The longest-lived leaves in the plant kingdom can be found only in the harsh, hyperarid desert that crosses the boundary between southern Angola and northern Namibia. A desert is not, of course, the most hospitable place for living things to grow, let alone leafy greens, but the Namib Desert — the world’s oldest, with parts […]
For the last five years, Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, a physicist and cancer researcher, has fought to fund her cancer treatment technology. Green has peer-reviewed studies on her research, which is still in the early stages, and has also received a $1.1 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs. But that research is now on […]
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, is vital for child growth and survival. Exclusive breastfeeding means that the infant receives only breast milk. This is because breast milk has adequate amounts of nutrients and water required for healthy growth as well as immune factors required for the development […]
As part of the Government initiative to support Traditional medicine in the country, enlisting recommended herbal medicines to the national health insurance medicine list is a major block towards achieving this feat. The Director for Traditional And Alternative Medicine Directorate, Dr. Mrs Anastasia Yirenkye announced that, before the end of the year, recommended herbal medicines […]
German Pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed a coronavirus vaccine with US giant Pfizer in record time, said on Monday it aimed to start trialling a malaria vaccine by next year. The vaccine would be using the same breakthrough mRNA technology which is at the core of Covid-19 vaccines to help fight the mosquito-borne disease, which […]
