How To Manage Back Pain
Nearly 10 million working days are lost each year for adults aged 25-64 due to back pain – and around 80% of us will suffer from back pain at some point in our lives. The financial cost to the UK...
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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...
A Prayer For the Victims of Turkey
God in heaven, I pray for the hundreds of thousands of Kurds, Alevis, Hizmet movement participants and minority Christians languishing in Turkish prisons for no justifiable reason. I also pray for...
Partner of Gay Policeman Murdered By ISIS MARRIES Him Posthumously
The partner of a gay policeman gunned down by a jihadist on Paris's Champs-Elysees avenue in April has married him posthumously. Former president Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo...
Olivia Newton-John Reveals New Cancer 25 Years Later
Singing great Olivia Newton-John revealed Tuesday a return of breast cancer, 25 years after her first successful battle made her an advocate for fighting the disease. The British-born star said she...
Death Is Creeping In
In the mid-morning of 11th April 2017, I met the MD of Nyaho Medical Centre, Dr. Elikem Tamaklo at the entrance while exiting following a medical session. A fleeting conversation ensued and he...
10 Surprising Health Benefits of Sex
The perks of sex extend well beyond the bedroom. 1. Helps Keep Your Immune System Humming. “Sexually active people take fewer sick days,” says Yvonne K. Fulbright, PhD a sexual health expert....
Pain Management Barriers In Surgeries
There is obvious pain after every surgical operation regardless of the site that patient reports. Patients usually have poor understanding of pain management which results in low expectations of pain...
Ernest Chemists Supports Takoradi Fire Victims
Ernest Chemists Limited, a leading pharmaceutical company, has responded positively to the appeal made to corporate Ghana to support the Sekondi-Takoradi recent gas victims. The company has presented...
Risk of Heart Attack Spikes After Flu, Pneumonia
Coming down with the flu, bronchitis or pneumonia can dramatically raise the risk of a heart attack -- up to 17-fold -- in the days and weeks following the infection, researchers said Monday. The...
Deputy Western Regional Minister Writes To Women
Deputy Western Regional Minister Mrs. Eugenia Kusi, has joined all well-wishers to celebrate mothers in the country. Below is her message. A mother’s love, how sweet the name, The warmest love that...
‘Heart Attack Risk’ For Common Painkillers
A fresh study suggests there may be a link between taking high doses of common anti-inflammatory painkillers – such as ibuprofen – and heart attacks. The paper, published in The BMJ, builds on a...
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....
‘Heart Attack Risk’ For Common Nsaid Painkillers
Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of statistics at The Open University, said the paper threw some light on possible relationships between Nsaid painkillers and heart attacks. But he added:...
Managers Must Control Criticism of Players
Arsene Wenger says managers must be “careful” when criticising their own players and “control what you say”. Wenger’s Arsenal side face Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United on Sunday...
Managers Must ‘control’ Criticism of Players
Arsene Wenger says managers must be "careful" when criticising their own players and "control what you say". Wenger's Arsenal side come up against Jose Mourinho's Manchester United on Sunday,...
A Nigerian Border Town Choked By Boko Haram Homeless
The Nigerianarmy calls it "New Banki City", an optimistic name conjuring up visions of modern housing. The reality is an overcrowded camp for 32,000 desperate people made homeless by Boko Haram. In...
Australian Great Jackson Reveals Painkiller ‘nightmare’
Basketball great Lauren Jackson has revealed her "nightmare" of prescription drug dependency as the star centre and other prominent Australian athletes detailed the difficulties of adapting to life...
Chiropractic & Wellness Centre Urges
The Chiropractic & Wellness Centre has called on Ghanaians to patronage chiropractic, as the practice increasingly gains ground in the health sector. The all natural practices are mostly concerned...
Five Possible Health Benefits of Pineapple Juice
Packed with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, pineapple juice is a popular base for smoothies and cocktails. It can even be used as a meat tenderizer. Pineapple, named for its resemblance to a...