Scientists find agressive new strain of HIV
Patients infected with new HIV strain develop AIDS over two years faster than those with other versions of the virus. A new and more aggressive strain of HIV discovered in…
Nurses not shaken with govt’s threats, continues with strike
Nurses who are on strike have again defied the directive by government to resume work 5pm on Thursday or face dismissal charges for being absentee from work. A check at…
Health Insights: The importance of strength training
By Asunta Simoloka A balanced workout regimen must include strength training on a regular basis. Strength training, also known as resistance training, involves the use of resistance in order to…
Sata appoints new Mansa MP as Second Deputy Minister at Health
President Michael Sata has with immediate effect appointed Dr Chilufya Chitalu, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Mansa Central as Deputy Minister of Health. Dr Chilufya replaces Christopher Mulenga…
Ndola’s Chifubu Residents complain of eratic supply of ARVs
Residents of Ndola’s Chibufu township on the Copperbelt province of Zambia have complained about the erratic supply of ARVS. Zambian Eye, has leant that, the clinic and the nearby clinics…
Striking Nurses defy Health Minister, as Shamenda says they won’t hold govt at ransom
Nurses at University Teaching Hospital (UTH) have defied the order by Minister of Health Dr. Joseph Kasonde to call-off the strike and instead the strike has now spread to other…
Operations paralyzed at UTH, Minister orders Striking Nurses to resume work
Operations is paralyzed at Zambia’s biggest Hospital, University Teaching Hospital (UTH) as the the strike by Nurses continued on Sunday, November 24, 2013. A check by Zambian Eye at UTH…
Disease outbreak feared in Philippines after Haiyan
As residents of central Philippines struggle to recover from the devastation caused by the fierce Typhoon Haiyan, there are growing concerns about disease outbreak. The unimaginable destruction caused by Haiyan…
Dead foods you should ban from your diet
By Asunta Simoloka The following manufactured foods have been stripped of all their life giving properties and in Deepak Chopra’s words, they are dead foods. Breakfast maize meal Breakfast maize…
A reader’s questions about balanced diet, vegetarianism
By Asunta Simoloka In response to an article introducing the health and nutrition page, a reader asked what foods make a balanced diet and why some vegetarians die early. Balance.…