Man Plays Guitar During Brain Surgery
An Indian musician played the guitar on the operating table to help doctors treat involuntary muscle spasms in his fingers. ...
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Learning To Read In Adulthoood Transforms Brain
A study of women in India who learned to read in their 30s shows the human brain's incredible capacity to ...
People Smell As Well As Dogs
People's sense of smell is just as sharp as those of rats and dogs, a US researcher said Thursday, calling ...
Tiger Woods Undergoes Fourth Back Surgery
Superstar golfer Tiger Woods announced on his website Thursday that he has undergone a fourth back surgery to alleviate pain, ...
‘Cauliflower Ear’ Tackled By Silicon Ear Guard
A Northern Ireland dental technician believes she may have found a way to prevent the rugby player's curse - cauliflower ...
Parliament Debates Menace of Youth Alcoholism In Ghana
Parliament is considering passing a bill to tackle the menace of youth alcoholism in the country. Debating the issue on ...
MP Calls For Law To Regulate Alcoholic Adverts
Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Hon. Ernest Henry Norgbey, has proposed that Parliament ...
MP Advocates Ban On Alcohol Advertisement
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman constituency Ernest Nogbe is championing a crusade to ban alcohol advertisements on airwaves. ...
Brains of ‘super-Agers’ Don’t Shrink As Fast As Others
As we age, our brain shrinks, but a select group of elders known as "super-agers" lose less brain volume than ...
Alcohol Manufacturers Laud Alcohol Policy
The Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers (AAMI) has lauded the launch of the National Alcohol Policy by government. The ...
Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers Endorses New National Alcohol Policy
The Association of Alcohol Manufacturers and Importers (AAMI) says it supports the National Alcohol Policy (NAP), launched recently by the ...
Ghana Chief Joseph Darkoh Jailed In U.S For Distributing Drug
When Joseph Darkoh skipped town to escape federal heroin distribution charges 20 years ago, Brooklyn federal prosecutors said he went ...
Police Intercept $85 Million Worth of Cocaine Bearing Photos of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi
Some 85 million euros (£73 million) worth of cocaine that bore photos of Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi wearing the shirt ...
US Communities Crumbling Under An Evolving Addiction Crisis
Of the 2,900 babies born last year in Cabell County, West Virginia, 500 had to be weaned off of opioid ...
Ghana Launches National Alcohol Policy
Ghana has launched a National Alcohol Policy after years of working with key stakeholders to combine the fragmented laws that ...
British Cyclist Secretly Injected Vitamins
British cyclist Josh Edmondson has told the BBC he broke the sport's rules by secretly injecting himself with a cocktail ...
Basic School Pupils In Wa Abusing ‘tramadol’ For Vitality
The Ghana Education Service in Wa in the Upper West Region wants health professionals to intervene to end the abuse ...
UN Drugs Body Takes Aim At Fentanyl
A UN drugs body moved Thursday to crack down on the production of chemicals made to use illicit fentanyl, a ...
Heart Attack Fears Over Use of Common Painkillers Such As Ibuprofen
Common painkillers taken by millions of Britons can raise the risk of a heart attack by up to 50 percent, researchers ...
The Reasons Oral Sex Is Good For You
Are you a ‘birthdays only’ girl or are you often keen to take a trip further south? Got to give ...