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People Love Talking About Themselves, Brain Scans Show
Got something to report about yourself? An opinion, perhaps, or a status update? Nobody may care except you, but new brain research suggests you can make yourself feel good simply by sharing.
Participants who talked about themselves showed signs...
‘LET the blind see’-electronic retinas fitted
Two British men who have been totally blind for many years have had part of their vision restored after surgery to fit pioneering eye implants.
They are able to perceive light and even some shapes from the devices which were fitted behind...
Maternal deaths:Govt to face the music in court
The government of Uganda could soon be held liablefor the rampant maternal deaths that have claimed the lives of countless womenin hospitals across the country, TheHuffington Post has reported.
In the report published last week, April 13,the...
Health takes centre stage at Kampala meeting
Kampala, Uganda – Between March 27 and28, policymakers, advocates and researchers from across sub-Saharan Africagathered in Kampala to reaffirm nationaland regional commitments to Millennium DevelopmentGoal (MDG) 5– reducing maternal mortality...
Merck To IntensifySupport in the Fight Against Schistosomiasis in Tanzania
By Ahmed BogereMasembe
DAR ES SALAAM,Tanzania, February 27, 2012/ – The Germanpharmaceutical, chemical and life science company Merck plans to intensify its efforts to combat the tropical disease schistosomiasisin Tanzania. Dr. Karl-Ludwig...
Vaccines for HIV: A new design strategy
By Ahmed Bogere Masembe and Agencies
HIV has eluded vaccine-makers for thirty years, in part due to the virus’ extreme ability to mutate. Physical scientists and clinical virologists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...
US man has heart attack while eating ‘Triple Bypass Burger’ at The Heart Attack Grill
Everything in moderation, they say? Maybe not when it comes to the Triple Bypass Burger.
A man in the US suffered a heart attack last Saturday while eating the aforementioned burger at the Heart Attack Café located in downtown Las Vegas.
This...
7yr-old blind ‘Batboy’ sees with his ears
A 7-year-old blind boy has been given the nickname Batboy, for he has learnt how to “see” by using his ears.
Lucas Murray, who was born blind, is believed to be the first in Britain to use echoes to visualise his surroundings.
He clicks...
Support for International Change, Engen partner to fight HIV/AIDS
By Ahmed Bogere Masembe:
Support for International Change (SIC), a Tanzania-based organisation and petroleum company, Engen, have partnered together to help drive its awareness campaign to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and also to empower rural...
No cure yet for ‘Nodding disease’ as more children die In northern Uganda
By Ahmed Bogere Masembe
Gulu: Patrick Anywar, 14, lies curled up naked in the dust and midday heat of a Ugandan village, struggling to look up at his younger brother and sister playing in front of the family home.
After a minute’s effort...
