Prior to being impregnated and during pregnancy, Ama who now lives under the Mallam interchange bridge with her month-old twins, could not remember her family or anything about her past. Ghana’s Social Welfare is to adopt the twins while it takes Ama to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital for psychiatry evaluation to enable a decision to … Read more
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has disclosed that house-to-house sanitary inspections will soon be intensified. “Daily sanitary inspection in which environmental health inspectors conduct house-to-house inspections of potential waste generation centres such as households, institutions, markets, medical facilities, and so forth to check whether the laws on health and hygiene are adhered to, will be … Read more
Almost one in three newly approved drugs in the United States turns out to have a safety issue after it is allowed on the market, US researchers said Tuesday. While these issues are rarely serious enough to get the drug pulled from the marketplace, researchers said new drugs should be monitored for years after they … Read more
Screening for thyroid cancer is not recommended for adults with no symptoms, because there is no evidence it boosts survival and can lead to over-diagnosis and complications, an independent US medical task force said Tuesday. “The US Preventive Services Task Force concludes with moderate certainty that screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic persons results in … Read more
Republican senators are sounding sceptical of an Obamacare replacement passed by members of their own party in the House of Representatives. The measure brings President Donald Trump’s party a step closer to scrapping the law, but it will probably face major amendments in the Senate. One Republican senator said a final version will be “near … Read more
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that this year’s ban on drumming and noisemaking commences from Monday 8 May to Thursday 8 June, ahead of the annual Homowo festival. The AMA has advised that during the period of the ban, the usual form of worship should be confined to the premises of churches/mosques and … Read more
Republican leaders in the US Congress were on the brink of another humiliating health care defeat Tuesday, as they struggled to wrangle enough votes to pass Donald Trump’s latest bid to repeal and replace Obamacare. An earlier version of the Republican plan collapsed in March, when opposition from both moderates and conservatives torpedoed their own … Read more
Republican leaders in the US Congress were on the brink of another humiliating health care defeat Tuesday, as they struggled to wrangle enough votes to pass Donald Trump’s latest bid to repeal and replace Obamacare. An earlier version of the Republican plan collapsed in March, when opposition from both moderates and conservatives torpedoed their own … Read more
A US government advisory panel has reversed its opposition to a controversial prostate cancer screening test for men aged 55 to 69, according to draft recommendations published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Patients are now advised to discuss the potential benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening with their physicians … Read more
PIPS is currently investigating the bizarre incident. A young lady, Nana Ama, who was stopped in the middle of the night on the street and kissed by a police officer says she felt defiled and violated. The Police Intelligence and Professional Standards unit (PIPS) is currently investigating the bizarre incident. Nana Ama narrated the incident … Read more
The traders accused Grand View Hotel as the cause of the flooding The health of Kantamanto traders is at risk as they are living under unhygienic condition. The traders are flooded with spillage of hotel sewage which poses threat to their health. Speaking in interview with Nyankonton Mu Nsem, The traders accused Grand View Hotel … Read more
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 in the Journal of the American Medical Association show that super-agers, 80 and older, have a significantly thicker brain cortex than people … Read more
Award-winning actress Nana Ama Mcbrown has entreated women especially students to desist from buying expensive fashionable materials such as Brazilian and Peruvian wigs, dresses, designer bags, watches and phones which do not add value to their lives. Speaking during ‘Starr Woman Project’ at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi on Friday, she admonished young women to … Read more
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) will follow due processes to ensure that the road map that has been initiated to remove unauthorised structures in some parts of the capital city does not bring untold hardship to residents of the affected areas, the Chief Executive of the AMA, Mr Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has stated. The AMA, … Read more
Being overweight or obese in the first trimester of pregnancy has been linked to a higher risk of bearing a child with epilepsy, researchers said Monday. The study was based on data from 1.4 million children in Sweden, and was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Neurology. Just how much a … Read more
Award-winning actress, Nana Ama Mcbrown, has entreated women, especially students, to desist from buying expensive fashionable materials such as Brazilian wigs, Peruvian wigs, dresses, designer bags, watches and phones which do not add value to their lives. Speaking during ‘Starr Woman Project’ at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi on Friday, … Read more
Pretty award-winning actress Nana Ama Mcbrown has entreated women especially students to desist from buying expensive fashionable materials such as Brazilian wigs, Peruvian wigs, dresses, designer bags, watches and phones which do not add value to their lives. Speaking during ‘Starr Woman Project’ at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi on … Read more
Children in New Zealand who were exposed to high levels of lead have grown up to be less intelligent adults than their counterparts who were not as affected, researchers said Tuesday. The decades-long study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that the effects of lead, a metal and potent neurotoxin, … Read more
The Presiding Member (PM) for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has called for the immediate dismissal of all the building inspectors under the AMA. Thomas Ashong says the building inspectors have failed the AMA and have caused financial loss to the state due to their inactions in the Accra metropolis. The AMA PM was speaking … Read more
The Accra Metropolitan Authority has justified its decision to demolish structures that have been built on waterways in the capital, Accra. According to the AMA, the move is necessary if the country is to effectively deal with the perennial flooding situation in the capital. According to Public Relations Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Numo … Read more