Beauty and the Beast: Kenya battles poisonous cosmetics as women constitute burgeoning market

Beauty and the Beast: Kenya battles poisonous cosmetics as women constitute burgeoning market

According to the KEBS website, some of the skin lightening products include Jaribu Skin Lightening Lotion, Amira Skin Lightening Lotion, A3 Cleartouch Complexion Lotion, Fair White Body Clearing Milk and Precieux Treatment Beauty Lotion, Movate, Jaribu, Rico, Miki, Mekako, Tura, Fair lady, and Jambo.

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Some 120 vultures die after eating carcass of elephant poisoned by poachers in South Africa’s flagship national park

Some 120 vultures die after eating carcass of elephant poisoned by poachers in South Africa’s flagship national park

The Kruger National Park covers approximately 20,000 square kilometres (7,722 square miles) and is nearly twice the size of small countries like Jamaica and Qatar.

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Study finds adults exposed to chemicals used in food packaging, cosmetics and printed receipts suffer memory loss and cognitive decline

Study finds adults exposed to chemicals used in food packaging, cosmetics and printed receipts suffer memory loss and cognitive decline

Using data from nearly 900 US adults with an average age of 69, researchers found that combined exposure to phenols, parabens and especially phthalates (PAEs) was linked to lower scores on standard tests of brain function, particularly among men.

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‘A scientist walked outside to have lunch with a girlfriend’ and leaked Covid from lab,’ Trump jokes as he pauses gain-of-function research funding

‘A scientist walked outside to have lunch with a girlfriend’ and leaked Covid from lab,’ Trump jokes as he pauses gain-of-function research funding

Critics argue that it has a “dual-use” potential, as the pathogens can be used for bioweapons research and development. The question of Covid-19 origins has largely become a partisan debate that sees it as either a natural spill-over or a lab leak – although other researchers argue it could have been an intentional leak, or that there was no pandemic virus.

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Study: Covid vaccination on pregnant women resulted in miscarriage, foetal malformations, premature birth, stillbirth, newborn asphyxia and newborn death  

Study: Covid vaccination on pregnant women resulted in miscarriage, foetal malformations, premature birth, stillbirth, newborn asphyxia and newborn death  

That study “found that among approximately 1.3 million Czech women of ages 18-39, those vaccinated against Covid-19 had approximately 33 per cent fewer successful pregnancies compared to unvaccinated women,” Hulscher said.

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Autistic Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas bigger than a soccer field

Autistic Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas bigger than a soccer field

The artwork, created in November 2024, was unveiled and officially recognised by the Guinness World Record organisers in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja during the World Autism Acceptance Day in April. Nigeria’s art and culture minister Hannatu Musawa said Tagbo-Okeke’s artwork is “a beacon of hope and inspiration” for people with autism.

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A step at time: How visiting and treating heroin and opium addicts in their hovels is achieving rapid results in Kenya’s Kiambu County

A step at time: How visiting and treating heroin and opium addicts in their hovels is achieving rapid results in Kenya’s Kiambu County

Thanks to early testing and consistent care, rates of HIV, hepatitis C and TB among clients remained low. Some even began preventive HIV treatments like PrEP and PEP, a testament to the shift from crisis response to long-term health planning.

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Danger in your hands: Study finds cellphone radiation causes abnormal blood clumping in just five minutes

Danger in your hands: Study finds cellphone radiation causes abnormal blood clumping in just five minutes

For the data in this study, Brown and his colleague, Barbara Biebrich, an ultrasound technician, did an initial experiment including an ultrasound scan of the leg vein of a 62-year-old asymptomatic woman with no history of allergy, blood disorder or systemic disease.

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Randy dad busted sexually abusing youngest daughter, which leads to three others going public about how he serially raped them, impregnated them

Randy dad busted sexually abusing youngest daughter, which leads to three others going public about how he serially raped them, impregnated them

Gender Cabinet Secretary Hannah Cheptumo said the children will be transferred to a safe place as investigations proceeded. She said the ministry will also ensure that the children are taken to school and that all their requirements will be catered for to ensure a smooth study.

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Biotechnology: Health experts in Kenya call for speedy resolution of logjam on genetically modified crops

Biotechnology: Health experts in Kenya call for speedy resolution of logjam on genetically modified crops

A clinical pharmacologist from UMMA University Dr James Ndukui said that biotechnology is here to stay and very useful in the Kenyan population concept, where the population is increasing and therefore the need to enhance food production is encompassed in Vision 2030 food security, safety and sustainability.

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