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Suicidal Cancer Patients Worry Health Experts, by Elizabeth Ombati
By Elizabeth Ombati 16th April 2013 A high number of terminally ill cancer patients are emotionally disturbed and lack good psychological care, a new study has shown. Conducted at the…
Kenya to counter yellow fever classification by the WHO
Source: Africa Science News Written by Henry Neondo The Government plans to carry out a yellow fever risk survey with a view to have the country be declassified by the…
Why It’s Important to Donate Blood
Source: Capital FM Date:14 June 2012 Donating blood can easily be mistaken as a small gesture, but it is a noble idea that all and sundry should embrace. And as…
Activists on Obama’s AIDS plan
Source: Alaska Dispatch By:John Donnelly Date:| Jun 11, 2012 WASHINGTON — The global fight against AIDS is a high-wire act these days, teetering between the Obama administration’s lofty promise of…
Expert Views on Colo-Rectal Cancer
Source: Nanette Njoroge 17/04/2012 2:15 pm 17th April 2012 Almost everyone has had to deal with pharmacists at one point in their lives when getting medicine from a hospital, chemist…
Sickle cell, the hidden disease killing children
Source: Nairobi Star By: Wacui Makori uesday, 11 October 2011 00:24 Whenever we think of childhood illnesses, malaria, diarrhoea or pneumonia seem to just jump at us, what about those…
The effects of nutritional status on surgical outcome among abdominal surgery patients at kenyatta National Hospital Kenya
Source:http://etd-library.ku.ac.ke By:Kiage, Beatrice Nyanchama 2011-12-22 Nutrition is a very important component of surgery just like blood transfusions and antibiotics. This is because; it plays a key role in the recovery…
Cancer risk in light drinkers
Source:http://kenya.news24.com/Lifestyle/ Light to moderate alcohol drinkers have an increased risk ofcompared to women who do not drink beer, wine or liquor, said a US study published. Women who drink three…
Experts warn neglected diseases pose threat
Source:The Standard By Mureen Odiwuor, Neglected tropical diseases are posing a big threat to the health sector, experts have warned. During a health symposium held in Kisumu by Kenya Medical…
Experts warn against chewing ‘khat’
Source: Gulf Times Chewing khat, a common practice in some countries in the region, increases the risk of death and stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a new…
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