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Ayoki Onyango

Rising cancer cases not linked to GM foods, scientists insist

All research findings and studies conducted both locally and internationally have never linked the rising cases of cancer in the country to GMO.

By Ayoki Onyango 18 days ago

Rising cancer cases not linked to GM foods, scientists insist

Untapped potential: Unlocking Kenya's medical tourism future

Untapped potential: Unlocking Kenya's medical tourism future

By Ayoki Onyango 1 month ago

Behind festive smiles: The hidden toll of stress on Kenyans

Behind festive smiles: The hidden toll of stress on Kenyans

By Ayoki Onyango 1 month ago

Cocaine: The slimming shortcut you should avoid at all costs

Cocaine: The slimming shortcut you should avoid at all costs

By Ayoki Onyango 1 month ago

Why flu treatment could be a lifesaver for diabetic patients

Medical experts now say that treatment for influenza and other opportunistic infections can help prevent hospitalisation for those suffering from diabetes.

By Ayoki Onyango 1 month ago

Why flu treatment could be a lifesaver for diabetic patients

Why vaccination remains the best option to combat diseases

Vaccines are meant for healthy people to protect against diseases, and everybody needs them.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 months ago

Why vaccination remains the best option to combat diseases

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.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 months ago

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

Study links eggs and cholesterol to higher risk of heart disease

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

By Ayoki Onyango 2 months ago

Study links eggs and cholesterol to higher risk of heart disease

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.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 months ago

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.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 months ago

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.

By Ayoki Onyango 3 months ago

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.

By Ayoki Onyango 3 months ago

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.

By Ayoki Onyango 3 months ago

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.

By Ayoki Onyango 3 months ago

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 Ayoki Onyango 3 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 Ayoki Onyango 4 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 Ayoki Onyango 5 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 Ayoki Onyango 5 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 Ayoki Onyango 7 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 Ayoki Onyango 8 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 Ayoki Onyango 8 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 Ayoki Onyango 8 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 Ayoki Onyango 8 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 Ayoki Onyango 8 months ago

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

How to reduce costs of owning a home

The costs of a house are still far beyond the reach of a bigger percentage of Kenyans. The costs, though, can be drastically reduced, property experts say.

By Ayoki Onyango 1 year ago

How to reduce costs of owning a home

What happened to discussions around oil of Jatropha curcas plant that's similar to diesel?

Given the energy crisis in the global economy. We require good policies and scientific studies to drive commercially viable Jatropha-based biodiesel manufacturing success.

By Ayoki Onyango 1 year ago

What happened to discussions around oil of Jatropha curcas plant that's similar to diesel?

Adopting a plant-based diet? Plan meals carefully

Vegetarians don't eat meat, poultry or seafood, vegans don't eat any animal products, including honey and gelatine.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Adopting a plant-based diet? Plan meals carefully

Calls for new methods to contain cholera outbreak

Cholera, which is spread through water or food contaminated with cholera bacteria, can spread rapidly in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking water.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Calls for new methods to contain cholera outbreak

Parents responsible for their children's obesity

There is a need for regulation and legislation on the marketing and advertising of junk foods to children.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Parents responsible for their children's obesity

Why camel milk enthusiasts see it as medicine, not food

Mercy Njeri, a nutritionist, says camel milk is rich in Vitamins A, B, C, D, and E, and calcium.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Why camel milk enthusiasts see it as medicine, not food

Researchers demand severe punishment for counterfeit medicine

Cartels are said to target popular original medicines such as painkillers used by many people on a daily basis and normally sold over the counter.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Researchers demand severe punishment for counterfeit medicine

Broilers not harmful to your health, experts say

According to Dr Namarome, there are no growth promoters or synthetic steroids used in Kenyan poultry production.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Broilers not harmful to your health, experts say

The health risks of having your womb removed

Women whose uteruses are removed have increased risk of several cardiovascular diseases and metabolic conditions, even when both ovaries are conserved.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

The health risks of having your womb removed

How infidelity, loneliness is driving women into alcoholism

Counties with patriarchal societal hierarchies and strong paternalistic cultures have the least female alcoholics in the country alongside those where religion frowns at alcohol consumption

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

How infidelity, loneliness is driving women into alcoholism

Broiler breasts tastier, kienyeji thighs healthier

Given a choice, some Kenyans go for broiler chicken, others kienyeji, also called 'Road Runner' with choices often dictated by perception on health and age of consumer.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Broiler breasts tastier, kienyeji thighs healthier

The anonymous pulse of a nation

They are our medical heroes and heroines this Jamhuri Day, alongside medical entrepreneurs who have made Kenya the largest exporter of vaccination syringes in the continent.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

The anonymous pulse of a nation

Why some people always have a blocked or runny nose

Allergic rhinitis refers to inflammation of the nasal lining following exposure to allergy causing agents like dust, paint and pollen.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Why some people always have a blocked or runny nose

Sugarcane charcoal lowers energy costs

Commercialisation of biomass briquettes from agro-industrial residues is uplifting the living standards of people in Western Kenya.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Sugarcane charcoal lowers energy costs

Kibanda food tasty but not safe

Typhoid can be controlled using preventive measures starting with food handlers in kiosks, restaurants and hotels since they're among the high risks groups.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Kibanda food tasty but not safe

Vaccine could help tame cholera cases - experts

The oral cholera vaccines have demonstrated efficacy in a large-scale clinical trials among 700,000 people in Kolkata, India.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Vaccine could help tame cholera cases - experts

Short rains will come with pneumonia, flu and asthma

Weather patterns, affected by climate change in Kenya and other parts of the world, come with severe infections from communicable diseases.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Short rains will come with pneumonia, flu and asthma

Camel urine cleans liver, lowers gastric ulcers

Camel blood, on the other hand, has a strong anti-microbial activity against the tested microorganisms to fight cancer.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Camel urine cleans liver, lowers gastric ulcers

Who needs cooking oil?

In the current kadogo economy, do people really need cooking oil? Well, for starters an array of food types does not require cooking oil or cooking fat.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

Who needs cooking oil?

At crossroads over KEBS' suspension of 10 cooking oils? Here are the alternatives

The Kenya Bureau of Standard (KEBS) has suspended the sale of the 10 cooking fat brands for non-compliance with standards.

By Ayoki Onyango 2 years ago

At crossroads over KEBS' suspension of 10 cooking oils? Here are the alternatives

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