Covid News
Cloth facemasks are less protective against Covid-19 – Health Experts
By GNA As the world keeps exploring ways to keep the Covid-19 infection under control, some health experts have argued that cloth masks are less
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New insight on the link between obesity and type 2 diabetes
by Karolinska Institutet It is well known that obesity affects the body’s insulin production and over time risks leading to type 2 diabetes and several other
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Ghana: ‘Don’t Deny Adolescents Right to Sexual Reproductive Health Information’
By Agnes Opoku Sarpong Parents have been urged not to deny adolescents the right to information on their Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH). Participants who made
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Ghana records 200,000 abortions in 2017 – Study
Ghana in 2017 recorded about 200,000 abortions, an equivalent to a national abortion rate of 26.8 per 1000 women between 15 and 49 years, a
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Africa: New Global Meningitis Strategy Aims to Save 200,000 Lives a Year
More than 200,000 lives could be saved annually if the goals of a new global strategy to defeat meningitis are achieved, the World Health Organization
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Advanced prostate cancer results in castration
Source: Graphic Online Globally prostate cancer is of significant public health importance. In the United States (US), it is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in
Alternative Medicine
The Licensed Sex Predator: Alternative Medicine Practitioners cannot escape the law
Prof. Raphael Nyarkotey Obu , PhD & Lawrencia Aggrey-Bluwey In P.V. Manohar Panth vs. The State Bank of Hyderabad (31 January, 2014), the Court ruled
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Low-carb diet shown to improve cardiometabolic risk profile
Low-carbohydrate diets are popular for weight loss and diabetes control. However, for most of the past 50 years, medical and public health experts have instead
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WHO and partners call for urgent action on meningitis
Source: APO Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners launched the first ever global strategy to defeat meningitis – a debilitating disease that kills
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Balanced diet keeps the body strong and healthy-Community Health Nurse
By GNA Ms Linda Appiah-Kubi, Principal Community Health Nurse at Tema Manhean has noted that balanced diet keeps the body strong and healthy, and urged
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Children who eat more fruit and vegetables have better mental health
Children who eat a better diet, packed with fruit and vegetables, have better mental wellbeing—according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A
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World Health Organization: Let’s rethink Healthcare delivery
The World Health Organization (WHO) says health care is fundamentally changing around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic and called for a rethink of
