The risks of smoking while pregnant are well known and widely communicated. These are many and include: Lowering the amount of oxygen available to you and your growing baby. Increase in your baby’s heart rate. Increase in the chances of miscarriage and stillbirth. Increase in the risk that your baby is born prematurely and/or born with low birth weight. […]
Members of Parliament are divided over a clause in the Tobacco control bill 2014 seeking to force a smoker to buy a whole packet of cigarette as a deterrent for youth not to smoke. A number of MPS while at a meeting organized by Uganda National Health Users’/Consumers’ Organization at Serena Hotel in Kampala some say they want a […]
Smoke contains chemicals that damage the lining of the blood vessels, producing inflammation and increasing fatty deposits in the arteries. Ingredients like nicotine raise blood pressure, increase heart rate and also reduce oxygen flow to the tissues, according to medical research findings at Mulago hospital. Smoking is a destructive lifestyle choice that doctors and […]
Several people wonder how they can deal with the problem of indigestion. If you are facing this health problem, drink water before or after a meal. Chew ginger bites thoroughly and peppermint. Chewing ginger and peppermint in company of a cup of dry tea is good for the digestive system. Relaxing reduces stress, add […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called for a mandatory tasting for cancer in Uganda as way of combating the disease in the country. Speaking at the inauguration of health week in the parliamentary commission Kadaga said that the proposal for mandatory tasting was made last year but government is yet to take action. […]