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How to manage sickle cell patients

Managing sickle cell patients in hospital involves giving the patient intravenous to help the C-cells that have clumped together to flow easily in the blood vessels. Increase of anemia, blood transfusion is done and the children are also regularly given anti-malarial drugs to prevent frequent attacks of malaria, since they are prone to infections. A […]

Benefits of orange consumption to human beings

Consumption of oranges can help in dealing with the following ailments: Oranges have been associated with keeping blood pressure under check mainly owing to the presence of magnesium. Regular consumption of orange juice can significantly increase high density lip-protein and improve the low density lipo-protein ratio of a person. These ratios help to keep the […]

Al Shabaab rebels plan to bomb taxi parks

Latest intelligence reports in East African country of Uganda indicate that the blood thirsty Al Shabaab rebels of Somalia are planning to bomb Old and New taxi parks in Uganda’s capital city Kampala. The Uganda Government is already prepared for Al Shabaab. Uganda’s security agencies are all on high security alert. A source in the […]

Signs of leukemia

  Leukemia or cancer of the blood starts when abnormal cells fail to protect the body against diseases because the cells are defective. The cancer progresses and it interferes with the production of cells. Dr. Peter Barongo, an oncologist (cancer specialist) in Kampala says that the signs of leukemia include body weakness, pain in the […]

How to diagnose and treat leukemia

Many people lie in hospitals suffering from leukemia. Their eyes and lips many times they become pale, their limbs thin and their heads bald. The doctors say that the people suffering from leukemia many times have teary eyes. Leukemia sometimes is referred to as cancer of the blood. According to James Kafeero, an oncologist at […]