Alternative Medicine
Smartphone sensor data has potential to detect cannabis intoxication
A smartphone sensor, much like what is used in GPS systems, might be a way to determine whether or not someone is intoxicated after consuming
Health
The Importance of Good Nutrition during Pregnancy
The nutritional needs during pregnancy are increased to meet the high metabolic demands of the growing foetus as well as due to the physiological changes
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Uganda: Health Ministry to Introduce HPV Vaccine at 5 Years
Kampala — The Ministry of Health is planning to reduce the age at which girls get the Human Papilloma Vaccines which protects against cervical cancer.
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Ghana: Global Demand for Cashews Is Booming. How Ghana Can Take Advantage to Create Jobs
ANALYSIS By James Boafo and Kristen Lyons The global cashew industry has grown rapidly over the last decade, driven by increasing consumption of cashew nuts around the
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Tobinco Pharmaceutical Institute holds graduation for MCA students
Mrs Cynthia Yeboah Mintah, a pharmacist, has urged graduates of Tobinco Pharmaceutical Training Institute (TPTI) to exhibit a high sense of honesty and integrity in
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Ghana is recording more prostate diseases; screening crucial – Urological Association
The Ghana Association of Urological Surgeons has expressed concern with cases of prostate diseases across the country, including Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Prostatitis and Prostate cancer.
Global
Africa: Diabetes Targets Would Cost More but the Impact Would Be Worth It – Here’s How
analysis David Flood, Jennifer Manne-Goehler|| Justine Ina Davies and Sanjay Basu Setting global health targets, which is often done by multinational organisations, such as the
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Africa: New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines Aim to Save Millions of Lives From Air Pollution
Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, alongside climate change. Reading time: New WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide
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Pregnant teenagers at risk of health complications — Nurse
Teenage pregnancies and deliveries are accompanied by more risks as compared to older women. The risks include pre-eclampsia — a condition in pregnancy characterised by
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FDA rallies stakeholder support to halt illicit trade of substandard medicine
By GNA The Foods and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed worry over the influx of Substandard and Fortified (SF) medicines on the Ghanaian market and
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Malawi Trial Shows New Typhoid Vaccine Effective in Children
By Lameck Masina Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi plans a nationwide rollout of the newest typhoid vaccine after a two-year study, the first in Africa, found
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Fruit, vegetables and exercise can make you happier
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
