The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called on the government to exclude newly recruited nurses from its directive suspending all public service appointments made after December 7, 2024. The association has...
Sexual abstinence, defined as the voluntary avoidance of sexual activity, has been practised for centuries. Recent research suggests a link between abstinence and increased heart disease risk. Sexual abstinence has been shown to increase...
The female population of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the Bono Region outnumbers the male population, according to statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). As of September 2024, out of...
It is common to think that you should have a bowel movement every day, but the truth is that the “normal” range is actually quite broad, according to one doctor Bowel habits are as...
A major source of concern for everyone who intends to start a family is the ability to get pregnant. This is because having offspring signals continuity of life and is a source of pride...
Medical experts have said high cholesterol is normally hard to detect – but there may be signs in your legs Elevated cholesterol levels, also known as hypercholesterolemia, can be a silent but potentially deadly...
It Makes You Age Faster Alcohol is linked to age in lots of ways. You have to be old enough to drink it legally, and once you are, it can age you faster than...
Bitter leaf extracts, particularly from Vernonia amygdalina, show promise in enhancing the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, potentially reducing dosages and side effects. Research indicates that these extracts possess moderate antibacterial properties, especially against gram-positive...
The relationship between alcohol and cancer has evolved from a whispered concern to a scientifically validated threat, yet public awareness remains remarkably low. Despite the World Health Organization’s 1987 declaration of alcohol as a...
An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote D’Ivoire,...
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called on the government to exclude newly recruited nurses from its directive suspending all public service appointments made after December 7, 2024. The association has...
Sexual abstinence, defined as the voluntary avoidance of sexual activity, has been practised for centuries. Recent research suggests a link between abstinence and increased heart disease risk. Sexual abstinence has been shown to increase...
The female population of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the Bono Region outnumbers the male population, according to statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). As of September 2024, out of...
It is common to think that you should have a bowel movement every day, but the truth is that the “normal” range is actually quite broad, according to one doctor Bowel habits are as...
A major source of concern for everyone who intends to start a family is the ability to get pregnant. This is because having offspring signals continuity of life and is a source of pride...
Medical experts have said high cholesterol is normally hard to detect – but there may be signs in your legs Elevated cholesterol levels, also known as hypercholesterolemia, can be a silent but potentially deadly...
It Makes You Age Faster Alcohol is linked to age in lots of ways. You have to be old enough to drink it legally, and once you are, it can age you faster than...
Bitter leaf extracts, particularly from Vernonia amygdalina, show promise in enhancing the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, potentially reducing dosages and side effects. Research indicates that these extracts possess moderate antibacterial properties, especially against gram-positive...
The relationship between alcohol and cancer has evolved from a whispered concern to a scientifically validated threat, yet public awareness remains remarkably low. Despite the World Health Organization’s 1987 declaration of alcohol as a...
An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote D’Ivoire,...
Medical experts have said high cholesterol is normally hard to detect – but there may be signs in your legs Elevated cholesterol levels, also known as hypercholesterolemia, can be a silent but potentially deadly condition involving an excessive amount of cholesterol—a type of fatty substance—in the blood. While initially...
It Makes You Age Faster Alcohol is linked to age in lots of ways. You have to be old enough to drink it legally, and once you are, it can age you faster than normal. Heavy drinking can have a direct effect on certain parts of your body and...
Bitter leaf extracts, particularly from Vernonia amygdalina, show promise in enhancing the effectiveness of existing antibiotics, potentially reducing dosages and side effects. Research indicates that these extracts possess moderate antibacterial properties, especially against gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, suggesting their potential as adjuncts to conventional antibiotics. In a...
The relationship between alcohol and cancer has evolved from a whispered concern to a scientifically validated threat, yet public awareness remains remarkably low. Despite the World Health Organization’s 1987 declaration of alcohol as a carcinogen, its consumption continues to rise. Global sales reached $37.7 billion in 2023, highlighting a...
An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis in countries including Ghana, Nigeria, and Cote D’Ivoire, a BBC Eye investigation has revealed. Aveo Pharmaceuticals, based in Mumbai, makes a range of...
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has called on the government to exclude newly recruited nurses from its directive suspending all public service appointments made after December 7, 2024. The association has warned that if the directive affects its members, it will initiate a series of industrial...
Sexual abstinence, defined as the voluntary avoidance of sexual activity, has been practised for centuries. Recent research suggests a link between abstinence and increased heart disease risk. Sexual abstinence has been shown to increase blood pressure in both men and women (Brody, 2006; Liu et al., 2018). A study...
The female population of Persons Living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the Bono Region outnumbers the male population, according to statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). As of September 2024, out of the total 11,401 Persons Living with HIV and AIDS in the region, 8,481 were females,...
It is common to think that you should have a bowel movement every day, but the truth is that the “normal” range is actually quite broad, according to one doctor Bowel habits are as unique as the people who have them and it can be tricky to determine how...
A major source of concern for everyone who intends to start a family is the ability to get pregnant. This is because having offspring signals continuity of life and is a source of pride in this part of the world. Popular sayings like “may we not be like a...
