Thursday, February 23, 2012 | Last Updated 12:56 AM
  • Beeaking News
Air pollution tied to stroke, memory loss: studyLiving in a crowded city or near a busy highway where the air quality is poor might lead to a higher chance of stroke or memory loss, according to two U.S. studies....
Nodding disease: vector control centre vital in PaderGovernment should establish a vector control centre in Pader district in order to get rid of the nodding disease within the area, the LC5 Pader District Alfred Akena has advised....
    Other Health News
    The Executive Director of US President Barack Obama's Global Health Initiative Lois Quam arrives in Uganda today
    Every morning, six-year-old Linda complains of joint pain and swelling. However, her mother thinks she is making excuses to keep out of school. Linda’s mother believes only the elderly suffer from joint pain and swelling.
    After investing billions in a tree planting enterprise, the least farmers would want to hear is an attack on their trees. News of a moth outbreak in Kabale spread among tree investors.
    BETTY Nekesa, a resident of Namuwongo Zone A, had, for two weeks, taken pain killers to suppress a tooth ache. She could not afford to pay for a tooth extraction at a dental clinic in her neighbourhood.
      A cholera outbreak in Bukonzo West constituency in Kasese district has left one person dead.
      OVER 20,000 people residing in the suburbs of Kampala will benefit from free community health services courtesy of Mukwano Group of Companies.
        Living in a crowded city or near a busy highway where the air quality is poor might lead to a higher chance of stroke or memory loss, according to two U.S. studies.
        Vision Group under the Newspapers in Education (NiE) project has signed an agreement with Bwindi Community Hospital to promote health awareness in 52 primary schools in Kanungu district.
          FIVE-year-old Moses Alinaitwe lies on his hospital bed groaning in pain. His eyes and lips are pale, his limbs very thin and his head bald.
          ISRAEL has offered to donate ambulances to health centres countrywide as their contribution towards improving the health sector in Uganda.
          Back to the future for Uganda CranesIN any other sphere of life, the Cranes would have been long discontinued from taking part in the qualifiers. But this is sports – if you fail, you simply try again...
          Posted By: Charles Mutebi