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African Trial of HIV Drugs Fails
Mar. 5 | Scientists on Monday reported failure in a large African trial of three different ways to protect women against H.I.V,New York Times Reports The study, known as Voice, for Vaginal and Oral Interventions to Control the Epidemic, followed more than... 
Giving Birth to Sons Shortens Women’s Lives – Study
Feb. 28 | By Jane Nambi According to a study done by ecologist Dr. Samuli Helle of the University of Turku in Finland and Dr. Virpi Lummaa of the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, having more sons reduces life of a woman than when she gives birth...
Uganda Marks World Cancer Day
Feb. 8 | By Sandra Birungi Uganda is today celebrating World Cancer Day under the theme, ‘Cancer, Did you Know’. The day will be marked in Sheema district with several activities scheduled to take place. Among them are cancer immunization in... 
Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening to be Made Compulsory
Feb. 7 | By Mirembe Martina As the Ministry of Health makes HIV testing compulsory for every Ugandan, it is also seeking to make breast and cervical cancer screenings compulsory to all pregnant women. The commissioner for clinical services, Dr. Jacinto Amandua... 
HIV Testing Made Compulsory
Feb. 7 | By Sandra Birungi HIV testing has now been made compulsory for every person who goes to public health centers for treatment. The Ministry of Health said this is to help increase access to HIV treatment and prevention alike. The project was named...
Clinics Selling Capsules Given 6 Months to Sell Them Off
Feb. 2 | By Sandra Birungi The Executive Secretary/Registrar at National Drug Authority (NDA), Gordon Sematiko has issued a warning to all clinics or hospitals selling capsules to sell them within a period of six months or face repacations. Mr. Sematiko...
Snoring Can Cause Heart Disease
Jan. 29 | By Mirembe Martina People who snore are most likely to have heart attacks more than people who smoke or the obese according to researchers. Researchers warn that snoring could also be an early sign of health problems. Snoring can cause a thickening...
Tamoxifen Could Protect Women From Getting Breast Cancer Upto 20 Years
Jan. 15 | By Jane Nambi A drug has been discovered to have the ability to prevent women from attaining breast cancer for up to 20 years. Tamoxifen has the capability of offering as much as 20 years of protection to women who have a high risk of catching breast...
Gulu Regional Hospital Runs out of Anti-Rabies Vaccines
Jan. 9 | By Emmanuel Omona PaOkech Gulu Regional Hospital has run out of Anti- Rabies Vaccines.The nurse who is in charge of immunization, Dorothy Lucy Anek told the press in Gulu that the anti-rabies vaccines got finished in December 2012. “We run out...
50 People Asked to Vacate Park Over Lack of Toilets
Jan. 3 | By Our Reporter 50 people in Masaka Municipality were today asked to vacate the park due to lack of enough toilets in the place. Kalule Charles the health officer at masaka municipal council told the press that they asked people to vacate...
Uganda Has The Best Labaratory Service in Africa
Dec. 28 | By Jane Nambi During the international scientific conference of African Society of Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Uganda was recognized for having the best laboratory practice in Africa. The conference took place in Cape Town, South Africa. At the...
Josephine Karungi of NTV Gets Married
Dec. 24 | By Mirembe Martina NTV’s Josephine Karungi has gotten herself hitched. The television beauty got married to Vince Musisi on 23rd December 2012. Karungi reads news on NTV Weekend edition in addition to reporting on features on the television...
HIV Virus Cures 7 Year Old of Leukemia
Dec. 12 | By Mirembe Martina With all the negativity surrounding the HIV virus, it saved a 7-year-old girl of a deadly disease which could have cost her her life. Emily “Emma” Whiteheadin April 2012 was fighting for her life after her second relapse of...
Four People in Amuru Die after Taking Expired ARV Drugs
Dec. 7 | By Our Reporter Four HIV/Aids patients in Amuru district have died after taking expired ARV drugs.The deceased reportedly swallowed an expired combination of Nevarapine, Davodine and Namovadine tablets for six month.They started taking the drugs...