Research in this area deserves more attention — and not only for conditions related to reproduction. More than one-eighth of the world’s population has a condition that can cause pain, heavy bleeding and reduced fertility, all potential consequences of benign tumours called uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids. Fibroids can be debilitating, and are a common reason […]
By Mohammed Babangida Mafara Earlier in March, the government was forced to shut down Government Girls College, Mabera, following a similar outbreak. The government of Sokoto State, North-west Nigeria, on Tuesday, confirmed that 23 persons have died of cholera outbreak in the state. The state’s commissioner for health, Ali Inname, who briefed journalists, noted that […]
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 Health Program to help in health care delivery at the community level. Youth Employment Agency Regulations 2016, L.I. 2231 was passed in 2016, gazetted in February 2016, and entered into […]
The Centre for Plant Medicine Research, Mampong – Akuapem, has been awarded the Research Company of the Year at the recently held Ghana Pharma Awards. It is in recognition of the Company’s contribution towards researching and providing herbal medicine to cure ailments. Receiving the award on behalf on the Centre, the Executive Director, Dr. Kofi […]
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 to heart problems, meningitis or arthritis if left untreated. It is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that around 475,000 people likely contract the disease […]
