Health

But some cases require a doctor Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bruise is a common skin injury that results in a discoloration of the skin. Blood from damaged blood cells deep beneath the skin collects near the surface of the skin, resulting in what we think of as a …

Paris, France | AFP | Nearly six percent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012 — some 800,000 cases — were caused by diabetes and excess weight, according to a study published Tuesday. Among the 12 types of cancer examined, the percentage of cases chalked up to these factors was …

New research shows why creative people sometimes need to be alone Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Spending too much time alone can be unhealthy and there is growing evidence that the psychosocial effects of too much solitude can last a lifetime. But newly published research suggests that not all forms …

Washington, United States | AFP | More than 180 women have reported being sexually assaulted when they were customers of Massage Envy, the largest chain of massage spas in the United States, according to a BuzzFeed News investigation. The report published over the weekend comes amid a wave of sexual assault …

Ottawa, Canada | AFP | Health Canada said Wednesday it is considering regulating the popular pain killer tramadol as an opioid, after seeing a spike in prescriptions over the past several years. Tramadol has been marketed as a non-opioid in Canada for more than a decade, despite concerns raised by the …

Experts warn of terrible drug resistance as drug stock-outs shake nation Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | July 11, 2012 is memorable for Joseph Lukwago. It is the day the 47-year old started taking Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. He had tested HIV positive in 2010. And back, he says, thought he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has announced that the recently purchased €320,000 radiotherapy machine is fully installed and services are set to resume next month. “The radiotherapy machine has been fully installed and awaiting certification. We must comply with the international standards of treatment of …

How to boost delivery and management of essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries Kampala, Uganda | JUSTUS HAUCAP | Around the world, health security is increasingly being recognised as the foundation of economic growth. Healthy populations are better able to produce, trade, and innovate, while unhealthy populations strain public budgets …

STRIKE: Why Ugandan workers pick weapon of last reason? Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Salary wars usually get ugly, especially if they involve a strike by medical workers. So when members of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), a 6000-member body started their strike over pay on Monday 06, the country …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police force health services directorate has joined their counterparts the UPDF and Prisons in offering medical services to Ugandans as medical doctors continue their industrial action. Uganda police are offering their 94 health facilities across the country that includes 40 medical laboratories …