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: chronic diseases
The Unfortunate Health Risks of French Fries
Our favorite terrible-yet-delicious food—French fries—now has another sad strike against it. A new study finds that fries, along with other types of fried potatoes, increase our risk of...
10 Habits That Make You Age Faster and Look Older
Aging is inevitable. It also brings with it several types of health problems including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Plus, with age, the skin becomes thinner and drier. This...
Women’s Life Expectancy On Track To Hit 90 In Some Nations
By 2030 life expectancy for South Korean women could top nine decades, an average lifespan long thought to be out of reach, researchers said Wednesday. South Korea is not only the first country in...
Stroke Leading Cause of Death
About 181 people lost their lives as a result of suffering from Cerebrovascular Accident also known as stroke in 2016 at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua. Stroke, which topped the top 20...
Medical Team Ready To Handle Emergencies
The leader of the medical team at the funeral of the Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Serwaa Kobi Ampem II, has assured it well placed to provide any possible medical care for the mourner who sustained musket...
Harmattan Is As Deadly As Ebola
Accra, Dec. 30, GNA - According to the American English Language Dictionary: Fourth Edition. 2000, harmattan may have been originated from the Arabic word: HARAM. This literally means; the evil...
Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes Make Your Christmas Memorable
A GNA feature by Mildred Siabi-Mensah Mpohor, Dec. 20, GNA - For many, Christmas presents an opportunity to serve variety of meals to guests, friends and family to celebrate the birth of Jesus...
Africa Leads The World In Hypertension
Once again, Africa is making headlines for the wrong reasons. In a study just released by the World Health Organization ( WHO), Africa led all continents with 46% of adults having high blood...
WHO Urges Prioritisation of Cancer Control
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...
Fighting High Blood Pressure – the Silent Killer
Heart disease is the deadliest chronic disease in the world. Rapid urbanization in low- and middle-income countries is a contributing factor – migration from rural to urban areas is associated with...
A Cold Spot For Prostate Cancer
I bring you greetings from Bolgatanga in the Upper east region of Ghana. On the 26th of September, I embarked on a journey as a result of an invitation I received from a division one football club...
Research Review Of Cancer And Energy Medicine
The case of Bioresonance Bioresonance is an umbrella term which is traditionally used to describe the interaction between the bio-field of a living organism and frequency patterns that interact with...
Causes of Disease?
I am no longer surprised why today we have such sky-high rates of prostate conditions. We have, by design and negligence, allowed our food and environment to become so toxic that disease is the...
NDC Has Rewarded 2012 Voters With Hardship – Nduom
The presidential nominee for the Progressive People’s Party in the upcoming general elections, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has chastised the John Mahama led NDC for rewarding Ghanaians who voted him into...
Making A Case For An Incoming Government To Create A New Ministry Of Traditional, Complementary & Alternative Medicine (Part 3)
This is the concluding part of the article. So now why do the authorities forbid alternative medicine? A very important question but Dr George answered and said because they are serving the industry...