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By Angella Abushedde Pain can be alleviated to enable normal life cycles like psychosocial development, education, job retention On many days Faith Talemwa, 24, enjoys doing the things young women her age like to do. But on some days, Talemwa suffers such debilitating pain she can barely get out of …

By Angella Abushedde For more reasons than you possibly know For Muslims around the world who are at the start of their Holy month of Ramadan; it marks a period of fasting, reflection, devotion, generosity and sacrifice. The word `Ramadan’ comes from the Arabic word for “parched thirst” and “sun-baked …

By Stephen Kafeero Details of fake cheques, a Shs 46 billion overpayment, and danger to HIV patients One person dies every 60 minutes in Uganda of HIV/AIDS related complications, according to estimates by the American-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which places annual deaths at 64,000. Some of these …

By Gerald Mbanda The UN involvement dates back to the 1960-1964 crisis but to date over 40 rebel groups operate in DRC The recent joint visit to the Great Lakes Region by the UN secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to support a peace deal …

By Abushede Angella People should also cover their mouths when sneezing or coughing The hospitalisation of former South African President, Nelson Mandela has once again drawn attention to the medical challenge posed by lung infections among the elderly. Mandela is 94-years old. He was rushed from his home in Johannesburg …

By Agencies At a time when blood banks report dangerously low supplies, the best argument for rolling up your sleeve is still to do someone else some good. But if University of Florida researcher Jerome Sullivan, M.D., is right — and there’s new evidence to suggest he is — giving …

By Agencies Study shows men who eat vegetable oils, avocados, nuts instead of animal fats better off Men with prostate cancer may boost their survival chances if they replace animal fats and carbohydrates in their diet with healthy fats such as olive oils, nuts and avocados, new research suggests. Men …

By Achola Rosario Moses Golola has lost a few famous matches; so why does his coach insist you can defeat him but you cannot beat him? He does not drink. His knuckles are calloused. He has become a household name although he only started kickboxing professionally four years ago. Speaking …

By Sarah Namulondo Knowing what to put in your body and what to avoid could be the difference between life and death Doctors are sounding a warning about liver diseases, which have recorded an upward trend in Uganda and worldwide in recent years. Liver diseases occur when there is a …

By Javier DeFelipe Our brains are like a dense forest – a complex, seemingly impenetrable terrain of interacting neurons that mediates cognition and behavior. The great challenge is to uncover its mysteries, that is, to find out how the neurons are structured and mutually connected. How close are we to …