A growing debate questions toilet paper's effectiveness against jet sprays for hygiene. While paper is convenient, ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered the adaptive significance of the remarkable waste-management behavior in ...

Heading to Sabarimala this year? Kerala's health department has issued some important advice to keep everyone safe, especially from rare infections like brain fever. They're asking devotees who bathe ...

The number of people still practising open defaecation in Kenya stands at eight percent despite progress made over the past decade, according to a new United Nations report. Open defecation involves ...

•Educate the public to avoid practices that aid the scourge, says Ezeibe •Lagos: We’re actively working to provide more public toilets, has initiated enforcement, advocacy campaigns to eradicate ...

Kano State has made progress in its fight against open defecation, with 26 out of its 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) now officially certified Open Defecation Free (ODF). This was announced on ...

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...

The humble toilet seems like the least likely setting for drama. Yet throughout history, it has claimed kings, toppled celebrities and served as the scene of untimely deaths ranging from the tragic to ...

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Considered the natural "hunger hormone," ghrelin could be the key to preventing debilitating chronic constipation experienced by people living with Parkinson's disease, University of Queensland ...

As the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Bayelsa State government intervene to prevent and fight cholera outbreaks, they have lamented that 60 per cent of communities in the state ...

With over 48 million Nigerians still practising open defecation and a nationwide shortage of toilets, some public health physicians doubt the country’s ability to achieve open defecation-free status ...