Man Plays Guitar During Brain Surgery
An Indian musician played the guitar on the operating table to help doctors treat involuntary muscle spasms in his fingers. Abhishek Prasad was asked to play every time doctors “burnt” a circuit...
Tag: Nervous system
Learning To Read In Adulthoood Transforms Brain
A study of women in India who learned to read in their 30s shows the human brain's incredible capacity to reorganize and transform itself, researchers said Wednesday. Researchers recruited women in...
People Smell As Well As Dogs
People's sense of smell is just as sharp as those of rats and dogs, a US researcher said Thursday, calling for an end to a century-old "myth" to the contrary. Rutgers University neuroscientist John...
Tiger Woods Undergoes Fourth Back Surgery
Superstar golfer Tiger Woods announced on his website Thursday that he has undergone a fourth back surgery to alleviate pain, one that likely sidelines him until October. "The surgery went well, and...
‘Cauliflower Ear’ Tackled By Silicon Ear Guard
A Northern Ireland dental technician believes she may have found a way to prevent the rugby player's curse - cauliflower ear. Brenda Phillips from Lisburn has invented a silicon ear guard to prevent...
Parliament Debates Menace of Youth Alcoholism In Ghana
Parliament is considering passing a bill to tackle the menace of youth alcoholism in the country. Debating the issue on the floor of parliament, concerns were raised over how young men and women...
MP Calls For Law To Regulate Alcoholic Adverts
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Hon. Ernest Henry Norgbey, has proposed that Parliament passes a law to regulate advertisement on alcoholic beverages...
MP Advocates Ban On Alcohol Advertisement
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman constituency Ernest Nogbe is championing a crusade to ban alcohol advertisements on airwaves. There are new range of alcohol induced with ‘wee’ and...
Brains of ‘super-Agers’ Don’t Shrink As Fast As Others
As we age, our brain shrinks, but a select group of elders known as "super-agers" lose less brain volume than regular seniors, which may help them stay sharp, researchers said Tuesday. The findings...
Alcohol Manufacturers Laud Alcohol Policy
The Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers (AAMI) has lauded the launch of the National Alcohol Policy by government. The association believes this will help promote responsible alcohol...
Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers Endorses New National Alcohol Policy
The Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers (AAMI) says it supports the National Alcohol Policy (NAP), launched recently by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health...
Ghana Chief Joseph Darkoh Jailed In U.S For Distributing Drug
When Joseph Darkoh skipped town to escape federal heroin distribution charges 20 years ago, Brooklyn federal prosecutors said he went on the lam with distinction. Darkoh fled to Ghana, apparently...
Police Intercept $85 Million Worth of Cocaine Bearing Photos of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi
Some 85 million euros (£73 million) worth of cocaine that bore photos of Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi wearing the shirt of the Spanish club Barcelona, was uncovered by Police forces in...
US Communities Crumbling Under An Evolving Addiction Crisis
Of the 2,900 babies born last year in Cabell County, West Virginia, 500 had to be weaned off of opioid dependence. In Ohio, counties are renting refrigerated trailers to store the mounting number of...
Ghana Launches National Alcohol Policy
Ghana has launched a National Alcohol Policy after years of working with key stakeholders to combine the fragmented laws that exist on the production, distribution sale, advertisement and consumption...
British Cyclist Secretly Injected Vitamins
British cyclist Josh Edmondson has told the BBC he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with a cocktail of vitamins when riding for Team Sky. The 24-year-old, who was on the team's...
Basic School Pupils In Wa Abusing ‘tramadol’ For Vitality
The Ghana Education Service in Wa in the Upper West Region wants health professionals to intervene to end the abuse of a drug, ‘tramadol’, among pupils of basic schools in the municipality....
UN Drugs Body Takes Aim At Fentanyl
A UN drugs body moved Thursday to crack down on the production of chemicals made to use illicit fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid killing thousands in the United States. Fentanyl is a potent...
Heart Attack Fears Over Use of Common Painkillers Such As Ibuprofen
Common painkillers taken by millions of Britons can raise the risk of a heart attack by up to 50 percent, researchers have found. And one, diclofenac, is so dangerous it should not be taken at all,...
The Reasons Oral Sex Is Good For You
Are you a ‘birthdays only’ girl or are you often keen to take a trip further south? Got to give to receive? Whatever your thoughts on oral sex, take a read of what the experts at LELO think are...