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It’s inevitable. About half of the world’s population awaits an unavoidable biological fate: menopause. As those of us who will experience the transition (including me) near our 50th birthday, our ovaries will essentially say “we’re done.”

Self-medication refers to the use of over-the-counter (OTC) medication and other means of dealing with individual health problems. Self-medication is promoted as a policy measure for reducing unnecessary visits to medical facilities for minor symptoms and curtailing medical costs.

At the beginning of the mass vaccination against COVID-19 infection, the government had to determine eligibility for priority vaccination. Priority for vaccination was given to health care workers, people aged over 65 years, and people aged 18–64 years with underlying medical conditions in particular. The effect of such a setting on subsequent vaccination coverage requires evaluation.

Patients with altered level of consciousness are among the most difficult to assess and may have subtle neurological changes that can occur suddenly and become life-threatening if they go unnoticed.

An evaluation of 17 previously published studies suggests that exposure to lead in the womb or in childhood is associated with an increased risk of engaging in criminal behavior in adulthood—but more evidence is needed to strengthen understanding. Maria Jose Talayero Schettino of the George Washington University, U.S., and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

GOVERNMENT has hailed Divine Mercy Home (DMH) for its commitment to make positive change to vulnerable people in society through sports.
Speaking during the DMH 5th fundraising charity golf tournament held on Sunday at Chainama Golf Club in Lusaka, Ministry of Community Development and Social Services Director in The Department of Community Development Patricia Muyamwa said the golf championship was a perfect initiative for raising funds towards the skills development center for the youths orphans and vulnerable children.
Muyamwa said the Ministry of Community Development provides guidance on the implementation of community-based projects and programmes, which contribute to poverty reduction and improved quality of life of citizens in order to foster national development.
She hailed all the corporates that came together to support raise funds and support the charity organization while enjoying a game of golf.
“I would like to thank everyone who has supported the activity and assure you that you are contributing to a good cause. Your participation is, in its own right, a form of reaching out to the vulnerable in society and I urge you to continue to do so whenever called upon,” Muyanwa said.
“I would like to encourage the Divine Mercy Home to continue supporting the vulnerable in our society by showing love.”
And DMH Vice Board Chairperson Brian Silungwe emphasized the need for corporates to partner with Charity Organization whos main objective is to end vulnerability among children in society.
Silungwe thanked corporates which have already partnered with DMH to host a successful fundraising golf championship which features over 40 golfers who were representing 11 corporates.
Meanwhile, Zambia Sugar won the DMH Fundraising Golf tournament after amassing 118 points, eight points ahead of second placed Madison General Insurance.
Zambia Sugar claimed wine, Top Star decoders and first trophies while Madison golfers walked away with second trophies, wine and some fans.
Pivoty finished third with 102 points and walked away with 20KG bags of Mealie Meal from African Mealing and wines from the Wine Shop.

Many of the answers for effectively responding to a pathogen lie in its genome. Understanding the genetic code of a pathogen like Ebola or the virus that causes COVID-19 allows scientists to track its movement, predict future behavior, identify the source of the outbreak and, most importantly, develop effective vaccines and treatments. This technology was critical during the pandemic, and it will be even more so with future outbreaks.

Based on non-invasive, easy-to-manipulate near-infrared (NIR) laser irradiation, researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) have developed a flexible and potent design for “on-demand” whole tumor cell vaccine (TCV). The study was published in Nature Communications on July 26.

Millions of Americans with tobacco-related lung disease have symptoms that do not fit any existing tobacco-related disease criteria—including the most common of those, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

By NATION REPORTER 

ABOUT 236 trading stands and stalls have been earmarked for demolition at the Lusaka’s COMESA Market in the continued exercise of riding the Central Business District (CBD) of illegal vending and cleaning up.