Cart is empty WITH the removal of street vendors from the streets in Lusaka’s Central Business District (CBD), the move has received some mixed feelings, with some vendors crying foul over the matter. Some sections of society who also includes other vendors have welcomed the move as sanity has been restored. With the move effected, Minister of Local […]
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In 2017, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a dramatic reversal in its approach to peanut-allergy prevention, recommending parents expose their infants as young as four months old to peanuts to prevent peanut allergy.
An innovative approach to classify metastases in patients with colorectal cancer
Once cancer spreads to different parts of the body (known as metastasis), it is more challenging to treat. This is true in colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver. However, some patients with limited metastasis can achieve long-term survival, and even a cure, if they’re treated with aggressive localized interventions such as surgery or radiation therapy.
Study finds adversity experienced during childhood or pregnancy affects the gut microbiome across generations
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Study demonstrates the existence of lymphatic vessels deep in mouse brain tissue
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How to get vitamin D without spending too much time in the sun
Vitamin D is vital for numerous bodily functions. While sunlight is the primary source of vitamin D, record high temperatures this summer may dissuade people from spending time in the sun. An expert at Baylor College of Medicine talks about the importance of vitamin D and alternatives ways to get your daily intake.
The largest study of its kind shows a need for improvement in esophageal cancer screenings
A new study published in Gastroenterology aims to improve the effectiveness of screening and surveillance practices for early cancer detection in Barrett’s esophagus (BE).
Hospital IT systems can facilitate price collusion, study finds
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NATSAVE TO GET K500M RECAPITALISATION BOOST
…as it develops a turnaround strategy for the state-owned bank to operate profitably
By SHARON ZULU
THE Government plans to recapitalise the National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE) at a cost of K500 million.
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