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By Flavia Nassaka Experts call for integration of mental health care for the positive at all levels One Tuesday morning recently, a man who looked to be in his 60s walked into the Independent Publications office with a story so important, he said, it had to be published immediately. With …

By Agencies Delayed onset muscle soreness is common after exercise and usually means your muscles are getting stronger Starting a workout program can be challenging. Making the time to exercise, creating a balanced routine, and setting goals are hard enough, but add to that the muscle soreness that comes with …

By Flavia Nassaka Critics wary of corruption and say Uganda lacks the physical infrastructure to support scheme Thirteen years after it hatched plans to launch a compulsory public Social Health Insurance (SHI) scheme, Uganda appears set to launch it this year. Dr. Asuman Lukwago, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry …

By The Independent Team Keep it simple Researchers from Rush University medical centre in Chicago have that found women who spent longer preparing and cleaning up after meals had a greater risk of health problems such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol.  Women who cut the amount of time …

By Dominic Muwanguzi An artist takes his love for his wife and child to the gallery The art of sentimentality is an apt description of Amos Sentongo works currently on show at Karibu Art Gallery in Bukoto, Kampala.  The artist calls his collection of highly expressive pieces that appear rooted …

By Flavia Nassaka Scientists agree that everyone’s individual sleep needs vary. Generally, however, healthy adults should have 16 hours of wakefulness and need an average of eight hours of sleep every night. That means one needs to be in bed by 10pm if they aim to be up by 6am. …

By Agencies The results of a small trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine in humans shows that it appears safe, produces an immune response and is well tolerated, prompting support for its development to be fast-tracked. The candidate vaccine is being jointly developed by the National Institute of Allergy and …

By Flavia Nassaka Exercise is recommended for everyone opting to stay healthy and in shape but more so for the hypertensive.Usually, when you are first diagnosed with hypertension, your doctor will recommend doing plenty of exercise. And so you have decided to heed expert advice and startedexercising but are wondering …

By Flavia Nassaka Two months to MDGs deadline, Uganda trails world on indicators On a daily basis, over 18000 children die according to the United Nations Children’s Agency. Some of the children die at delivery whereas others die before attaining the age of five. Similarly, the World Health Organisation estimates …

By Flavia Nassaka More sex partners or diet? A recently released study which claims that men who have many women partners less likely to develop prostate cancer, has renewed interest in the disease. The Prostate Cancer & Environment Study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology involved 1590 men. It reported …