Women are more allergic to roaches than men
Health & Science - By
Gatonye Gathura | December 14th 2020 at 12:00:00 GMT +0300
Allergic rhinitis is a condition that triggers a runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, red, itchy, and watery eyes, or swelling around the eyes. [Courtesy]
In what may trigger a new gender debate, doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital find women more allergic to cockroaches than men.
The ear, nose, and throat specialists studied 81 adult patients with allergic rhinitis and found women at higher risk of cockroach allergy than men.
“In this study we found a cockroach allergy was more common in women than men, with positivity being 55.1 per cent in women and 25 per cent in men,” say the doctors.
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Stephen Rutto |
December 10th 2020 at 17:57:22 GMT +0300
Dr Leen Kavulavu (left) and her mother Dr Anne Mugalavai after graduating with PhDs at Moi University in Eldoret on Thursday, December 10, 2020. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]
Outside Moi University main campus administration block in Kesses, Uasin Gishu County, two ecstatic women hugged as a grey-haired man watched in awe.
On Thursday, more than 5,000 students graduated during a virtual ceremony. Anne Mugalavai and Leen Kavulavu were among less than 200 lucky students who were invited to represent other graduates at the graduation square.
The two women, Anne,58, and Leen, 33, are mother and daughter. Both were celebrating a rare spectacular feat.