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Cutting down on salt can cut blood pressure

Even if you take blood pressure drugs ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Most people can significantly lower their blood pressure, even if they are already on blood pressure medication, if they cut down on salt by about a teaspoon a day, according to new findings published Nov. 11 in JAMA and presented …

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UNBS warns Nsenene dealers

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Standards-UNBS has cautioned dealers in nsenene (edible grasshoppers) to abide by set national standards on edible insects, to protect the health of their consumers. The Uganda Standard (US 28 EAS 39:2002) for Edible Insects compels handlers to produce, prepare, and handle …

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Human Rights Watch: Support maternal community health workers

Traditional perinatal care workers save lives and shouldn’t be marginalised Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Governments should review their positions on traditional birth attendants and recognise and support their work, including by ensuring they are paid and resourced adequately. That is the position of the international research and advocacy NGO, …

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