AASU Commemorates Soweto Youth Uprise
In 1953, the then Apartheid Government in South Africa introduced the Bantu Education Act which was designed to train Africans to be fit only in black community or for certain forms of labour...
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Pigs Invade Tunsuom
Residents of Tunsuom at Jamasi in the Sekyere South district of the Ashanti Region say they are battling with the invasion of stray pigs in their homes and kitchens. The stray animals are said to be...
Report Chronic Blood Flow From Your Cervix To Doctors
A Gynaecologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Dr Kwadwo Sarbin has advised women to report chronic blood flowing from their cervix to their doctors to prevent the untoward. According...
Drug Shrinks Ovarian Tumours In Early Trial
A new targeted treatment for ovarian cancer has shown “very promising” results in women in the advanced stages of the disease. It shrunk tumours in around half of women who took part in a small...
COCOBOD To Begin Mass Spraying of Cocoa Farms In July 2017
Board Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Hackman Owusu-Agyemang says government will embark on a mass spraying exercise of cocoa farms across the country in June this year (2017). According to Mr....
Lady Julia Commends Vodafone For Healthcare Initiatives
Lady Julia Osei Tutu, wife of the Asantehene, OtumfuoOsei Tutu II, has entreated Ghanaians to take interest in undertaking regular medical check-up as a measure to get early treatment of diseases...
Rate of US Alzheimer’s Deaths Jumped 55% In Just 15 Years, Data Reveal
Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia grows and the population ages, a CDC report reveals. The study, published on...
Did the President Pick Back
Any rational human being will accord with me that, it is animalistic and insane to pick back spat saliva. Spitting "is the act of forcibly ejecting words from the mouth" (in this context a critical...
US Deaths From Alzheimer’s Soar 55 Percent Since 1999
Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia grows and the population ages, a federal health report said Thursday. The study in...
US and UK Far From Top 10 In Global Health Rankings
The US and UK lagged far behind other leading nations in a new global healthcare report. Although both nations are seen as world leaders, they each scored disappointingly low marks in regards to...
Which Countries Have the Best Healthcare?
Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much anticipated ranking of healthcare quality in 195 countries, released Friday. Among...
Tibetan Medicine Lures Patients Seeking Drug-Free Cures
Before dawn in the Indian Himalayas, scores of patients clutching small vials of urine queue patiently to see Yeshi Dhonden, a Tibetan monk who became a legend as personal healer to the Dalai Lama....
Family Doctors Fear That the Worst Is Yet To Come
The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Depression and suicide - the role of the family physician’ Family Doctors fear depression and suicide may soon reach an overwhelming level if immediate...
The Dangers Associated With Occupational Exposure To Wood Dust
Exposure to wood dust may cause external and internal health problems. Adverse health effects associated with wood dust exposure may include dermatitis, allergic respiratory effects, mucosal and...
US Actor Val Kilmer Makes Cancer Admission
Top Gun star Val Kilmer has appeared to confirm he had cancer, after previously claiming he had "no cancer whatsoever". While answering questions put to him by Reddit users, the actor revealed he...
Val Kilmer Makes Cancer Admission
Top Gun star Val Kilmer has appeared to confirm he had cancer, after previously claiming he had “no cancer whatsoever”. While answering questions put to him by Reddit users, the actor revealed he...
Ghanaian Leaders Will Suffer For Leaving the Disabled Uncatered For – NTK
Physically challenged business magnate and owner of the NTK group of companies; Ntim Twumasi Kwaku is warning that leaders are doing the country a disservice by refusing to make society disability...
50 Percent of Children Born In Ho Not Immunised
Dr. Senanu Kwesi Djokoto, Municipal Director of the Ghana Health Service, has noted that less than 50 percent of children born in the Ho Municipality got immunized against vaccine-preventable...
Smartphone ‘orders’ Body To Treat Diabetes
Scientists have used a smartphone to control the activity of the living cells inside an animal. The fusion of biology and technology was used to control blood sugar levels in mice with diabetes. The...
Exercise ‘keeps the Mind Sharp’ In Over-50s, Study Finds
Doing moderate exercise several times a week is the best way to keep the mind sharp if you’re over 50, research suggests. Thinking and memory skills were most improved when people exercised the...