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How to care for your kidneys

For most of us, body organs inspire little awe and wonder. They do their jobs and just keep plugging away until one day, they fail or stop. One such organ is the kidney.

By Nancy Nzau 2023-11-25 14:00:00

Is that pain in your finger a nail infection?

By Purity Mwangi 2023-11-13 10:30:00

Child unable to respond to name at nine months? Test for autism

Do you have a child who fails to respond to their name, or show facial expressions at nine months? There is a high possibility that the child is on the autism spectrum.

By Mercy Kahenda 2023-11-13 08:50:00

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 2023-10-30 09:10:00

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 2023-10-23 08:10:00

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 2023-10-22 19:50:00

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 2023-10-22 19:00:00

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 2023-08-02 12:20:00

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

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

How to care for your kidneys

For most of us, body organs inspire little awe and wonder. They do their jobs and just keep plugging away until one day, they fail or stop. One such organ is the kidney.

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

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