By King Amoah Having worked tirelessly to contribute its quota to the health delivery system in the country, the Managing Proprietress of the Power Specialist Herbal Hospital, T/Dr, Akosua Adu Akyaa counts herself lucky as her facility, formerly known as Power Specialist Herbal Clinic has been elevated to the status of a hospital by the health […]
Breast cancer is clearly a terrifying disease. Out of every nine women in America, at least one will fall victim to its toll. Despite massive research and immense funding, scientists are often at odds regarding its possible causes.
by Patricia Inacio PhD | October 12, 2021 People with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Ghana — a country in sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the world’s highest SCD prevalence — often go undiagnosed until age 4 and during a pain crisis, a study into patients in Accra, the country’s capital, reported. These findings reflect the importance of newborn screening […]
By Samuel Ackon bura Dunkwa (C/R), Oct 10, GNA – The Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners (GHAFTRAM) and the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) organised a day’s workshop for producers and manufacturers of herbal medicine on the need to protect the health and safety of consumers. Addressing the participants, Mr John Odai-Tettey, the Central […]
by University of Sydney Research from pharmacologists at the University of Sydney provides new insights into how cannabis extracts may work to treat epilepsy. The study for the first time reports that three acidic cannabinoids found in cannabis reduced seizures in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome, an intractable form of childhood epilepsy. The study has […]
