Alternative Medicine
A Plant That ‘Cannot Die’ Reveals Its Genetic Secrets
The longest-lived leaves in the plant kingdom can be found only in the harsh, hyperarid desert that crosses the boundary between southern Angola and northern
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Fauci says unvaccinated are “propagating this outbreak” as Delta spreads
Washington — Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said Sunday that Americans who remain unvaccinated against the coronavirus are “propagating” the latest
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Black scientist fights to fund her cancer research: Bias in health funding
For the last five years, Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, a physicist and cancer researcher, has fought to fund her cancer treatment technology. Green has peer-reviewed studies
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Community initiative keeps Kenyan women breastfeeding exclusively for longer
Exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months, as recommended by the World Health Organisation, is vital for child growth and survival. Exclusive breastfeeding means that the
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Herbal Medicines To Be Covered Up In The National Health Insurance Medicine List By The End Of The Year – Director, TAMD
As part of the Government initiative to support Traditional medicine in the country, enlisting recommended herbal medicines to the national health insurance medicine list is
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Pharmaceutical giant BioNTech sets sights on malaria vaccine
German Pharmaceutical company BioNTech, which developed a coronavirus vaccine with US giant Pfizer in record time, said on Monday it aimed to start trialling a
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Kenya’s First Female Radiopharmaceutical Scientist
By Magdalene Wanja Dr Elizabeth Itotia, 29, has swallowed many bitter pills in her path to becoming the first female radiopharmaceutical scientist in Kenya, a
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Nigeria: Monkeypox in Nigeria – Why the Disease Needs Intense Management
Monkeypox is back in the news. The publicity this time derives from a case brought into the US by someone from Nigeria in June 2021. In this
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West Africa’s Liver Cancer Cases Linked to Hepatitis
Liver cancer is strikingly prevalent in West Africa. Specialists point to high rates of hepatitis as a likely cause, but the region is not well
Alternative Medicine
Contraceptive Activity Of Hog Plum Leaves; locally called “Atoa”
Spondias mombin, also known as yellow mombin or hog plum and popularly known in the Akan language of Ghana as “atoa” is a species of
Alternative Medicine
Over 50% of Ghanaians used sobolo to fight covid 19- Nyarkotey and Aggrey-Blewuy.
A recent peer review study published in the journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research found that over 50% of Ghanaians adopted hibiscus Tea also
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What You Need to Know About Covid-19 Delta Variant
It’s been almost two years since the new Covid-19 virus made its global premiere, and it’s still defying all odds to slow down its growth
