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A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has shown that prenatal diagnosis, or diagnosis before a baby is born, is associated with earlier surgery for babies with congenital heart defects, the most common birth defects affecting nearly 1% of all live births. The association was demonstrated for critical defects (when heart surgery is required before the infant leaves the hospital) and certain types of noncritical defects, which constitute about 75% of all congenital heart defects.

By GRACE CHAILE

THE Constitutional Court has dismissed the suit filed by Zambia Community Development Initiative Program, questioning the actions by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) to search former President Edgar Lungu’s property without lifting his immunity.

NDOLA Central Member of Parliament (MP) Frank Tayali has been taken to court by two Ndola residents for the offence of malicious damage to property. The law maker is  alleged to have ordered the demolition of some houses which he claimed to have been constructed on land belonging to him. This demolition exercise prompted the […]

…says high indebtedness, insolvency and a burden of US$2.5 billion liabilities compelled the PF government to liquidate KCM to save it from total collapse

BY NATION REPORTER 

KONKOLA Copper Mine (KCM) was threatened with insolvency as a result of its high indebtedness, with a burden of US$1.567 billion in liabilities, exceeding its total assets about US$123 million and could only be salvaged from total collapse through liquidation, Richard Musukwa has disclosed.

FOOTBALL House has described as a ‘surprise’ claims by UK publication The Guardian that Copper Queens coach Bruce Mwape rubbed a player’s chest at the World Cup. Mwape, the country’s most successful national team coach at women’s level has been at the centre of sex abuse allegations for close to a year now. The allegations […]

…Chinga Miyutu accuses CSOs of being selfish by expressing concerns over the high cost of mealie meal, fuel, says Government is rewarding farmers for their hard work to produce maize

By NATION REPORTER

IT is being selfish for the civil society organisations to heap the blame on Government over the high cost of living because the phenomenon is global from which Zambia should not be isolated, Chinga Miyutu has said.

MINISTER of Heath Sylvia Masebo has bemoaned the theft of medicines in health facilities which has resulted in shortages of medication and other medical supplies. Ms Masebo said thefts have not only created a shortage, but also affected operations in health facilities as it has seen to patients suffering when in dire need of treatment. […]

Between 7% and 15% of people in North America, between 5% and 9% of people in Europe, and between 1% and 5% of people in Asia suffer from kidney stones. Common symptoms are severe pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and bloody urine. But kidney stones don’t just reduce the quality of life; in the long run, they may lead to infections, swollen kidneys (hydronephrosis), renal insufficiency, and end-stage renal disease. Known risk factors for developing kidney stones include being an adult male, obesity, chronic diarrhea, dehydration, and having inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, or gout.

The use of essential peppermint oil aromatherapy may ease pain severity after open heart surgery and enhance sleep quality as well, suggest the results of a small comparative clinical trial, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

Childhood trauma, such as abuse, emotional neglect, and exposure to domestic violence may heighten a woman’s subsequent risk of pregnancy complications, and of giving birth to a low birthweight or premature baby, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in BMJ Open.