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Skipping Breakfast Increases Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Adults- Study

Michael Gwarisa

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL studies have indicated that breakfast skipping is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a recent study, there was a greater risk of type 2 diabetes in adults who skipped breakfast as compared to those adhered to a consistent breakfast routine. The study looked at data on 96,175 people to see if

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Gender Matrix

Govt Urged To Create Decent Working Conditions For Women

Michael Gwarisa

GOVERNMENT has been urged to promote decent working conditions for women in the public sector as they carry the extra burden of social labor at home. By Fadzai Ndangana This came out in a virtual meeting organized by social justice movements- Action Aid Zimbabwe and Issues Pane Nyaya, where stakeholders were discussing the importance of

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Global Health

A New Virus ‘Nipah,’ Deadlier Than COVID-19 Emerges In India, Kills Boy 12

Michael Gwarisa

A 12-year-old boy has died in India of Nipah, a rare virus that is far deadlier than COVID-19 — and one that health officials have long feared could start a global pandemic. The unidentified boy died Sunday at a hospital in Kerala, the southern state already battling the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the

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