People with colorectal cancer (CRC) who drank at least four cups of coffee per day after their diagnosis had a significantly lower risk of early death—from either their cancer or any cause—than those who didn’t drink coffee, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Men with more kilos than necessary are at greater risk of infertility, shows a study that also says they could suffer low sperm count and poor quality seed, the precursor to infertility. The study, published in the journal Human Reproduction last week, found that greater body mass index (BMI) was
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Uganda’s Health Ministry has revealed that it is true that Cabinet discussed the issue of hiring doctors from Cuba at the time Doctors were striking. State Minister for Health-General Duties Sarah Opendi made the revelation on Wednesday while appearing before the Parliament Committee on Health. This is after e MPs
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Uganda has adeqate stocks of anti-retroviral drugs to manage all the patients on treatment in the country, the ministry of health has said. The affirmation comes on the backdrop of reports that the country is facing a shortage of ARVs because more people were enrolled on the drugs following the
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Makerere University College of Health Sciences has partnered with St. Augustine International University (SAIU) to host the first international Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) symposium aimed at raising awareness about the silent killer diseases. The symposium is slated for February 12th -15th 2018 in Kampala. NCDs also known as chronic or
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MTN Uganda in partnership with the Uganda Blood Transfusion has launched a ten-day blood donation drive to enable the availability of blood. The drive started on Friday at the MTN Nyonyi Gardens with staff members turning up to donate blood. The aim of the drive is to help with efforts
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Do you drink sodas? If the answer is in affirmative, then you have been drinking yourself into an early grave. Prof. Moses Kamya, the Dean, School of Medicine at Makerere University encourages Ugandans to keep off sodas for it is dangerous for one’s health. “It is very unhealthy to take
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, 73, has revealed the secret behind his fitness and good health despite his advancing age. “I have managed to make it to 73 years of age because I do not drink alcohol. I have been here for the last 30 years and all this time you
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Exim Bank has donated over 110 hospital mattresses, sanitary towels, diapers, milk, sugar, clothes and other essential items to the Female Ward in Butabika Hospital. The Bank also painted the waiting room at the Female Convalescent Ward. This was on the Bank’s recent visit to the hospital where they were
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On the eve of World AIDS Day (December 1) Johnson & Johnson announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies together with a consortium of global partners have initiated the first efficacy study for an investigational mosaic HIV-1 preventive vaccine. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and National Institutes of Health are
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