Wakiso district has resolved to grab the property of the poor people who have failed to pay ground fees and property tax, David Naluwayiro, the district Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) has said. According to Naluwayiro, many people in Wakiso have failed to pay ground fees and property tax. He says they have failed to […]
A child may not present with all the signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus. The common ones include, increased head size and swollen fontanel (the soft spot on a baby’s head). Other signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus are pronounced blood vessels on the head, poor appetite with low weight gain, eyes that appear always looking down, […]
The workers at the United Nations (UN) base at Entebbe in East Africa have threatened to stage a sit down strike soon over what they term as ‘serious’ exploitation by their employees. The UN staff members attached to the cleaning department wants to protest UN’s recent decision to tender out the cleaning services at […]
Many Christians in the Catholic Church are found of talking about Mother Teresa of Calcutta, but who was she? Mother Teresa of Calcutta is recognized throughout the Catholic Church world wide. Her work among the poor people was beatified on October 19, 2003. The Archbishop of Kampala Catholic Archdiocese Lwanga Kizito says that the […]
Scientists have discovered that the increasing cases of erectile dysfunction (or person’s inability to maintain an erection for sexual intercourse is a sign for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and high blood pressure. In many cases erectile dysfunction is caused by causing restricted blood flow in the man’s private parts thus causing poor erection. Researchers […]
Hemorrhoids (swollen blood vessel at the opening (anus) or at the lower end of the bowel) are usually caused by increased pressure on the veins of the anus and the rectum. This pressure inflames and swells the veins. Its causes are constipation and straining, pregnancy and childhood birth, lifting heavy objects, obesity. Others […]
For some people it’s normal and common to have their hair turn from either black to brown after relaxing. Hair experts say that using poor quality products and rinsing chemicals thoroughly out of the hair can also lead to browning of the hair. Hot combing, blow drying and too much heat applied directly to the […]
Many people know melon, eat melon and love melon. But majority of the people don’t know the benefits of melons. But today we shall concentrate much on the benefits of bitter melon. In some tribes of Uganda, bitter melons are called akalera or ampalaya. In American English bitter melons are called bitter gourd. Bitter […]
Throughout the whole of this month, our news desk decided to run you through a number of diseases, causes of diseases, recommended foods for patients suffering from different diseases such as anemia, arthritis, abscess and boils among others. Our major concentration in this news piece is on abscess and boil. Abscess is a swelling […]
In our first health briefing on anemic persons, we told you that the recommended food for people suffering from anemia are organic calf’s liver, green leafy vegetables, leeks, cashews, cherries, strawberries, dried fruits, figs, kelp, and eggs among others. But this time our concentration dwells much on the causes and symptoms of anemic persons. […]