May 03, 2024 00:02 am UTC| Health
Most young adult men in Australia reject traditional ideas of masculinity that endorse aggression, stoicism and homophobia. Nonetheless, the ongoing influence of those ideas continues to harm men and the people around...
May 03, 2024 00:01 am UTC| Health
People have a pretty intuitive sense of what is healthy standing is better than sitting, exercise is great for overall health and getting good sleep is imperative. However, if exercise in the evening may disrupt our...
Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them
May 03, 2024 00:00 am UTC| Health
At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennons teeth sold for just over US$31,000. How much are your teeth worth? Teeth are amazing little miracles. They light up our smiles, we use them to speak and we chew...
What are heart rate zones, and how can you incorporate them into your exercise routine?
May 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Health
If you spend a lot of time exploring fitness content online, you might have come across the concept of heart rate zones. Heart rate zone training has become more popular in recent years partly because of the boom in...
Apr 26, 2024 01:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new report coordinated by the University of Glasgow and commissioned by the World Health Organization. This echoes research that has...
Nigeria is pioneering a new vaccine to fight meningitis - why this matters
Apr 26, 2024 01:35 am UTC| Health
Nigeria recently became the first country to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of meningococcus bacteria. The...
Male baldness is often trivialised – our research shows it should be taken seriously
Apr 26, 2024 01:29 am UTC| Health
Male pattern baldness, or hereditary hair loss, has not always been taken seriously. Celebrity hair loss and transplants are greeted with fascinated amusement while, in popular media, bald men have often been absent,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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