With so much misinformation surrounding obesity, Dr. Catherine Varney is careful with her words. Continue reading →

Most people start smoking early, with the mean age at initiation of daily smoking being 18.7 years.(Unsplash) Smoking is synonymous with harm, disease and death. The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2016-17 has revealed that 28.6%, i.e., 266.8 million of all adults use tobacco in some form in India. Around 10.7%, or 99.5 million, of the adult population in the country smokes tobacco, according to the GATS data Continue reading →

SCIENTISTS are warning coronavirus survivors that they may be left with long-term organ damage. They say that while the patients' lungs are hit the hardest by the lethal disease - other vital organs and bodily systems are also hugely impacted. Continue reading →

One of the remarkable achievements of the past hundred years has been the reduction of the global toll of death from infectious disease. The combination of applied biological science, improved living and working conditions, and standards of living, together with the benefits of planned parenthood, have transformed the health landscape for millions of people, not least in the developed world. Unfortunately, this led to the belief that these developments had led to the disappearance of infectious diseases as major public health issues with a resulting rundown of public health systems especially in the decades following the Second World War Continue reading →

For months, weve been asked to stay in our homes, reduce contact with others, avoid touching our faces, wipe down surfaces, wear masks (or dont wear masks?), shutter businesses, close down schools and more, all in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

A virus, at heart, is information, a packet of data that benefits from being shared. The information at stake is genetic: instructions to make more virus. Unlike a truly living organism, a virus cannot replicate on its own; it cannot move, grow, persist or perpetuate Continue reading →

Christoph Binder, Professor of Atherosclerosis Research at MedUni Vienna, is to coordinate an international research network investigating the role of B cells in cardiovascular disease. The project is being funded by the Leducq Foundation within the scope of a Transatlantic Networhttps://www.virginia.eduks of Excellence programme with a sum of 6.5 million US dollars (5.9 million). B lymphocytes are immune cells that produce antibodies and provide long-term immunity. Continue reading →

As the number of Covid-19 infections increases exponentially, health minister Zweli Mkhize has expressed concern about the risk group of South Africans suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity (comorbidities). Continue reading →

Patients and staff of Seymour Health will be encouraged to stop smoking to help reduce the burden on the health system. People who smoke have an increased risk of catching influenza and typically have more complications from COVID-19. Theres growing evidence that smokers are also at higher risk of complications from the virus. Continue reading →