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As the new school year begins, parents may be wondering how to help teens protect their mental health as they engage with peers on social media.

A recent case study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice highlights the challenges faced by families seeking venom immunotherapy for fire ant allergies. The study focuses on a 4-year-old boy from New Orleans, Louisiana, who experienced a severe allergic reaction after being stung by ants. Dr. John Carlson, pediatric allergy and immunology specialist at Ochsner Health, was the senior author on the case study.

Metformin, the most commonly used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, not only lowers blood sugar levels but has been revealed to extend lifespan in C. Elegans—an animal model that shares similar metabolic systems with humans and is often used to model human diseases.

During a time when hospitals were overrun with COVID-19 patients and ventilators were in high demand, the nation’s focus was not on firearm-related injuries.

By ROGERS KALERO 

CHIMWEMWE Member of Parliament (MP) Allen Banda has warned Zonal Leaders, Ward Development Committees (WDC) and Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Committees not to engage in corrupt practices during disbursement of the loans and grants review processes.

Mr Banda said he will not hesitate to report any one to relevant authorities who would be found to be involved in corrupt practices during disbursement of the loans and grants review processes because corruption was not only a crime, but also a retrogressive act. 

Mr Banda said CDF committees should give grants to Cooperatives and Clubs as per their Business Plans or Proposals, not just disbursing very small amounts just to have large numbers of beneficiaries. 

He said failure by the committees to disburse the proposed amount may lead to beneficiaries using the funds for personal reasons rather than business investments.

“The purpose of this project is to disburse funds, which will help foster meaningful business development among the residents in the Constituency, not just recording large numbers of beneficiaries.

“Let me also take advantage of this time to tell beneficiaries of grants or skills training that they are not supposed to pay any money to access loans, grants or skills training as all these services are being offered for free.

“Let me sound this warning to WDCs and CDF Committees not to engage in corrupt practices during the loans and grants review processes. I have heard stories about some individuals engaging in corrupt practices. I will not hesitate o report such leaders to the relevant authorities,” Mr Banda said.

Mr Banda said he will always find time to get to the ground and listen to the concerns of the people in various township of Chimwemwe constituency so that he can continue to move on the same page with them.

He said he will not be confrontational to his critics but he will bring them on board so that he can work together with them in delivering his campaign promises to the people of Chimwemwe.

“When you are a leader, you don’t get confrontational towards your critics, but you embrace them and see how you can work together to deliver development. The people of Chimwemwe want solutions to poverty and hunger, they want good water reticulation system, they don’t want insults, malice and character assassination.

“So those who are interested in bringing development in Chimwemwe constituency, let us work together. I always find it gratifying to spend quality time with people of Chimwemwe Constituency, listening and attending to various issues they present to me, whilst am parliamentary office or in the field,” he said.

He said it was his desire to continue engaging members of the community on a number of issues of importance to the development of Chimwemwe constituency. 

“We further wish to encourage all the people of Chimwemwe Constituency to always make use of our offices at any time and share their challenges as well as ideas aimed at deepening our area,” he said.

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Millions of Americans were exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, early in the pandemic but could not get diagnosed due to testing limitations. Many of those people developed a post-viral syndrome with symptoms similar to those of long COVID. In a new study of a small group of those people, their immune response shows that 41% had evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure. The study is published in Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation.

Lower-middle class Americans nearing retirement age are worse off than their counterparts more than two decades ago, while upper-middle Americans have largely seen their life expectancy and wealth improve. Policymakers, meanwhile, overlook the lower middle group of Americans who don’t qualify for many assistance programs. That’s according to a new study by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Evidence suggests that allogenic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) improves overall survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a serious blood disorder, when compared with best available supportive care. But MDS is a heterogeneous disease and questions remained about how cancer-related genetic mutations influence outcomes.

Medical terminology evolves alongside our understanding of medicine. As time goes by, new terms are adopted while others are abandoned. In midwifery, there should always be a strong emphasis on the language we use, particularly in pregnancy.

The skin is the largest organ of the body, and it plays a crucial role as the first line of defense against pathogens and insults from the external environment. It provides important functions like temperature regulation and moisture retention. And despite the misconception that lipids harm your skin by causing oiliness and acne, they actually play a vital role in maintaining the skin barrier.