Musings From Afar
I write not because I want sympathy, far from it. I believe I long won my fight against Breast Cancer. For me it was the battle of the mind and I triumphed. Yes I triumphed! I am writing mainly to...
Tag: Clinical medicine
Health Directorate To Tackle Cholera Outbreak
The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has given assurance that adequate steps have been taken to effectively respond to any cholera outbreak. Mr. Afriyie Asubonteng, the Disease Control Officer,...
Pastor, Electricians Behind Bars For Stealing
The Electricity Company of Ghana is cautioning the public against the purchase of scam energy saving cards. The cards are being sold by some unscrupulous persons parading as staff of ECG. Three of...
The Breasted One Foundation Pays Medical Bills For Breast Cancer Patient
The Breasted One Foundation, TBOF, Ghana, this Tuesday morning made a presentation in the form of cash, to Madam Barbra from Accra The amount is to cover the cost of Mastectomy at the Korle-Bu...
Documentary On Cholera Outbreak In Cape Coast
The Central Regional capital, Cape Coast is a fishing port and one of the most historical cities in Ghana, founded by the people of Oguaa and is situated on its south to the Gulf of Guinea. According...
Understanding Your Prostate Pathology Report
I was very happy when a woman called me concerning her husband’s prostate cancer. She happens to know everything about his prostate cancer including Gleason score and I was amazed. She was very...
Tema ECG Steps Up Efforts To Curb Losses From Illegal Connections
The desire to reduce power losses and power theft, has compelled the Tema division of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to intensify its house-to-house monitoring, and also to initiate moves to...
Reflections On Electoral Prophesies And Mental Health
Religion is a very delicate subject to discuss in public. We are told from history that the eastern question led to World War I (1914-1918). In history, the eastern question refers to how the Ottoman...
Wikes Laudable Policy Against Polio
Odimegwu Onwumere writes that Governor Wike of Rivers State has shown commitment to the fight against polio, following the new cases of the disease that vegetated in Borno State, but such commitment...
Tooth Extraction, When Necessary, Is Not Bad
Tooth extraction, when necessary, is not bad We have read with serious concern, a front-page headline article titled "Tooth extraction is bad -Dentist" in the Friday, 21st October 2016 edition of The...
Hospitals In Ghana On High Alert Amid Cholera Outbreak In Cape Coast
The Ministry of Health has directed all districts and regional hospitals across the country to be on high alert and set up isolation centres following the outbreak of cholera in Cape Coast in the...
157 Cases Recorded
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that 157 cholera cases have been reported in the Central regional capital, Cape Coast. Addressing the media in Accra on Wednesday, the Director of Public Health,...
Men Are Not Immune To Breast Cancer
According to Dr. Mercola’s article on breast cancer, the National Breast Cancer Foundation says, 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed each year in the US, making it three times more...
Are Mammograms Fueling Breast Cancer Rates?
Mammography is a great example of a stubborn head-in-the-sand approach to cancer screening says Dr. Mercola. He further said Americans are already exposed to seven times more radiation from...
One Of The Best Supplements For Breast Cancer
Dr. William LaValley from Austin Texas, is one of the top natural medicine cancer physicians I know and he recently shared this important information on curcumin which has the most evidence based...
Women Who Have Had An Abortion Are Up To Twice As Likely To Develop Breast Cancer
Women who have had an abortion are up to twice as likely to develop breast cancer, according to a British study. Breast cancer prevention is a must. What do you have to do? A healthful diet, regular...
Dr. Kwasi Debrah The Ghanaian Body Sculpting Surgeon
"After my initial training in women's health; Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN), I noticed a growing request and interest from my patients for Cosmetic Surgery. That really sparked my interest." The...
Woman Farts During Surgery and the Results Are Ghastly
A woman who went into a Tokyo hospital for surgery needed to be treated for burns after one of her farts apparently started a fire in the operating room. The fire happened April 15 at the Tokyo...
Cholera Outbreak Declared In Cape Coast; 36 Cases Confirmed
Health authorities have declared cholera outbreak in the Cape Coast metropolis in the Central Region as scores of residents have contracted the disease within a week. Of the 54 cases reported at the...
Stopping Prostate Cancer Being A Killer In Nigeria
Prostate cancer kills 26 Nigerian men daily and this is unacceptable! Through combining our knowledge of prostate cancer with that of our peers in Ghana, and the rest of the world, we’re getting to...