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Patients with severe eczema who were treated with the drug dupilumab experienced a reduction in symptoms and improved quality of life, according to a meta-analysis of several clinical trials published in JAMA Dermatology.

Most adolescents and young adults have experienced bullying in some form, with about one-third of them experiencing cyberbullying, contributing to mental health concerns. Cyberbullying involves electronic communication such as texts, emails, online videos and social media, which has become increasingly problematic over the last few decades. Several reasons include the anonymity it allows, the fact that it is not as easily monitored, and that adolescents and young adults have easier access to devices.

Instead of special heart scans, physicians can use images of the chest captured months earlier for other reasons to estimate patients’ risk of heart attack or death during several kinds of major surgeries, a new study shows.

Adding evidence to the importance of early development, a new study links neutral maternal behavior toward infants with an epigenetic change in children related to stress response.

A team of psychiatrists and bioengineers at Stanford University has found that artificially speeding up a mouse’s heart rate leads to increases in symptoms of anxiety. In their study, published in the journal Nature, the group found a way to speed up the heart rate of lab mice without impacting other parts of its body and used that method to learn more about what happens in the brain when the heart speeds up. Yoni Couderc and Anna Beyeler with Bordeaux University, have published a News and Views piece in the same journal issue outlining the work done by the team in California.

By NATION REPORTER
ROUBLE has erupted in Mkushi after irate youths protested at Sacko mine claiming senior United Party for National Development (UPND) members have corruptly invaded the mine at the expense of the youth who worked tirelessly to ensure that the new dawn was ushered into office.
The youhs have accused senior party officials of grabbing the mine promised to them during campaigns.

The infuriated youths stormed the UPND offices in Mkushi to register their anger and fingured out First Lady Mutinta Hichilema as working with a certain company called Ndalumba and Truestone Mineral Processing Limited which has deprived the party zealots from benefiting from the mine.
The UPND youths alleged that President Hakainde Hichilema had given the mine to his wife whom they claimed was working with her young brother called Nickson Chibawo, national youth chairperson Gilbert Liswaniso and Obvious Mwaliteta, the Lusaka Province chairperson.
And a check on the Patent and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA) by the Daily Nation revealed that Gilbert Liswaniso and Obvious Mwaliteta were shareholders in Ndalumba Resources Limited as claimed by the youth.
The check also revealed that the supposed younger brother to Ms Hichilema Mr Nickson Chibawo was equally a shareholder in the company.
Other shareholders include Kelvin Munyau, Li Xiaonan, Tillas Sichinga, Christopher Besa, Kennedy Mwewa, Gao Jinkun and Enock Simfukwe.
The youth claimed President Hichilema had promised to give them the mines once in government but they were shocked and disappointed that the head of State had instead abandoned them in preference for the First Family.
“Ba President (Hichilema) at bapela ba Mutinta iyi mine ukupitila muli Ndalumba but apa naba chinja babika muli Truestone iya mu Chinese (The President has given the mine to Mutinta (First Lady) and now us the youth here in Mkushi) do not want ama (the) Chinese,” said one of the disgruntled youths in a video that has gone viral.
The disenchanted youths said it was only logical for President Hichilema to consider empowering them because they sacrificed a lot for the UPND and it was time they started benefitting from their political toil.
They said President Hichilema needed to fulfil his promises by ensuring that the mine was given to them as he had pledged before forming government. The Sacko Mine in Mkushi has become the latest mining corruption scandal and centre of controversy after the Muwombe Sugilite Mine which has so far the dismissal of Luapula Deputy Permanent Secretary Royd Mwansa along with a number of District Commissioners. The Sacko mine has also seen the arrest of UPND ardent member Mubita Nawa after they caused commotion at the mine.
But, Clayson Hamasaka, the State House Chief Communication Specialist says social media reports to the effect that the First Lady had been given Sacko Mine were false and malicious because the First Family was not part of the shareholders of the controversial mine.
“There is a false and malicious media report alleging that the First Lady Madam Mutinta Hichilema owns a mine in Mkushi. False and malicious in the sense that the First Lady Mrs. Hichilema does not own any mine anywhere, not even under proxies.
Those who have observed her lifestyle so far will attest that the First Lady is largely reserved and conservative. She is content with what she has always been before becoming the First Lady,” Mr Hamasaka said.

Obesity continues to become more common worldwide, despite the health risks and increased mortality posed by the diseases and conditions that accompany it (comorbidities). Although obesity’s comorbidities (such as diabetes) are well known, there is a lack of detailed research into the relationship between the degree of obesity and the occurrence of these diseases.

By PRINCE MKABUMBA
THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lifted Faith Musonda’s immunity on grounds that she did not make a full disclosure of the properties she had acquired.
Tom Shamakamba, the ACC director general said investigations had revealed that Ms. Musonda did not disclose her properties in full at the time she forfeited some of the properties in new Kasama and the unexplained cash.
Mr Shamakamba said the there was agreement that Ms. Musonda would be protected after she surrendered the properties and the cash to the state but that it had been established that there were other properties that she never disclosed and therefore, her immunity could not sustained.
“At the time she was surrendering her properties to the State, Ms Musonda was not being honest and the immunity agreement cannot stand. She is still under investigation. I am telling you these guys have properties,” Mr Shamakamba claimed.
Mr Shamakamba said that there was dishonesty on the part of Ms Musonda and that initially, the ACC granted her immunity based on the disclosure she had made.
He said that Ms Musonda hide some property which made the deal null and void.
“Wthat property in New Kasama was seized together with the cash, she did not disclose that she had other properties. This means she did not open up in full and that the immunity did not hold water,” Mr Shamakamba said.
And Mr Shamakamba has said that the issue of the Honeybee involving Dr Chitalu Chilufya had been withdrawn but that the ACC was considering to revisit if need arose.
He said that the withdrawal was not guarantee that the matter was closed but that if anything came up, then the ACC would act on the individuals involved in the Honeybee saga.
Mr Shamakamba said this at a Media briefing in Lusaka yesterday.

By NATION REPORTER
ALL the Patriotic Front (PF) aspiring presidential hopefuls should strive to build and protect the party for it to bounce back, Greyford Monde has said.
Mr Monde, a presidential aspirant said individuals needed to be patriotic despite of their respective ambitions of wanting to lead the party.
He said all the members needed to work in unison and putting personal interests aside for the growth of the party.
“Let us guard this party jealously we are all in PF not for a candidate but the love we have for this organisation,” he said.
Mr Monde said that PF remained stronger than any of the nine candidates as long as there was unity in the party.
He challenged the aspiring candidates to remain magnanimous and ensure that the party did not die due to squabbles.

THE Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) has decided call off the go slow after a successful engagement with government.
RDAZ president Dr. Mweushi Mphande said the association decided to put a hold to the ongoing go slow upon having an engagement with the higher offices that gave them a listening ear.
He said government has committed to sort out their grievances within the course of this month.
“In that vein the members of RDAZ have decided to put a hold to the go slow as of last night,” he said.
The doctors protested their exception from the 10 percent Salary increment for civil servants across the board.
Dr. Mphande said the issue of RDAZ complaining about the conditions of service for medical doctors was a historical issue.
He said currently, doctors had many issues to with conditions of service ranging from unsettled salary arrears and that most doctors were underpaid for the work that they do.
Dr. Mphande said most of the doctors were performing senior roles but they still get entry level salaries.
He said when it came to the issue of the 10 percent with the dynamic economic situation, it was important that they were considered.