Weight gain after smoking cessation linked with increased short-term diabetes risk
People who gain weight after they quit smoking may face a temporary increase in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with the risk directly proportional to...
Rotary budgets US$96.5 million for Global Polio Eradication
Rotary (https://www.Rotary.org) today announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds...
Men with frequent loose-fitting underwear may benefit sperm production – Study
Men who most frequently wore boxers had significantly higher sperm concentrations and total sperm counts when compared with men who did not usually wear...
Drug Abuse: FG recalls 2.4m bottles of codeine-laced cough syrup
Following a recent audit of the substance carried out by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Federal Ministry of...
Curbing young kids’ sugary beverage consumption
Preschool and daycare may be the most effective settings for programs aiming to limit sugary beverage consumption in young children, according to a new study led...
