Some people react to water. This condition is known as aqua genic pruritus. This condition results from exposure to water of a given temperature. Symptoms of skin itch include burning, bumpy and itchy red rash. The effects of reactions to water may last 10 minutes to two hours. American studies suggest that it is a […]
Solution to diseases related to old age is so many but one can maintain their sight and hearing with vitamin A foods such as dark green vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes and lettuce. Doctors at MulagoNationalReferralHospital in Uganda’s capital Kampala say that chances of developing cognitive problem can be reduced by controlling high blood pressure, […]
Elderly people lose the sensation of thirst or may limit their fluid intake in order to minimize trips to the toilets as a result of mobility problems. This can lead to insufficient fluid intake and hence dehydration, which unfortunately is associated with irritability, headaches and constipation etc. Six to eight glasses of fluids, ranging from […]
Old is not a disease. However there are a number of conditions that may develop and are likely to develop during old age. These include sight and hearing problems, and brain atrophy. This has to do with emotional and memory intelligence (cognitive problems), and kidney disease. This usually occurs after one has developed conditions […]
Uganda Cares has constructed a Medical Centre in Lukaya along Masaka high way worth 2.3 million dollars to help carry out voluntary HIV/AIDS testing and counseling in the nearby districts. According to the director advocacy East and West African region Dr Mina Nakawuka , the centre will help tackle the high HIV prevalence rate in the region. […]
The ministry of health has today officially declared Luwero district Ebola free. This means that the whole district currently does not have any Ebola case. The end of the Ebola outbreak followed the completion of 42 days of the post Ebola surveillance countdown period. Announcing the declaration In Luwero district the health minister Dr. Christine Ondoa […]
The Government has failed to release 6.5 billion shillings for the recruitment of 6,172 health workers due to problems in budget cash flow caused by the suspension of donor aid. This was disclosed by the minister of state for Finance Fred Omach while appearing before the Health committee chaired by the workers Omach said that […]
Tomatoes they’re sweet, juicy, and delicious and have vitamins and low in calories yet they’re fat-free. Tomatoes are most especially grown in the shade due to its weak stem The tomato is considered as fruit and vegetable, it can be consumed in different ways, by eating it raw, using it as an ingredient in many […]
The new minister of state for Urban Planning Rose Mary Najjemba has called for consistent messages from the leaders on family planning. Najjemba who was speaking during the consultative meeting for the members of parliament on London family planning commitments said that what the people need on the grass root are constant messages that will […]
Members of parliament have formed an 8 member task force on London commitments by the president to put in place an action plan on each commitment. According to the chairperson of the task force Sylvia Namabidde the president made six commitments while at the London Family Planning Summit which the committee is ensure are to remind […]