There is no doubt that Uganda for sometime has been steadily registering high level of economic growth and development especially for the last 27 years of NRM’s governance. This economic growth and development is characterized by improvement in provision of social services such as health and education, reduction in poverty levels, improvement in infrastructure, […]
A human body can have fats ranging between 50 to 200 billion fat cells distributed around the body. For most females (women), a high percentage of the subcutaneous fat tissue surrounds the areas of the breasts, waist, hips and buttocks. However, most males have a high percentage of fats distributed around the chest, abdomen […]
Tongue piercing is not safe because the tongue is an extremely vascular organ, which means that it has loads of blood vessels. A tremendous amount of swelling is expected when the tongue is pierced and a large oversized barbell is initially placed to accommodate for the expected swelling. This can cause difficulty in breathing […]
Forum for Democratic Change Leader Dr Kiiza Besigye and Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago have been released this evening after they were blocked by police earlier today. The two were blocked after they intended to go on a roads inspection tour in Kawempe division and later hold a rally at Kalerwe. However police under […]
Women who miss at least three menstrual periods in a row may have a condition in science or medical language called amenorrhoea. And this may apply to girls who have not begun their menstruation by the age of 16. Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation. The most common cause of amenorrhea is pregnancy and […]
Symptoms of kidney stones are pain on one side of the lower back, in the belly and down into the groin. Other symptoms include a frequent urge to urinate, blood and sediment in the urine, nausea and vomiting, chill and fever (if the kidney stones cause a blockage and an inflection). The root causes of […]
Our news desk since last year has written over 1000 stories on health. As a result, hundreds of our readers sent feed back to us asking a number of questions concerning different health issues. Like Aisha, a resident of Dodoma, in Tanzania. She wanted to know whether it is true that some drugs cause ulcers. […]
Tight underwear or undergarments have been found to cause the testes to remain too close to the body, overheating them which may damage your sperms. Damaging sperms many times results in infertility and testicular torsion. There is also a long-term possibility that the testicles may become twisted internally. It becomes extremely painful when your […]
Toilet papers as the name suggests is primarily meant to be used in toilets though it has acquired a lot of secondly functions now days like blowing the nose and being used as cheaper alternative sanitary pads, especially among school girls. Using toilet papers as cheaper alternative sanitary pads is dangerous because it can cause […]
The skin of a baby suffering from eczema may break due to scratching, thus introducing more bacteria into the body. Scientists tell us that in addition to introducing more bacteria in the body, a child may fail to sleep due to excessive itching. Some eczema drugs contain steroids (potential chemical substances) which affect the […]