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 FOLLOWING the rampant smuggling of mealie to neighboring countries, Government has signed a statutory instrument to provide for suspension of duty on maize corn flour, commonly referred to as mealie-meal. Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane signed the statutory instrument. Dr Musokotwane said the duty suspension is only applicable when mealie-meal is […]

A new study shows promise for reducing risky drinking among Army National Guard members over the long term, potentially improving their health and readiness to serve.

By NATION REPORTER

KENYAN Agriculture minister Mithika Linthuri has said that his country would be exporting maize from Zambia in a bid to reduce the deficit in his country.

Mr Linthuri said the cost of growing maize in Zambia was cheap and that was why he had resorted to export maize from Zambia.

He said no Kenyan would sleep hungry because his government was closely working with their Zambian counterparts to ensure that the country was food secure.

Mr Linthuri said the Zambian government had also given land to Kenya to grow maize.

 FOURTEEN people out of 208 recorded Road Traffic Accidents during Easter holiday celebrations have died. Police have attributed most accidents to excessive speed, failing to keep to nearside, misjudging clearance distance and cutting-in. Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said the province with the highest number of RTA’s  was Lusaka with 95, followed by Copperbelt with […]

Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections. These infections, linked to antibiotic use, cause difficult-to-treat diarrhea, longer hospital stays, and higher costs. C. difficile infections are fatal for more than 12,000 people in the United States each year.

Brains are like puzzles, requiring many nested and co-dependent pieces to function well. The brain is divided into areas, each containing many millions of neurons connected across thousands of synapses. These synapses, which enable communication between neurons, depend on even smaller structures: message-sending boutons (swollen bulbs at the branch-like tips of neurons), message-receiving dendrites (complementary branch-like structures for receiving bouton messages), and power-generating mitochondria. To create a cohesive brain, all these pieces must be accounted for.

High levels of the body’s own cannabinoid substances protect against developing addiction in individuals previously exposed to childhood maltreatment, according to a new study from Linköping University in Sweden.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging in the United States, with notable increases seen in case counts of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.

A new study by investigators with the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) finds that the tick-borne Powassan virus is being transmitted in concentrated community clusters throughout New England.

The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed measures on Tuesday to reduce exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), a chemical widely used to sterilize medical equipment that has been found to increase the risk of certain cancers.