Global
Africa: UN reports dire lack in children’s HIV treatment
African children are neglected when it comes to HIV treatment. Without any intervention, many will die before their second birthday, according to a UN report.
Global
Parasite makes mice lose fear of cats permanently
A parasite that infects up to one-third of people around the world may have the ability to permanently alter a specific brain function in mice,
Health
Ghana Health Service To Recruit Some Youth Into The Community Health Program
Ghana Health Service and the Youth Employment Agency earlier today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the recruitment of some youth into the Community
Global
East Africa: Invasive Weed Could Fuel Malaria Transmission
SciDev.Net By Gilbert Nakweya An invasive weed could escalate the spread of malaria in East Africa after scientists found new evidence that it creates a
Alternative Medicine
CPMR awarded research company of the year
The Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong – Akuapem, has been awarded the Research Company of the Year at the recently held Ghana Pharma Awards.
Global
Lyme disease protection: No vaccine yet, but an antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity
Lyme disease has become an insidious epidemic in the United States. Caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick, it can lead
Global
How An Altered Strand Of DNA Can Cause Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes To Self-Destruct
For the first time, scientists have shown that a new kind of genetic engineering can crash populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes. In the landmark study, published Wednesday
Alternative Medicine
How To Get Your Vitamin D From Mushrooms
By Josh Wayne, MSW, MPHJuly 24, 2021 — Updated August 3rd, 2021 Vitamin D is a topic of interest year-round. 1 billion people around the world struggle to
Global
No Body Needs Milk- Centre For Nutrition Studies
Thanks to countless millions of dollars in advertising, almost everybody thinks they need milk. Over the past several decades, cow’s milk and its byproducts have
Covid News
South Africa: Covid-19 Herd Immunity? It’s Not Going to Happen, So What Next?
By Shabir A. Madhi Any notion that COVID-19 was going to last for just a few months was very much misplaced in 2020. Especially after
Covid News
Diet Quality Associated With Lower Risk and Severity for COVID-19
More evidence shows that a plant-based diet may help prevent severe COVID-19. The smartphone-based COVID Symptom Study, including 592,571 participants, found that dietary patterns that
Health Tips
World-first trial tests cannabis-based drug on aggressive brain tumours
A major UK trial of cannabis-based drug Sativex in treating the most aggressive form of brain tumour is to launch at 15 NHS hospitals, following
