Cart is empty The most comprehensive analysis of rheumatoid arthritis data to date reveals that demographic changes and uneven health infrastructure have exacerbated the rheumatoid arthritis burden since 1980 and shows global disparities on a granular level.
Women who work nightshifts are more likely to have asthma, research indicates
Women who work nightshifts are more likely to suffer with moderate or severe asthma compared to women who work in the daytime, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.
Gut reaction: Study reveals opioid pain relievers with highest constipation risk
A study led by University of Manchester epidemiologists has revealed which opioid painkillers are most likely to be associated with constipation in patients with non-cancer pain.
Biking may promote healthy brain aging
Want to reduce your risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease?
‘Gas station heroin’ is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts
Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops.
Lawyer questions State funeral for ECL
GIDEON NYENDWA LUSAKA lawyer Celestine Mukandila has challenged Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha to explain the legal dilemma surrounding the death of former President Edgar Lungu, who passed away while still active in politics, a situation that had stripped him of state privileges, potentially including eligibility for a state funeral. Mr Mukandila said the current situation […]
HIGH COURT TOSSES OUT MUNIR ZULU’S PETITION OVER JAIL TERM
GRACE CHAILE HIGH Court Judge Situmbeko Chocho has dismissed a petition by former Lumezi Member of Parliament, Munir Zulu, who sought to challenge his one-year jail sentence imposed by the Subordinate Court. Zulu had approached the High Court seeking an order to stay the execution of the sentence and to quash what he described as […]
Speaker Mutti, Veep anger Miles
NATION REPORTER TEMPERS flared up yesterday in Parliament after Vice President Mutale Nalumango and Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti ganged up and mocked Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa as former President of the Patriotic Front (PF) and instead recognised expelled Mafinga law maker as the leader of the former ruling party. Mr […]
No HH, no State Funeral
GIDEON NYENDWA THE UPND government has warned that it would be considered a treasonous offence for the family of late former President Edgar Lungu to propose that President Hakainde Hichilema, as head of State should not attend the State funeral of his predecessor. Vice President Mutale Nalumango is warning that any attempt to exclude President […]
Neighborly help in the brain: Cerebral cortex networks rapidly reorganize to compensate for lost neurons
How the brain largely maintains its function when neurons are lost—this is what researchers at the University Medical Center Mainz, the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and Hebrew University (Jerusalem) have deciphered. They show that neuronal networks in the cerebral cortex reorganize within a short period of time, with other nerve cells taking over the tasks of the lost neurons.