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Ayoki Onyango

Behind festive smiles: The hidden toll of stress on Kenyans

The financial stress that comes from poor planning is particularly evident in January. After the December holiday season, Kenyans often struggle to meet recurring expenses.

Behind festive smiles: The hidden toll of stress on Kenyans

Cocaine: The slimming shortcut you should avoid at all costs

Cocaine: The slimming shortcut you should avoid at all costs

Why flu treatment could be a lifesaver for diabetic patients

Why flu treatment could be a lifesaver for diabetic patients

Why vaccination remains the best option to combat diseases

Why vaccination remains the best option to combat diseases

Study links eggs and cholesterol to higher risk of heart disease

A new report associates heart disease with increasing consumption of eggs.

Study links eggs and cholesterol to higher risk of heart disease

Cold, flu or allergy? When your blocked nose won't stop running

Many people are currently experiencing allergic rhinitis, which has resulted in running nose, sneezing, itching body and nasal congestion.

Cold, flu or allergy? When your blocked nose won't stop running

How to avoid the pitfalls of common building mistakes

As a way of cutting costs, many developers avoid the services of qualified experts, which sometimes has tragic consequences in the form of collapsed buildings, leading to the loss of life.

How to avoid the pitfalls of common building mistakes

Cervical cancer ravages women despite availability of HPV vaccine

Kenya has over 10 million women aged from 15 and above who are at high risk of HPV infections, which develop into cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer ravages women despite availability of HPV vaccine

How housing initiative changes lives of widows in Rarieda

Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo's Ondoa Nyasi initiative seeks to do away with grass-thatched houses and replace them with decent semi-permanent houses.

How housing initiative changes lives of widows in Rarieda

Blood shortage crisis: Patients in urgent need as supplies drop

Many people across the country need blood transfusions but struggle to obtain this vital resource due to a shortage in blood banks.

Blood shortage crisis: Patients in urgent need as supplies drop

Effective treatments for erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes

Achieving and maintaining an erection requires the interaction between the neurological, arterial, hormonal and psychological functions of the body.

Effective treatments for erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes

Changing face of Kisumu city as posh villas dot lake shores, hills

With the current population of 1.8 million people, Kisumu residents require modern buildings to accommodate them.

Changing face of Kisumu city as posh villas dot lake shores, hills

Hysterectomy leads to more health risks, new study reveals

One of the permanent effects of hysterectomy is that once it is done, the woman will no longer be able to become pregnant or menstruate.

By 2 months ago

Hysterectomy leads to more health risks, new study reveals

Experts call on farmers to grow drought resilient crops

Farmers need to embrace irrigation and growing resilient crops such as cassava, sweet potato, finger millet, and sorghum, as part of climate-smart agriculture.

By 3 months ago

Experts call on farmers to grow drought resilient crops

Kenyans eating food contaminated with cancer-causing toxins - survey

Samples collected from supermarkets in Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Kitale and Mombasa were found to be contaminated with aflatoxin and fumonisin.

By 4 months ago

Kenyans eating food contaminated with cancer-causing toxins - survey

Study gives red meat clean bill of health after warnings

The research, which was published in Science Day journal, found that the dangers linked to the consumption of red meat are too minimal and should therefore, not cause any worry.

By 4 months ago

Study gives red meat clean bill of health after warnings

Should State focus on affordable housing or slums upgrading?

The working and middle classes are capable of buying their own houses and should be free to do so without additional taxes.

By 5 months ago

Should State focus on affordable housing or slums upgrading?

Lake Victoria backflow drowns hopes of fishermen, businesses

The overflow has affected fishing, killed fish species and destroyed fishing gear and boats.

By 7 months ago

Lake Victoria backflow drowns hopes of fishermen, businesses

State should vet real estate agents to weed out rogue ones

The government should also ensure that all housing agents have business offices, registered firms, operational contacts and valid business licenses.

By 7 months ago

State should vet real estate agents to weed out rogue ones

Better reporting in health centres aids cervical cancer data access

Cervical cancer has become a nightmare for many women as more than 1,600 women die of the disease annually in Kenya, making it one the leading cause of cancer deaths in females.

By 7 months ago

Better reporting in health centres aids cervical cancer data access

Why popular Covid vaccine has been pulled off the market

AstraZeneca was the first to arrive in Kenya and is said to have saved the lives of nearly seven million people.

By 7 months ago

Why popular Covid vaccine has been pulled off the market

Despite being treatable and preventable, cervical cancer still a nightmare for women

Cervical cancer’s death rate in Kenya is unsettling. For those who are diagnosed, it is like embarking on a journey through a rough sea where survival is a chance against giant waves.

By 7 months ago

Despite being treatable and preventable, cervical cancer still a nightmare for women

Study links eggs and cholesterol to higher risk of heart disease

A new report associates heart disease with increasing consumption of eggs.

