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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
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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
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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.
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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
