Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change. Reading time: New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously understood. The guidelines recommend new air quality levels to protect the health of […]
Teenage pregnancies and deliveries are accompanied by more risks as compared to older women. The risks include pre-eclampsia — a condition in pregnancy characterised by high blood pressure and fluid retention. A nurse at the Madina Polyclinic, Ms Dora Otoo, who made this known, said adolescents’ bodies were premature to carry foetus and that most […]
By GNA The Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed worry over the influx of Substandard and Fortified (SF) medicines on the Ghanaian market and had warned that it will not hesitate to seize and safely dispose them. The Authority has therefore implored stakeholders to support its efforts by reporting suspicious activities involving SF medicines […]
By Lameck Masina Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi plans a nationwide rollout of the newest typhoid vaccine after a two-year study, the first in Africa, found it safe and effective in children as young as 9 months. Previously available vaccines were found not effective in children younger than 2 years and even then only provided short-term […]
New research led by the University of Kent and University of Reading has found that fruit and vegetable consumption and exercise can increase levels of happiness. While the link between lifestyle and wellbeing has been previously documented and often used in public health campaigns to encourage healthier diets and exercise, new findings published by the Journal of Happiness Studies show that […]
