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Exposure to junk food advertisements (relative to non-food) results in children and adolescents consuming significantly more calories during the day, regardless of the type of media advertising, according to a randomized crossover trial being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11–14 May).

VETERAN striker James Chamanga missed a penalty for Red Arrows, helping Zesco United to their seventh ABSA Cup title in a match watched by President Hakainde Hichilema. After playing to a 1-all draw in regulation time, the match stretched straight into post match penalties where Zesco beat the defending champions 4-2. Arrows started the game […]

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Tim Friede has survived hundreds of snakebites—on purpose. For nearly two decades, he let some of the world’s most dangerous snakes sink their fangs into his arms, all for science.

Are you in pain? Are you sure? On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is no pain at all and 10 is the worst pain imaginable, how much pain is it?

ZAMBIA under – 17 have started their Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) championship title defense brightly, beating Mozambique 4-0 at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia. Zambia are in Group B alongside Mauritius. The girls started the game on fire with skipper Ruth Mukoma, putting the team ahead in the sixth minute. […]

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In 2019, reports of a rapidly progressive dementia cluster in New Brunswick raised public and media concerns about a potential new neurological syndrome. Public Health New Brunswick (PHNB) launched an epidemiological investigation to determine possible environmental or toxic exposures.

The human brain is known to contain a wide range of cell types, which have different roles and functions. The processes via which cells in the brain, particularly its outermost layer (i.e., the cerebral cortex), gradually become specialized and take on specific roles have been the focus of many past neuroscience studies.

Individuals taking steroid tablets for more than 3 months are over 6 times more likely to be diagnosed with adrenal insufficiency than those treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to research presented at the first Joint Congress between the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE). In addition, they have a greater risk of being hospitalized for adrenal insufficiency, while long-term users of inhaled steroids have an increased risk of developing adrenal insufficiency but without any increase in the number of hospitalizations. The findings highlight the importance of using an appropriate substitute treatment, such as hydrocortisone, in order to prevent the onset of adrenal insufficiency.

IN a twist of events, social media media blogger Mwewa Chitambala, alias, known as Simon Mwewa Lane, told a magistrate that Chishimba Kambwili is wrongly charged for the offence of unlawful assembly. Mr Chitambala narrated yesterday that he does not think the former Minister of Information and Broadcasting, should be in the dock, over the […]

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PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has purchased over 20,000 tickets for today’s ABSA Cup final between Zesco United and Red Arrows at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. With the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) elections behind, football now turns to the pitch with Zesco locking horns against Arrows. As per competitions custom, the head of state will […]

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