Nutritionists are cautioning inactive and semi-active people to stop consuming energy drinks for recreational purposes. The experts say such drinks should be left for people in need of high energy burst like athletes. Energy drinks are beverages that increase physical and mental awareness. They can either be marketed as dietary
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Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia found that women prefer the body odor of men who eat a fruit- and vegetable-packed diet to those who eat a lot of refined carbohydrates. Schools of research have shown that the link between scent and attraction came about as a part of evolution,
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Adult HIV prevalence in Uganda is higher among women at 7.5% compared to 4.3% among men, a latest survey about the state of HIV in Uganda indicates. It was also higher among residents of Urban areas (7.1%) compared to 5.5% in rural areas. The Uganda Population HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA)
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has spoken out on reports that it is withholding the new Cancer Machine over Shs7m tax. Reports have been circulating on social media after Uganda Cancer Institute failed to unveil the machine toady as it had earlier been communicated. In a statement dated August16, 2017, URA
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The Uganda Heart Institute estimates that at least 100 people in Uganda die every year due to cardiac arrest. Dr. Alfred Omo says most people look at their physical bodies and think that they are fine. "They do not even go for regular medical check ups. When they drop down
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Fake cancer medicines have hit the Ugandan market, putting patients of the deadly disease in more danger. Uganda’s National Drug Authority (NDA) says they have impounded some unregistered and counterfeit medicines; Avastin® (Bevacizumabi) tablets packed in plastic jar on the market with features Avastin® 400mg, Batch no: NC 2001, Expiry
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The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) will host over 100 stakeholders from all over Africa and beyond on August 24 and 25th , 2017 at Speke Resort Munyonyo to discuss cancer under the theme: “From Prevention to end of life care”. Speaking to journalists in Kampala today, Dr. Jackson Orem, the
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At least 2,000 residents on Buvuma Island, the largest island on the chain, have received 430 water filters from SPOUTS of Water, a social enterprise that produces the Purifaaya Ceramic Water filters. Buvuma Island has one of the highest incidents of water-borne diseases like Bilharzia and typhoid because of poor
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The National Drug Authority (NDA) has spoken out on the 12% verification fees charged on selected imported medicines that are also locally produced in Uganda. This follows speculation and misinformation that the 12% fees were applicable to all imported medicines. According to Fredrick Ssekyana, the NDA spokesperson, the 12% fee
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Researchers in the United States say a trial in which American teenagers used a vaginal ring to prevent HIV infection has proved successful. A further such study will now be run with teenagers in Africa, the BBC reports. The girls used a flexible plastic ring, embedded with anti-retroviral drugs, which
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