Study links eggs and cholesterol to higher risk of heart disease

Cold, flu or allergy? When your blocked nose won't stop running

Many people are currently experiencing allergic rhinitis, which has resulted in running nose, sneezing, itching body and nasal congestion.

Cold, flu or allergy? When your blocked nose won't stop running

How to avoid the pitfalls of common building mistakes

As a way of cutting costs, many developers avoid the services of qualified experts, which sometimes has tragic consequences in the form of collapsed buildings, leading to the loss of life.

How to avoid the pitfalls of common building mistakes

Cervical cancer ravages women despite availability of HPV vaccine

Kenya has over 10 million women aged from 15 and above who are at high risk of HPV infections, which develop into cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer ravages women despite availability of HPV vaccine

How housing initiative changes lives of widows in Rarieda

Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo's Ondoa Nyasi initiative seeks to do away with grass-thatched houses and replace them with decent semi-permanent houses.

How housing initiative changes lives of widows in Rarieda

Blood shortage crisis: Patients in urgent need as supplies drop

Many people across the country need blood transfusions but struggle to obtain this vital resource due to a shortage in blood banks.

Blood shortage crisis: Patients in urgent need as supplies drop

Effective treatments for erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes

Achieving and maintaining an erection requires the interaction between the neurological, arterial, hormonal and psychological functions of the body.

Effective treatments for erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes

Changing face of Kisumu city as posh villas dot lake shores, hills

With the current population of 1.8 million people, Kisumu residents require modern buildings to accommodate them.

Changing face of Kisumu city as posh villas dot lake shores, hills

Hysterectomy leads to more health risks, new study reveals

One of the permanent effects of hysterectomy is that once it is done, the woman will no longer be able to become pregnant or menstruate.

By 2 months ago

Hysterectomy leads to more health risks, new study reveals

Experts call on farmers to grow drought resilient crops

Farmers need to embrace irrigation and growing resilient crops such as cassava, sweet potato, finger millet, and sorghum, as part of climate-smart agriculture.

By 3 months ago

Experts call on farmers to grow drought resilient crops

Kenyans eating food contaminated with cancer-causing toxins - survey

Samples collected from supermarkets in Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Kitale and Mombasa were found to be contaminated with aflatoxin and fumonisin.

By 4 months ago

Kenyans eating food contaminated with cancer-causing toxins - survey

Study gives red meat clean bill of health after warnings

The research, which was published in Science Day journal, found that the dangers linked to the consumption of red meat are too minimal and should therefore, not cause any worry.

By 4 months ago

Study gives red meat clean bill of health after warnings

Should State focus on affordable housing or slums upgrading?

The working and middle classes are capable of buying their own houses and should be free to do so without additional taxes.

By 5 months ago

Should State focus on affordable housing or slums upgrading?

Lake Victoria backflow drowns hopes of fishermen, businesses

The overflow has affected fishing, killed fish species and destroyed fishing gear and boats.

By 7 months ago

Lake Victoria backflow drowns hopes of fishermen, businesses

State should vet real estate agents to weed out rogue ones

The government should also ensure that all housing agents have business offices, registered firms, operational contacts and valid business licenses.

By 7 months ago

State should vet real estate agents to weed out rogue ones

Better reporting in health centres aids cervical cancer data access

Cervical cancer has become a nightmare for many women as more than 1,600 women die of the disease annually in Kenya, making it one the leading cause of cancer deaths in females.

By 7 months ago

Better reporting in health centres aids cervical cancer data access

Why popular Covid vaccine has been pulled off the market

AstraZeneca was the first to arrive in Kenya and is said to have saved the lives of nearly seven million people.

By 7 months ago

Why popular Covid vaccine has been pulled off the market

Despite being treatable and preventable, cervical cancer still a nightmare for women

Cervical cancer’s death rate in Kenya is unsettling. For those who are diagnosed, it is like embarking on a journey through a rough sea where survival is a chance against giant waves.

By 7 months ago

Despite being treatable and preventable, cervical cancer still a nightmare for women

Study links eggs and cholesterol to higher risk of heart disease

A new report associates heart disease with increasing consumption of eggs.

Study links eggs and cholesterol to higher risk of heart disease

Cold, flu or allergy? When your blocked nose won't stop running

Many people are currently experiencing allergic rhinitis, which has resulted in running nose, sneezing, itching body and nasal congestion.

Cold, flu or allergy? When your blocked nose won't stop running

How to avoid the pitfalls of common building mistakes

As a way of cutting costs, many developers avoid the services of qualified experts, which sometimes has tragic consequences in the form of collapsed buildings, leading to the loss of life.

How to avoid the pitfalls of common building mistakes

Cervical cancer ravages women despite availability of HPV vaccine

Kenya has over 10 million women aged from 15 and above who are at high risk of HPV infections, which develop into cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer ravages women despite availability of HPV vaccine

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