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Tuesday, 23 June 2020 05:07

Pandemics and war: Horsemen of the apocalypse

Bunia, a dusty city of perhaps 650,000 in Ituri, a province of eastern Congo, has long known war. Since the start of this year, rebels have burned dozens of villages to the ground and hacked hundreds of people to death with machetes. A rebel group made up of assailants from the seed-sowing Lendu tribe has launched a series of attacks on the pastoralist Hema. The government hospital in the city is overrun with patients. “We have people wounded with machetes, with gunshots, women with amputated limbs, people with fractures,” says John Katabuku, a doctor working there. “When the displaced arrive…

Sunday, 21 June 2020 05:53

Doing these 2 simple things reversed diabetes in over 60% of sufferers

According to a new study published in the Lancet journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology, the adverse effects linked to the former can be effectively reversed by diet and exercise in 61% of diagnosed patients. Roughly 34.2 million people are living with diabetes in the US (10.5% of the population). This number likely increases exponentially when adjusted for the many cases that go undiagnosed. Although clinical care for the condition has advanced considerably in the last five years, ensuing literature has determined that the symptoms associated with diabetes can be mitigated by relevant lifestyle changes. In fact, according to a new…

Sunday, 21 June 2020 05:52

Exercising with face mask could be dangerous. Here’s why

Physical activities and face masks both help protect people from Covid-19 that has been spreading across the world. However, the combination could also put people at risk of serious health problems. Health experts recommend that people stay physically active amid the Coronavirus pandemic to boost the immune system. Face masks are also recommended to protect people from the virus that spreads through droplets from infected individuals. However, exercising and wearing face masks at the same time can be a bad combination. That is because of potential breathing challenges that could affect performance and even cognitive function. “A mask makes it…

Saturday, 20 June 2020 05:11

Here's the correct way to use hand sanitizer

Are you using hand sanitizer correctly? Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, experts have continually stressed that frequently washing your hands with soap and water is one of the best and easiest ways to help prevent a COVID-19 infection. But with more and more Americans finding themselves outside the safety of their homes as coronavirus-induced restrictions are gradually eased across the nation, hand sanitizer could prove to be useful, especially when out and about In fact, hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol is one of the three essential items the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now…

Friday, 19 June 2020 15:44

Alternatives to conventional tobacco: The unwavering stance of scientists and experts

The seventh annual Global Forum on Nicotine - GFN - took place on June 11th & 12th and was organized by "Knowledge Action Change Limited (KAC)", headed by Professor Gerry Stimson, Public Health social scientist from the United Kingdom. Usually held in Warsaw, Poland, this year's event took place virtually due to Covid-19. Under the theme "Science, ethics and human rights", more than thirty experts/scientists from the public health sector, tobacco industry, tobacco control sector, and consumers, discussed various topics including the relevance of science versus ideology, the importance of a patient centered approach, the potential of vaping in low-income…

Sunday, 14 June 2020 05:28

Kids globally are out of school due to Coronavirus. Millions of girls might not go back

She was 13 when the Ebola virus struck her country, shuttering schools across Sierra Leone. The closures lasted nine months, but Mari Kalokoh could not return to the classroom for years. “I felt like nobody,” she recalled of her time on the street, begging for food. Now, a radio has replaced her teacher in the era of Coronavirus. The previous epidemic in West Africa forced more girls than boys to halt their studies in the ensuing years, from 2014 to 2016, researchers say, dimming economic prospects for a generation of young women. Educators fear the Coronavirus pandemic could trigger another…

Sunday, 14 June 2020 05:27

Coronavirus social-contact reduction ‘put adolescents at risk’

Reduced face-to-face contact among teenagers and their friends during the pandemic could have damaging long-term consequences, neuroscientists say. At a sensitive time in life, their brain development, behaviour and mental health could suffer. Using social media might make up for some negative effects of social distancing, they write in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. But they call for schools to reopen for young people as a priority when safe. Adolescence - defined by the scientists as between 10 and 24 - is a vulnerable stage, when young people want to spend more time with their friends than their family,…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 12:33

