Health Ministry Issues Alert On ‘strange Disease’
Ghana’s Health Ministry has issued a health alert following a “strange disease” that has claimed eleven lives in West African ...
Tag: Health_Medical_Pharma
India Protests Threaten Darjeeling Tea Industry
Protests that have shut down Darjeeling in eastern India threaten to derail the tea harvest just as the leaves are ...
‘Mentally Challenged’ Mother of Twins Gets Assistance To Care of Babies
A month after TV3 aired a report about a mentally challenged woman who had delivered twins and living under the ...
New Therapy For Macular Degeneration Shows Promise
An experimental treatment may significantly slow the progression of the blindness-causing disorder macular degeneration, in what would mark the first ...
‘I Did My Job Very Well’ – Omane Boamah Hits Back At Critics
Former Communications Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, has denied claims by a member of the Dr Kwesi Botchwey Committee that ...
New Data On Breast, Ovarian Cancer Highlight Age Risks
Researchers have unveiled new data that they said would help better assess breast or ovarian cancer risks in women, identifying ...
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 ...
Polio Paralyses 17 Children In Syria
A polio outbreak in war-ravaged Syria has paralysed at least 17 children since March, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, ...
Living With Sickle Cell; the Untold Story [Audio]
Imagine being in pain every day of your life. Your knees hurt, you feel sharp pains in your elbow and ...
Yemen Cholera Death Toll Passes 1,100
Cholera has killed 1,170 people in war-ravaged Yemen and the number of suspected cases is now at nearly 2,000 a ...
Indian Girl With Rare Condition Dies Suddenly
An Indian girl who made international headlines when a rare condition caused her head to swell to more than twice ...
NGO Celebrates Sickle Cell Day
About 15,000 babies are born annually with sickle cell disease in the country. Out of the number, 50 to 80 ...
Avoid Meat, Eggs and Lust, Pregnant Indians Told
Pregnant women in India are being advised to stay away from meat, eggs and lust -- drawing derision from health ...
US Student Evacuated From N. Korea Has Died
Otto Warmbier, the US student released by North Korea in a coma last week after more than a year in ...
Suicidologist Campaigns Discrimination Against Suicide
Dr Joseph Osafo, a Clinical Psychologist and Suicidologist, is advocating the de-criminalisation of suicide from the laws of Ghana. He ...
The Telling Journey of A Sickle Strong Warrior!
I am Yasmine Ponle Okudzeto, a 37 year old Muslimah, an entrepreneur, a mother and a sickle strong warrior. Today, ...
Negligence At 37 Military Hospital Killed Actress Gloria Sarfo’s Ex Fiance
The family of a US based Ghanaian medical student and ex fiancé of actress Gloria Sarfo who died at the 37 ...
Ghana’s Nurses and Midwives Deficit Hits 38,000
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, has called on the government to prioritise employment of Graduate Nurses and Midwives ...
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 ...
Govt Urged To Support Tomatoes Farmers With New Hybrid
Government has been urged to assist farmers with varieties of the new tomato hybrid to help boost production in the ...