World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines Explained for Adults

April 15, 2015 So, someone asked me recently if there were guidelines for being active. Well people, we do. WHO is the health governing body of the world and they have put up guidelines for physical activity for optimal health. I’ll start with the guidelines for adults. According to WHO, adults are aged 18-65years old.

Watch: atrocious xenophobic attacks in South Africa

April 14, 2015 Shocking footage of the recent xenophobic violence and lootings in South Africa has gone viral on social media. The graphic detail in some of these videos leaves is a distressing account of the problem Extremely graphic videos of foreign nationals – appearing to be of Zimbabwean and Somalian nationality – being attacked in South African townships have

10 Surprising Stroke Warning Signs You Need To Know

April 8, 2015 On February 13, 2011, CBS-TV reporter Serene Branson shocked Grammy Award viewers when she appeared to experience a stroke (the interruption of blood flow to the brain) on air. After Branson began to speak gibberish, paramedics on the scene checked her out and released her. She had a colleague drive her home.

Can Africa Get Enough Oreos? Soon To Be Made In Morocco

April 5, 2015 Mondelēz International has invested $11 million in an Oreo production line in Casablanca, making it the company’s largest in Africa. The Moroccan factory will have the capacity to make 2.5 million Oreos per day or up to 900 million Oreos a year, according to FoodBusinessNews. One of the world’s largest snack companies, Mondelēz has headquarters in Chicago. It manages the global

It’s Back-To-Normal Flight Schedule For West Africa’s Ebola Hit Countries

March 27, 2015 At the height of the Ebola outbreak crisis in September last year, panic engulfed Americans vehemently asked their government to stop any flights to and from the affected countries in West Africa. A survey conducted by SurveyMonkey in the U.S. showed that more than half of Americans wanted a total ban on

Liberian tests positive for Ebola two weeks after last case discharged

March 21, 2015 A patient has tested positive for Ebola in Liberia’s capital, officials said Friday, deflating hopes that the country had beaten the disease after weeks with no new cases. Liberia has seen the most deaths in the West African Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 10,000 people. But since it discharged its

‘Ebola-proof’ tablet device developed

March 20, 2015 A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine has been developed to help medics caring for patients with Ebola. Designed by technology volunteers and Google, it can be used even wearing gloves and in storms and high humidity. Medecins Sans Frontieres put out a call for an Ebola-proof tablet to

Genetically engineering mosquitoes to end malaria could have ‘unintended consequences’

March 20, 2015 A new way of creating genetically modified insects could wipe out many mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria within a few years but it could also unleash potentially devastating unintended consequences, scientists have warned. Researchers have devised a method of bypassing a fundamental barrier to the rapid spread of genes within a population.

Why An African Diet Could Be Great For Your Health

March 16, 2015 In case you didn’t get the memo, the American diet isn’t exactly a nutritionist’s dream. Americans are gluttons for pre-packaged food heavy on sugar, salt, and fat. For the most part, Africans are healthy eaters, incorporating whole foods in almost every meal — food that has been processed or refined as little as possible and is free from