Nat’l Blood Bank Calls For Autonomy
The National Blood Bank Service has called for a legislative instrument to be passed urgently by Parliament to enable them become an autonomous body in its day-to-day activities. At an annual...
Tag: Anatomy
HEALTH TIPS: PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY (ANANSE In Twi) –
It occurs as a result of damage to the peripheral nerves and often causes numbness, weakness, and pain in the hands and feet. 1 traumatic injuries 2 infections 3 Diabetes mellitus 4 exposure to...
[Graphic]Penis of A Man Cut Off Over His Alleged Amorous Relationship With Married Woman
A man suspected of having a sexual relationship with a married woman has had his penis and scrotum cut off by some unknown assailants in a case the Police at Amasaman are treating as attempted...
Grace For Impart Embarks On Free Medical Outreach In Ga West
An international non-governmental organization, Grace For Impart has embarked on a two-day medical outreach at Medie and Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality. The NGO in its effort to assist the...
65 ‘Illegal’ Miners On Dialysis At C/R Hospital
Authorities of the Central Regional hospital have disclosed that there is an obvious link between illegal mining popularly known as galamsey and kidney failure. Medical personnel at the regional...
Illegal Mining and Kidney Failure
Medical personnel at the Central Regional hospital have observed that there is an obvious link between illegal mining and kidney failure. This disclosure was made by the hospital authorities after...
Learning In Mother Tongue Key
A Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Ghana Education Service (GES), Mr. Anthony Kwaku Amoah, has urged teachers to discourage the view of some individuals that teaching pupils in their mother tongue...
Vietnam To Rescue 1,000 Bears In Bid To End Bile Trade
Vietnam agreed Wednesday to rescue more than 1,000 bears from illegal farms across the country, in a move to end the traditional medicine trade in the creatures' bile. Though bile farms are already...
Dusty Homes Could Make You OBESE – Research
It’s bad news for those who hate cleaning – dust can make you fat, shocking new research suggests. Just minuscule amounts of the annoying, tiny specks that collect in dirty homes can trigger a...
Three Tonnes of Ivory Seized In Vietnam
Vietnamese authorities have seized nearly three tonnes of ivory hidden among boxes of fruit, officials said Sunday, the latest haul to spotlight the country's key role in the global wildlife...
What Are Ingrowing Hairs?
Latest: KLM, Air France asked to reverse ban of ‘Ghana Must Go’ bags on their flights A clean city in the waiting? But our garbage is spilling over G20: Trump and Putin meet face to face for...
Hong Kong Seizes 7.2 Tonnes of Ivory
More than seven tonnes of ivory worth over US$9 million was seized in Hong Kong, officials said Thursday, the largest bust of its kind in the city in three decades. The 7,200 kilogramme (16,000...
China Facing Largest Diabetes Epidemic In the World
China is facing the largest diabetes epidemic in the world with around 11 percent of its population suffering from the metabolic illness, while nearly 36 percent are prediabetic, according to a US...
Man Inserts 15 Sewing Needles Into His Penis ‘for Satisfaction’
A 35-year-old man was rushed to hospital after putting 15 sewing needles into his penis in search of ‘excitement’, Chinese doctors have said. The man had the needles in his penis for around one...
Prostate Cancer Blood Test ‘helps Target Treatment’
Scientists have developed a blood test that could pick out which men with advanced prostate cancer would benefit from a new drug treatment. The test detects cancer DNA in the blood, helping doctors...
‘Let’s Recognise Fathers With National Prostate Cancer Awareness Day’
Men’s Health Foundation Ghana (MHFG), a leading men’s charity in the country, has urged government to recognise father’s with a National Prostate Cancer Awareness Day to help create awareness...
MP Calls For Compulsory Education of Albinos Across Ghana
Mr John Majisi, Member of Parliament (MP) for Krachi Nchumuru has called on government to mainstream issues of albinism and disability at all levels of the educational system. According to him, a...
Woman Quits Her Job To Breastfeed Her Husband Ever Two Hours
A woman from Atlanta has sparked outrage on social media after publicly announcing that she quit her job to breastfeed her 36-year-old bodybuilder boyfriend. Speaking to The Sun, Jennifer Mulford...
Akufo-Addo’s Government Should Support Kidney Failure Patients
A broadcast Journalist with UTV and Peace FM Abigail N. M Ashley has called on the Akufo-Addo’s government to as a matter of urgency support people suffering from kidney failure through the...
Blood Safety Information System Launched In Ghana
Ghana has become the second country in Africa, after Lesotho to launch a Blood Safety Information System (BSIS). The BSIS is an open source information system designed to manage donor and blood...