Ann Nyathira
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How to safely store medicine and what to do with expired ones
While most medications need to be stored in a cool, dark, and dry place, some require refrigeration or specific temperatures. Storing your medicines properly can help to ensure they work as they should as well as prevent poisoning accidents.
Understanding Kidney Stones: Causes, symptoms, and treatment options
Kidney stones can be caused by a variety of factors, including diet, obesity, certain medical disorders, and certain drugs and supplements.
Looming risk of water borne diseases as floods hit the country
Experts warn of a looming spike of waterborne disease as the floods damage properties, roads and infrastructure.
Birth control pill: Everything you need to know about the side effects
Dr. Grace Kanyi, a gynaecologist, explains that there are women who cannot be put on contraceptives because of health complications like unexplained vaginal bleeding, diabetes, and breast-feeding mothers.
Silent pandemic - Are you using antibiotics the right way?
Dr John Kariuki notes that inappropriate use occurs when antibiotics are taken for too short a time, at too low a dose, at inadequate potency, or for the wrong disease.
You have probably been wearing the wrong bra size and it is hurting you
Finding a bra that fits well is tricky not only because sizing varies by brand but also because of how sizes are related to one another.
What portion of proteins do you need for a healthy body?
Esther Ateka, a nutritionist based in Nairobi notes that there are two sources of protein, animal and plant.
Melatonin: When candy-like supplements meant for adults harm unsuspecting children
Although some packages come in child-resistant caps, others don’t, hence the exposure to the unsuspecting children who ingest it thinking it is a candy.
Viral hepatitis killing 3,500 people daily - WHO warns
WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report states that deaths caused by the infectious killer have been on the rise, with 1.3 million people dying in 2022 from 1.1 million in 2019.The research emphasizes that testing and treatment coverage rates have stagnated in spite of improved diagnostic and treatment i...