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 […]
The domestic consumption of meat from wild animals has significant impacts on most species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), says a new report released on Wednesday, including increasing the risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans. According to the study, 70% of mammal species protected […]
Dr Leticia Appiah, the Executive Director, National Population Council, says teenage pregnancy is the main cause of Ghana’s youth unemployment and called for a holistic approach to address it.Dr Appiah stated that anything that supported population growth was linked to unemployment because teenagers gave birth to children who were getting into education while others drop […]
More children in Ghana are becoming exposed to lead poisoning, Mrs Eunice Teah Dzagli, Health Promotion Officer, Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate, has observed. She said the situation was due to the burning of waste, use of lead products, paints containing lead components and canned foods. Lead poisoning is a type of metal poisoning caused […]
Prenatal exposure to household air pollution increased the risk for pneumonia in the first year of life, researchers reported in Chest. “Exposure to high levels of household air pollution due to cooking with biomass and other solid fuels remains common in the developing world,”Patrick L. Kinney, ScD,the Beverly A. Brown professor of urban health and sustainability in the […]
