Health

Wealthy Kenyans rush for cosmetic surgery during Covid-19 lockdown

Plastic and reconstructive doctors are seeing a rising demand for elective and cosmetic surgery in Covid-19 times, as wealthy Kenyans opt for laser eye correction, chin and breast augmentation, Botox injections, and dental fixtures. Reason? Working from home has given people plenty of time to do cosmetic surgery and heal without asking for time off

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Doctors warn abusers of ‘blue pill’

By Angela Oketch Recent reports, mostly on social media, showed that more men are dying from the effects of the sex-enhancing drugs sold over the counter. Experts acknowledge that the controlled medicines are being dispensed with abandon and men, young and old, are eating them like groundnuts. “If you usually experience chest pains or pant

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UK doctors seek review of 12-week gap between vaccine doses

A medical staff member prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Tudor Ranch in Mecca, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — A major British doctors’ group says the U.K. government should “urgently review” its decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up

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How do I protect myself from Hepatitis B?

By Dr Vincent Karuhanga I am Hepatitis B negative but recently found out my wife is positive. How do we engage in sexual intercourse since we need to start a family? Aaron Dear Aaron, People mainly get infected with the Hepatitis B virus through sexual intercourse with infected partners or when infected mothers pass it

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UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday Jan. 22, 2021. Johnson announced that the new variant of COVID-19, which was first discovered in the south of England, may be linked with an increase in the mortality rate. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP) By JILL LAWLESS

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Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows ‘Help is on the way’

President Joe Biden signs executive orders after speaking about the coronavirus, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and

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A man has been fined £1,000 for failing to self-isolate after arriving in the UK from Somalia.

A man has been fined £1,000 at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court for failing to self-isolate after arriving in England from Somalia (Picture REX) By Josh Layton Traveller fined £1,000 for breaching self-isolation rules by visiting sister A man has been fined £1,000 for failing to self-isolate after arriving in the UK from Somalia. Basuir Fidin, 34,

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7 Challenges Faced by Small Businesses During COVID 19

The bad news about the COVID 19 pandemic is that nobody knows when it’s likely to end. The challenges faced by small businesses during CO Vid outbreaks are significant and require attention. All business owners can agree that the present economic climate is difficult for all companies. Even more difficult for small businesses because of

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UK may move patients into hotels to ease hospital strain

A row of ambulances are parked outside the Royal London Hospital in London on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. British officials are considering tougher coronavirus restrictions as the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients surpasses the first peak of the outbreak in the spring. (Yui Mok/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — England’s health care system may move

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Pfizer’s Scandal in Nigeria – How An Experimental Vaccine Killed 11 Children in 1996

Vaccine By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. Western medical and scientific companies have always used Africa as their testing ground for new medicines, and in the process, they have decimated innocent lives. This has been done to quench an insatiable desire for mega-profits. All ethics and regulatory approvals are thrown out the window for the relentless pursuit

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