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Today, knowing if you are pregnant is usually straightforward—you pee on a stick and then wait for the lines to appear. Tests for women to use themselves at home were first marketed in the 1960s. They work by detecting the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine—which is produced primarily by cells in the placenta during pregnancy.

I am a 40-year-old overweight woman diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a little over a year ago. I have become more mindful about the food our family eats, limiting sugar and incorporating more fruits and vegetables into meals at home. Recently, though, I learned my 14-year-old daughter has been “snacking” on spoons of granulated sugar daily. What can I do to reduce her risk for diabetes and reduce her addiction to sugar?

Research by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has found multiple, coordinated interventions are required to reverse the sharp drop in junior doctors training as General Practitioners (GPs) in the Northern Territory.

While knowledge and treatment around HIV continues to improve, HIV stigma remains an issue surrounding the disease and the people who live with it, a forthcoming report finds.

An international phase 3 clinical trial, done in participation with Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, has found that a new targeted treatment called zolbetuximab, given in combination with a standard chemotherapy, extended survival for patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer that overexpressed a specific biomarker.

The University of Eastern Finland is involved in an international study exploring how watching the Russo-Ukrainian war is associated with university students’ experiences of stress, interference with study or work, and psychological well-being. The study found that the more a student follows news about the war, the more depressive symptoms and interfering thoughts they have.

By SHERRY CHABALA

THE Cotton Board of Zambia (CBZ) has received over 2, 000 submissions from various stakeholders suggesting on issues they want to be included in the revised act.

CBZ Chief Executive Officer Sunduzwayo Banda says the response from stakeholders is overwhelming, an indication that the sector is critical to the country’s welfare.

Mr. Banda has explained that the CBZ opened various platforms for those interested to make their submission.

He said the submissions are diverse and the board will ensure they are all taken on board.

Mr Banda said the board feels that the inputs of various stakeholders will have an impact on the cotton sector.

In June this year, Cabinet approved in principle to introduce a bill in parliament to amend the Cotton Act of 2005 to enhance the regulation of the country’s cotton industry. 

The move was made to effectively broaden the mandate of the CBZ and address the existing gaps in the current law. 

The bill also seeks to introduce sufficient provisions for the regulation of the entire cotton value chain in line with international best practices.

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Heart murmurs are sounds, such as whooshing or swishing, made by rapid, choppy blood flow through the heart. The sounds can be heard with a device called a stethoscope and are different from those of a normal heartbeat.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) consists of multiple episodes of partial or complete closure of the upper airway that occur during sleep, leading to breathing cessation lasting more than ten seconds and sometimes even several minutes, followed by arousals and deep breathing.

By NATION REPORTER 

GOVERNMENT has suspended the suspension of the restriction of the movement of the maize grain and mealie meal barely 24 hours after placing a moratorium on the movement of the same.

On 2nd August, 2023, government decided that a temporal restriction on the movement of maize grain and mealie meal be put in place with immediate effect.

But yesterday, a confidential letter addressed to the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU), Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ), the Grain Traders Association of Zambia (GTAZ) and the National Association of Small Scale Farmers (NASCF) informing that the decision to suspend the movement of maize grain and mealie meal had been suspended.

“Reference is made tom our letter referenced DAMB/8/2/5 dated 17th August, 2023, whose subject was restriction of in-country movement of maize grain and mealie meal. Having received concerns from a number of stakeholders, I wish to inform you that the decision is suspended with immediate effect to pave way for further stakeholder consultations, Green Mbozi, the Ministery of Agriculture Permanent Secretary said in his letter.

On Monday, Mr Mbozi announced that there would be no inter district stock movement for now until a time that the ministry shall advise.

Mr Mbozi however said movements to border towns would still be permitted on case by case basis.

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