Category: Education
Top 4 benefits of cauliflowers
Did you know cauliflower is a superfood? Here are the top 4 reasons why you should consume more of them. 1. It helps fight cancer This is because cauliflower contains sulforaphane,, a sulphur that is known to kill cancer stem […]
Feel youthful for a longer life
Researchers have found that there was a strong relationship between self-perceived age and cardiovascular disease. “Feeling younger or older itself seems to have an effect on our health,” Dr. Ronald D. Siegel, assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, […]
Eat food high in fibre for long life, study says
A study involving nearly 1 million people found that eating high-fibre food prevents people from dying of any cause. Fibres are known to lower the risk of chronic diseases, including stroke, heart disease, diabetes and a few types of cancers. […]
School program launched in Ethiopia to treat parasitic worms
Ethiopia has launched a school program to treat parasitic worms in children. It hopes to eradicate 80% of worm infections in children by 2020. 10 million children are at risk for schistosomiasis which is caused by a parasite in water […]
Ebola leaves children traumatised in Sierra Leone
Associate Professor of Child Health and Human Rights Theresa Betancourt said that children and families in Sierra Leone are suffering from “massive trauma”. She said that there are 50,000 children currently living on the streets in Sierra Leone and that […]
Alcohol claims lives of middle-aged men more than any other group
A report released Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that three-quarters of those who die from alcohol-poisoning were those 35 to 64, most of them men. This comes as a surprise as they had thought that […]
Having poor health may lead to homelessness, study says
A US study has found that people who had chronic illnesses such as heart disease and heart failure are twice as likely to become homeless. The study, by the Yale School of Public Health concentrated on 2, 066 people who […]
Playing video games increases high risk-taking behaviours
A new study published in the journal Injury Prevention has found that playing video games causes people to act in a risky manner, such as ignoring the red light, speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road and using […]
WHO: Ebola might be slowing down in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization has reported that Ebola might be slowing in down in Sierra Leone, even though the country remains the most hard-hit by the disease. “There are signs that case incidence may have leveled off in Sierra Leone, […]
More exercise, less TV, for better colon cancer survival chance
A new study has found that increased activity by people who have just recovered from colon cancer yields greater chance of survival. The study cautioned survivors of colon cancer to reduce their television time and to take up exercise instead. […]
