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Down Syndrome: Understanding the basics

Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by abnormal cell division during the early stages of the development of the foetus. It can cause mild to significant physical and developmental problems.

By Sara Okuoro
May. 13, 2024

How to care for your kidneys

By Nancy Nzau
Nov. 25, 2023

Is that pain in your finger a nail infection?

The symptoms of chronic paronychia develop more slowly and they usually last six weeks or longer. Several fingers or toes can be infected at once.

By Purity Mwangi
Nov. 13, 2023

Three common medication mistakes and how to avoid them

What does 'three times a day' mean? Is it breakfast, lunch and supper? The three-meal schedule has been the guiding principle for decades.

By Gardy Chacha
Oct. 30, 2023

Three common medication mistakes and how to avoid them

The tongue: Highly effective disease-identifying tool that's right in your mouth

The tongue helps savour life but it could also help save lives. Study now provides evidence of the remarkable accuracy of employing the tongue diagnostic system in detecting diseases.

By Nancy Nzau
Oct. 23, 2023

The tongue: Highly effective disease-identifying tool that's right in your mouth

Seven nutrition codes to live by

The World Health Organization states that better nutrition is related to improved health at all ages, enhances quality of life, lowers risk of diseases, and increases longevity

By Nancy Nzau
Oct. 22, 2023

Do you have an eating disorder?

There is a widespread misconception that eating disorders are lifestyle choices, but eating disorders are serious, biologically influenced medical illnesses.

By Rayaan Mukhtar
Oct. 22, 2023

One drink a day can greatly impact your health: find out how

Recent research has found as little as less than one alcoholic drink a day heightens the risk of early death by acute accidents, cancer and cardiovascular disorders.

By Nancy Nzau
Aug. 2, 2023

One drink a day can greatly impact your health: find out how

Lab-grown meat industry faces supply, public acceptance hurdles

Singapore was the first country in the world to greenlight the sale of lab-grown meat, but the fledgling industry is still struggling with supply and public acceptance hurdles.

By VOA
Jun. 13, 2023

Lab-grown meat industry faces supply, public acceptance hurdles

Men's guide to the menstruation world

Ready or not, men need to be well-versed in this area because, at some point in their lives, they will be needed to assist.

By Njambi Gaitho
May. 29, 2023