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Effects of drug abuse, addiction and health
By Dr Azadeh
7 million people suffer from illicit drug disorder and one in four deaths can be attributed to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit or,...
Is it safe for a pregnant woman to fast? Fasting for long periods may cause: headaches, fatigue, fainting, and losing the unborn baby
By Dr Azadeh
Pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan are likely to have smaller babies who will be more prone to learning disabilities in...
World Cancer Awareness Day: 17 people die every minute from cancer
By Dr Azadeh
World Cancer Day, organized by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and celebrated each year on 4 February, is an opportunity...
What do we know about Moringa (never die) (Nebedai in Wolof, Jamboo in Mandinka and Binebeddai in Jola) God-gifted nutrition in the Gambia:...
The plant moringa oleifera is very popular (locally known as ‘Nebedai’) in the Senegambia region where it exists principally in scattered uncultivated forms. It...
Nail Biting! How detailed is your knowledge of this issue?
By Fatoumata S. Sarjo
Hello beautiful readers! My name is Fatoumata S Sarjo, and I am a first timer on this platform. However, I believe...
World Diabetes Day
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It's been a long time since I wrote an article for this page but I am sure the other writers have been doing...
Understanding diabetes
By Chukwuemeka John Amamdikwa
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It's been a long time since I wrote an article for this column but I am sure the other writers...
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PPP not worried about breakaway party
By Omar Bah
Alhagie Lamin Nanko, the national president of the People's Progressive Party has said that the formation of a new party by Bakary...
High Court dismisses ex-soldier’s appeal
By Bruce Asemota
Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the High Court in Banjul has dismissed the appeal of one Gibriel Gaye, an ex-soldier with the Kanilai...
Amputee soldier appeals for help to replace hand
By Amadou Jadama
Wo2 Ousman Saidy, a solider attached to Second Infantry Battalion in Farafenni has appealed to President Adama Barrow, the government and NGOs...
Pap Saine calls for removal of all Jammeh anti-media laws
By Tabora Bojang
The managing editor and co-publisher of The Point Newspaper, Pap Saine has said the media landscape in the Gambia is still yet...
Barrow sends Speaker Jack to Tanor Dieng’s funeral
State House, Banjul, - President Barrow has dispatched a delegation led by the Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, Mrs. Mariam Jack-Denton to attend...