off death, and in particular of reducing the risk of Read more
As World AIDS Day approaches Dec. 1, new research is offering hope for further treatment options and, perhaps, even a vaccine. When the first World Read more
A new clinical trial is underway in South Africa on an experimental vaccine that could safely prevent HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. According to Read more
A top U.S. health official says addiction should no longer be seen as a “character flaw.” U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy made the plea in Read more
The World Health Organization said Friday that the Zika virus no longer posed a world public health emergency, but it stressed the need for a Read more
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA, Nov 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two years after Nigerian militant group Boko Haram attacked his hometown of Gwoza – Read more
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Funding for phase one of pilot deployments of the world’s first malaria vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa has been secured Read more
LONDON — The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, scientists said on Wednesday, with Read more
U.S. scientists have devised a way to put the virus that causes AIDS into remission. It’s not a cure per se, but could someday offer Read more
Drinking a can of sugary drinks such as Coca Cola or Pepsi every day can dramatically heighten a person’s risk of developing prediabetes, a “warning sign” Read more
* Measles jabs saved 20 million lives in 15 years * But hundreds still die of the disease every day * Highly contagious disease spreads Read more
Cold and flu season is upon us, so who better to take advice from than people who see sneezing, hacking patients every day? You may Read more
A new study will reveal if mental health is linked to better physical health. Is the secret to good health actually just a mental state? Read more
Drinking highly caffeinated alcoholic beverages has been shown to trigger changes in the adolescent brain. The changes are similar to taking cocaine. According to findings Read more
The United Nations estimates 200 million girls and women in more than 30 countries have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). Somalia has the highest rate Read more
Dr. Rick Niska representative to the Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nigeria, handed over 4.5 million bed nets at the Read more
The Federal Government is set to produce vaccines for consumption in the country and hopes to get $280 million exporting them to African countries. The Read more
Women have all but caught up with men at knocking back alcohol, a global study of drinking habits shows. The analysis of 4 million people, Read more
President Barack Obama will head to the election battleground state Florida on Thursday to offer his prescription for fixing the Affordable Care Act, his signature Read more
Scientists and researchers have identified plastic bottles to be dangerous to health because they contain hormone-disrupting chemicals that can cause cancer, diabetes, ADHD and autism. Read more
South African Neil Tovey, the only white man to captain an Africa Cup of Nations-winning team, is in a critical condition after a heart attack. Read more
A new global study has found that malaria was the leading killer disease in Nigeria, resulting in 192,284 deaths in 2015 while the second and Read more
Now we understand why so many women want to free them. BY ESTHER CRAIN Have you ever looked at your nipples and wondered if they’re Read more
Mohammed Abullahi of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has warned that treating eye infection with human urine can lead to blindness. Mr. Abdullahi, Read more
Sarah Knapton, science editor A British man could become the first person in the world to becured of HIV using a new therapy designed by a Read more
MARYLAND: For women with a history of miscarriage, experiencing nausea and vomiting during subsequent pregnancy attempts is linked to higher odds of success, a US Read more
Scientists have announced the world’s first baby born with DNA from three people. A report in New Scientist magazine says the baby boy was born Read more
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – A group of 40 investors managing $1.25 trillion in assets have launched a campaign to encourage 16 global food Read more
Lagos — Cholera outbreak in Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos state, has left at least six people dead, authorities warn residents of further outbreak. Read more
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