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The questions teenagers ask about HIV are brutally honest, anonymous, and sent in 160 characters or less over mobile phone text messages. At U-Report, a Zambian HIV advice organisation, thousands of bite-sized questions come through every day. One asks, “I have a girl who has HIV and now she is talking about marriage what can […]
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From dull tension headaches to crippling migraines, sometimes your cranium can feel crippled. But what causes all those headaches? You might not know that the brain itself can’t actually feel pain. Instead, headaches are usually the result of muscle tension or blood flow in the head—and this video explains how and why those both happen.
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Today, November 19, is a day set aside by the United Nations to address issues relating to proper sanitation. This article, therefore, is to help you stay germ-free when using a public toilet. Most people wince at the thought of using a shared toilet, with door handles potentially riddled with germs and dubious looking stains
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They are delicious and help make us more beautiful by helping both the inside of our body, like our hearts, as well as the outside of our body, like our hair. While eggs have got a bad reputation for a long time due to cholesterol fears, evidence in the British Medical Journal showed that when
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Germ-ridden towels could be the worst culprits for spreading bugs around the home, researchers have warned. And it’s not just kitchen towels that are to blame – bath towels can also spread diseases. The problem is twofold: first, towels retain moisture for long periods of time, allowing the bacteria to survive. Secondly, they are used
I’m kind of obsessed with my teeth, and I pride myself in having excellent oral hygiene. I was always into my teeth and loved brushing as a kid, but once my braces came off I vowed to take incredible care of my teeth. And I did. You’d be surprised how many people I know who
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Soft drinks have been linked to a number of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. And now a new study suggests that drinking even a single sugary soda a day can cause cells in your body to age prematurely. It all has to do with telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of
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We reported earlier that The World Health Organisation (WHO) would declare Nigeria free of Ebola Virus Today. Well, it’s happened! The World Health Organisation moments ago (Monday) declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free, after 42 days — or two incubation periods — without any new confirmed cases of the deadly virus. “The virus is gone for now.
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The World Health Organisation is preparing to announce that Nigeria has not had a confirmed case of Ebola for 42 days – or two incubation periods of 21 days – just as it did for Senegal on Friday. WHO on Friday declared Senegal free of Ebola after 42 days passed without a new confirmed case.
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No one ever thinks they’re really going to grow old. The last thing on your mind when you’re in your teens and twenties is what your life will be like in a few decades. Yet so many women wish they could turn back the clock and just be a little kinder to themselves. The harsh
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