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Genes may play a role in weight gain from birth control

Some women may be at higher risk of weight gain with a popular contraceptive implant A woman’s genetic make-up may cause her to gain weight when using

More than one drink a day may raise high blood pressure risk in adults with Type 2 diabetes

In a large study of adults with Type 2 diabetes, moderate drinking (defined as eight or more alcoholic beverages a week) was associated with a 60% or

Bill Gates urges Nigeria to sustain polio immunisation

The Co–chairman Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates, has called on the Nigerian government not to relent in the immunisation campaign in

Covid-19 care costs $52b every four weeks

New modelling research, published in The Lancet Global Health journal, estimates that it could cost low- and middle-income countries around $52 billio

PROBLEM: Fever? Try: wild leaf steam bath

Many who use it don’t have a specific name for this bath, but it is a mix of different leaves–acacia, mango and guava. Combine all in a vessel, top wi