Ghana Celebrates 20th African Traditional Medicine Day
Dr. Busia enumerated the various orthodox medicines produced from plants used as anticancer agents,( vincristine) anti-malaria (artesunate ), and analgesics( morphine)
Use of herbal medicines doesn’t cause kidney, liver, heart problems – Dr Busia
“There are many credible scientific studies out there to attest to the efficacy and safety of herbal medicines and attempts to denigrate
‘Missionary style’ during pregnancy is not advisable- Midwife
She said, “when you lay at your back, you deprive the baby of oxygen as the oxygen is zero no matter what stage of pregnancy
Kenya Continues its Traditional Brain Surgery Excellence
Awake craniotomy specifically refers to performing this surgery while the patient is still fully conscious i.e. awake and not under general anaesthesia.
Diabetes kills 416,000 people in Africa in 2021 – WHO
He said epidemiological trends were reflected in Ghana as Type-2 Diabetes affected approximately six per cent of adults