Eating this common condiment regularly can add years to your life

The new report, published in the journal Nutrients, set out to reinstate the nutritional value of pomace olive oil (POCTA). At the center of The Mediterranean Diet (widely celebrated as one of the best in recent memory) is olive oil. The liquid fat is rich in antioxidants and various anti-inflammatory agents studied to promote wellness. Olive oil can even dramatically decrease one’s risk of developing obesity. The mechanisms behind these benefits were recently explored in a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Seville. According to their findings, orujo olive oil (widely recognized as industrial waste) curbs excessive…

Thursday, 11 June 2020 14:58

Are you trying to lose weight? Don’t eat these 7 foods

You've probably heard the term "food is medicine," but here's a pill that's hard to swallow: that's not always the case. Not only are some foods far from beingmedicine, but eating certain foods may even cause health problems that require you to take medicine. Some foods are so unhealthy that they can cause an array of ailments, from metabolic disorders to cardiovascular diseases to cancer. Weight gain, while definitely a negative side effect, pales in comparison. However, weight gain is the term that typically gets your ears to perk up, so we'll start there. We found that 7 foods that…

Thursday, 11 June 2020 05:23

How the pandemic has changed the threat of violent extremism

William C. Danvers Among the many problems the Covid-19 pandemic has created are opportunities for non-state actors, including terrorists and organized crime, to undermine governments and the most vulnerable victims of this horrible disease. This poses a threat to the U.S. and other nations, now and in the future. It is, therefore, imperative that the U.S. government and its allies continue to work together to ensure that non-state actors do not get the upper hand while the world responds to, and rebuilds from, the pandemic. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), recently made clear that we…

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Thursday, 11 June 2020 05:21

To resolve a problem, stop struggling and do these 6 things

From time to time, organizations face drastic challenges, whether they have to struggle to stay afloat or suddenly have more demand than they can manage comfortably. But even after any particular crisis runs its course, businesses will continue to face new strategic and operational problems in addition to whatever old problems they confronted every day. Katie Martell is an “unapologetic marketing truth-teller,” marketing consultant, and the author and producer of the book and documentary, Pandermonium. She has an activist’s perspective on how to effect thoughtful, productive, lasting change. If you’ve been trying to implement change in your group and are…

Wednesday, 10 June 2020 05:19

Tear gas and pepper spray: What to do if you're exposed

Whether it's tear gas or pepper spray, find out what to do if you're exposed. On May 27, justice educator and activist Alicia Crosby posted a tweet that quickly went viral: “I really can't shake how profoundly evil it is to tear gas folks protesting the suffocation of a man by the police during a pandemic driven by a respiratory disease,” she said. As Crosby noted, activists across the country are demanding justice for George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer on May 25. They’re also calling for justice for the anti-Black killings…

Monday, 08 June 2020 04:56

Why Nigerians are blocking their mothers on WhatsApp

Just a few years ago, local comedians had a field day with jokes about elderly Nigerian mothers and their nonchalant attitudes towards their mobile phones. They needed their children's assistance to type and send text messages or log in to their accounts and read emails. And their frequent excuse for missed calls was: "My phone was in my handbag." These days, the jokes have upgraded to Nigerian mothers and their infatuation with WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in Africa. Nigerian comedians like Maraji have been making skits about them. "My mother spends her entire morning on WhatsApp," 39-year-old Udo,…

Monday, 08 June 2020 04:52

With 7 short words, Elon Musk finally said the right thing

It takes a real leader to admit this. It must be lonely being Elon Musk. He's in a nearly unique position: the CEO of multiple companies at once, wildly dedicated, probably overcommitted, and with a mouth and a Twitter account that constantly get him into trouble. That's why I did a double-take when I heard Musk, on the eve of the historic NASA launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX spacecraft, say something incredibly mature, self-aware, powerful, and flat-out right. "I'm the chief engineer of this thing, so I'd just like to say that if it goes right, it's credit…

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