Anti-Diabetes Drug Also ‘lessens Kidney, Heart Disease’ Risk
An anti-diabetic drug that lowers blood sugar levels for type 2 diabetes sufferers also significantly cuts the risk of cardiovascular ...
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Diabetic Athlete Gavin Giffiths Encourages Young Ghanaian Patients To Aim High
Type 1 diabetic Gavin Giffiths has charged some Ghanaian children living with the disease not to let it discourage them ...
Update- Girl, 13, Battling Diabetes Gets Support!
When the Diabetes Youth Care, a non-governmental organisation which caters for children with diabetes, visited little Pamela Wayor at Osu, ...
Life On Hold! Girl, 13, Battles Diabetes
At her family house at Osu, in the Greater Accra Region, 13-year-old Pamela Wayor sat on a wooden bench. From ...
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, ...
People Think Juice Is Good For Them. Wrong!
Mrs. G. came to our offices for her first visit distraught. Her primary-care doctor had just diagnosed her with diabetes, ...
Life Expectancy For Black Americans Is Four Years Below Whites
African-Americans have made gains in life expectancy but major disparities remain in the United States, where blacks can expect to ...
Workers In Kumasi Get Free Health Screening From GOIL, Ray Ben Lab
About 2,000 employees from various institutions in Ashanti region have benefitted from a free health screening exercise as part of ...
Off-Duty Nurse Saves Dying Patient On the Street of Koforidua
Lydia Agyei Yeboah, a Nursing Trainee with the Atibie Nursing and Midwifery College exhibited the true character of Florence Nightingale ...
Smoking Weakens A Gene That Protects Arteries
People who smoke cigarettes may boost their risk of clogged heart arteries by weakening a gene that is otherwise protective ...
More Exercise For Kids Could Save US Billions On Health
Increasing the number of young children who exercise for just under a half hour a few times a week could ...
Ghanaian Leaders Will Suffer For Leaving the Disabled Uncatered For – NTK
Physically challenged business magnate and owner of the NTK group of companies; Ntim Twumasi Kwaku is warning that leaders are ...
Cuban Trained Health Specialists Provide Medical Care To Kasuliyili
Members of the Association of Ghanaian Health Specialists trained in Cuba, continue to provide free medical services to residents of ...
Smartphone ‘orders’ Body To Treat Diabetes
Scientists have used a smartphone to control the activity of the living cells inside an animal. The fusion of biology ...
Your Mother’s Diet May Influence Your Liver’s Health
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a serious and growing problem. Previously linked with obesity, a new study also connects it ...
I Eat 8 To 10 Boiled Eggs With Hot Pepper Daily – Songo
Award winning controversial Ghanaian Sports Presenter, Patrick Osei Agyemang popularly known in the sports fraternity as ‘Countryman Songo’ has revealed ...
Exercise ‘keeps the Mind Sharp’ In Over-50s, Study Finds
Doing moderate exercise several times a week is the best way to keep the mind sharp if you’re over 50, ...
Best Snacks For People With Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes can lead to a wide range of symptoms including high blood pressure, circulation issues, kidney damage, blindness, and skin ...
Alphabet’s Verily To Embark On Health-Mapping Study
Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily on Wednesday announced a study to track people for years, right down to their genetics, ...
Restoring Mental Health’s Dignity
On December 31, 2016, a few hours before the New Year, a 28-year-old man allegedly ended his life. Media reports ...