Healthy Kidneys: What you need to do
March 13 is World Kidney Day. The 2025 campaign theme is, “Are your kidneys okay? Detect early, protect kidney health”. Kidneys play a silent yet vital role of keeping us…
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Cholesterol and its effects on the body
You have probably heard someone being told not to eat certain foods because they contain a lot of cholesterol while being recommended to eat others.What is cholesterol? The World Health…
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Get lost in wild nature @ Buffalo Safari Lodge
If you want to appreciate wild nature, the Buffalo Safari Lodge is the ideal place to be at. Buffalo Safari Lodge is located at Queen Elizabeth Park, Katunguru Bridge, near…
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5 psychological illnesses expected to rise because of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Dr Emmanuel Mpamizo For the first time in recent history, the world has been brought to a standstill. Schools have been indefinitely closed, restrictions imposed on travel and public…
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Key things HIV/AIDS patients should do to stay healthy
Every year, Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark World AIDS Day with observers noting that steps be taken to curb new infections on the rise. Although people…
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Is sugar the new tobacco?
By Dr Benson Nasasira The origins of sugar are thought to have been on the Islands of Polynesia from where it spread to India. Emperor Darius of Persia then invaded…
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Eat Beans, Garlic, Fruits to lower cholesterol
High cholesterol levels are linked to heart disease, the world’s leading cause of death. According to healthline.com, the trick to managing your cholesterol levels lies in your diet. These foods…
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Ending Mental Health Stigma One Conversation at a Time – My Story
Do we have a responsibility as people with mental illnesses to talk about it to help diminish the stigma? I wish we didn’t have to but we have to; it…
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Foods that contain good natural sugar for the body
The sugar molecule is the simplest form of carbohydrate, according to MayoClinic.com. Sugar gets absorbed into the bloodstream and becomes blood sugar, or glucose, where it acts as fuel for…
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Why Uganda needs a National Health Insurance Scheme
Uganda is developing a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) law to pool resources, where the rich will subsidise the treatment of the poor and the healthy will subsidise the treatment…
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