There has been an increase in the usage of purgatives especially herbal ones recently. Purgatives also sometimes referred to as laxatives (more powerful laxatives) are substances that loosen stools,...
Ahead of his preparation to fight against corruption head-on once he takes over power in January 2017, President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo, has gotten the support of western chiefs in the war that...
The Western Regional House of Chiefs has indicated its preparedness and determination to assist the President-Elect of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in the fight against corruption, when...
“Several indigenous practices that were deemed barbaric and inhumane like human sacrifice, slavery and other practices were outlawed because they were encapsulated in the quote of barbarism. What...
Real Sociedad midfielder Esteban Granero believes that if Cristiano Ronaldo was a musical act, he would be AC/DC, but has a less flattering comparison for Lionel Messi. Granero played alongside...
Doctors have confirmed a diagnosis made more than 200 years ago by one of medicine's most influential surgeons. John Hunter had diagnosed a patient in 1786 with a "tumour as hard as bone". Royal...
Cancer treatment drugs worth one hundred thousand U. S. Dollars have been donated by Breast Care International to three teaching hospitals and several other health institutions spread across the...
The country’s first ever cancer registry in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi has made modest gains since its inception in 2012. The cancer registry in Kumasi has been facilitating data...
Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46% of adults, a World Health Organization (WHO) study has found. It blamed increasing urbanisation and unhealthy...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the government to make cancer prevention and control an urgent national priority. Dr. Jean Marie Dangou, Advisor, Cancer and Chronic Diseases at the...
Global nutraceutical leader Max International Ghana has presented a cheque for GH¢15,000 to the Paediatric Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The donation is expected to help treat...
It costs up to $5,300 per year for an individual to stay at the non-profit facility. A nursing home in China has experienced an influx of visitors after offering vouchers to relatives that visit...
Odimegwu Onwumere writes that the inability of the government to refurbish medical centres with modern radiotherapy machines has led to many cancer patients squirm their teeth in anguish while others...
It has been four years already when H. E. John Dramani Mahama won the last election and got promoted from ‘caretaker president’ to his elective presidency. As is usually the mandate, the...
Today is world HIV day. When this epidemic started, there were arguments about whether it originated from Africa or not. Regardless of its origins, HIV has become mainly an African disease. According...
An Indiana mother is accused of injecting fecal matter into her 15-year-old son's IV bag while he was undergoing cancer treatments at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. According to Marion...
Childhood cancer is on the increase in Ghana with only two out of ten children with cancer surviving in the country. The World Child Cancer describes the situation as disturbing and has called for...
Masturbation may be good for you – or bad, depending on your age. The solitary sexual activity that is widely practised but little discussed, is linked with an increased risk of prostate cancer...
Telecommunications operator Airtel has presented a cheque of GHc 4,600 to Breast Care International, (BCI) to support the NGOs awareness creation program on breast cancer. At a brief presentation...
A Ghanaian chemist whose research has shed light on the heavy metal content of tea, clay and dust in her home country is the first-ever winner of the Fayzah M. Al-Kharafi Prize, an annual award that...
