Vitamin D supplements may help reduce chronic inflammation, study finds

Written by Annie Lennon — Fact checked by Jessica Beake, Ph.D. Researchers investigated the effects of vitamin D on systematic low-grade inflammation.They found that vitamin D deficiency leads to higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers.They concluded that improving vitamin D status among deficient patients could lower their risk or severity of chronic illnesses with inflammatory componentsSystematic…

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26 Women Remanded to Luzira for using Children to Beg on Kampala Streets

By KCCA/ PCA City Hall Magistrate’s Court has remanded 26 women for using children to beg on streets which is a crime under the Kampala Capital City Child Protection Ordinance 2022. The 26 appeared before Magistrate Edwin Kakaire who remanded them to Luzira Prison until Friday August 26, 2022. Those who have been remanded include;…

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UN Boss strongly condemns terrorist attack on Somalia’s Hayat hotel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, the capital and most populous city of Somalia. Through a statement, the UN chief expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims as well as the government and people of Somalia, adding that he wished a…

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UAE ambassador to Iran to return, 6 years after relations severed

It has been more than six years since the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with Iran after Saudi diplomatic missions attacked by protesters. The United Arab Emirates says its ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, would return to Tehran “in coming days”, more than six years after the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with…

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Israeli spyware company NSO Group CEO steps down

Surveillance firm is embroiled in legal action after allegations that its tools have been used to target dissidents. Israeli spyware firm NSO Group has said its Chief Executive Shalev Hulio is stepping down with immediate effect, with Chief Operating Officer Yaron Shohat appointed to oversee a reorganisation of the company before a successor is named….

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Kampala elderly persons receive SAGE money

By KCCA/ PCA Elderly persons in Kampala under the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) program have this week received their monthly stipend. At least 2,900 elderly persons are registered to benefit from SAGE program in Kampala City. This is the third year that the elderly persons in Kampala are benefiting from the program since…

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Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe kills 157 unvaccinated children

At least 157 children have died in a new measles outbreak in Zimbabwe. The outbreak was first reported in the eastern Manicaland province in early April and has since spread to all parts of the country. At least 2,056 cases have been reported and virtually all of the deaths have been children who were not…

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