Health
The health benefits of waakye, Ghana’s secret superfood
source:https://sciafmag.com Ghanaians are crazy about waakye, a local dish prepared by cooking rice and beans with red sorghum leaves. The leaves add flavour and give waakye (pronounced waa-che) its distinctive reddish-brown colour. The leaves are also rich in antioxidants, which in turn can be good for human health. But the health benefits of […]
COVID-19 Affects Brain 6 Months After Symptoms, Research Finds.
Nov. 22, 2022 — Scientists have found that COVID-19 causes brain “abnormalities” even six months after symptoms are gone, according to an upcoming report to the Radiological Society of North America. They found changes to the brain stem and frontal lobe in areas of the brain associated with fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, […]
Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection
Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots. Booster doses tweaked to target the most common omicron strain rolled out in early September, and the Food and Drug Administration said the latest data should […]
Zimbabwe becomes first African country to approve use of injectable HIV prevention drug
Source: news24.com Zimbabwe announced the approval of the use of an injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis drug.Zimbabwe announced the approval of the use of an injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis drug.PHOTO: Luke Dray/Getty Images/StringerZimbabwe is the first African country to approve the once-every-two-months injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis drug.The drug will be part […]
Herbal Medicines Worsening Condition Of Prostate Cancer Patients
By GNA-September 20, 2022 The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), has advised men to see qualified medical doctors when they have urinary problems for proper diagnosis and treatment. Professor James Edward Mensah, Head, the Department of Surgery, said this was important because the hospital was receiving more patients with advanced stages of […]
An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to Wendy’s has expanded to six states
An E. coli outbreak that was first detected largely in the Midwest is growing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. There are now reported illnesses in New York and Kentucky in addition to those previously recorded in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Though the CDC said the specific […]
AMA to embark on clean-up exercise on Saturday
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that it would embark on a massive clean-up exercise tomorrow, Saturday, September 3, 2022, within its jurisdiction. The areas that the exercise would take place are Ashiedu-Keteke, Ablekuma South and Okaikoi South Sub-Metropolitan Districts. A statement signed by Mr Gilbert Nii Ankrah, the […]