A medical officer at the Kwahu Government Hospital, Dr Francis Addae, has urged the adult population to undertake regular exercise to reduce weight and other unwanted materials such as fats and cholesterol from the body to enhance their health. He said regular exercise could release waste materials from the body and protect the body from being attacked by diseases such as high blood pressure... 

The government is considering the option of using part of the country’s oil revenue for the intended one-time premium payment of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), the Vice-President, John Dramani Mahama has announced. He said considering the critical role of good health of the citizens in national development, there was the need to explore innovative options to sustain healthcare... 

The National Cancer Coalition (NCC) of the US in conjunction with the Breast Care International (BCI) on Wednesday presented drugs worth about 23 million dollars to the Ministry of Health. The drugs are for cancer related diseases including prostate, colon, paediatric leukaemia, depression, heart disease as well as adjunctive therapies for patients taking chemotherapy. They drugs include... 

The Minister of Health, Dr Benjamin Kumbour, is unhappy about the poor perception accorded herbal medicine in the country. This he said, is a great challenge to the health care delivery. According to the Minister, about 20 policies and administrative guideline to institutionalize herbal medicine would be effected by January next year. Furthermore, 35 herbal products have been researched into, of which... 

The Women’s Wing of the Volta Regional branch of the Ghana Blind Union (GBU), on Wednesday bemoaned the absence of an optometrist at the Volta Regional Hospital. The group contended that the absence of the specialist was increasing blindness in the region. The women expressed these concerns at a day’s sensitization workshop organized for them at the instance of the Department of Women with... 

Dr. Christopher Carter, Chiropractic DoctorChiropractic care is steadily gaining grounds in Ghana as more people continue to discover the amazing power of chiropractic. This has also resulted in an increase in the number of chiropractic doctors in the country. A thirty-year old American chiropractor, Dr. Christopher Carter is the latest to join a team of chiropractors helping people to reclaim their... 

A model state-of-the-art dental clinic.Residents in the upscale Airport Hills Estate will soon have access to a new advanced digital technology dental facility, it has been announced. Construction of the new full service dental and orthodontic facility is expected to be complete by the end of May 2011 and open its doors in June. Access to the clinic will be via Finali drive, a private road specially... 

Drinking water before meals can help people to lose weight, says a US study. Scientists from Virginia found that slimmers can lose an average of 5lb extra if they drink two glasses of water three times a day before meals. They tested the theory on 48 older adults, split into two groups, over 12 weeks. While drinking water can make you feel full on zero calories, say researchers, too much water can... 

Dr. Elias Sory, Director General of the Ghana Health Service, on Monday, disclosed that an approximately 3,500 women die every year in Ghana of pregnancy related causes. He mentioned Post Partum haemorrhage (severe bleeding), which accounted for 29 percent, as the leading cause of deaths (GHS Annual Report 2009). Dr. Sory disclosed this in a speech read for him at a stakeholders meeting on the Misoprostol... 

Last week in my Get A Flat Stomach For Christmas post I made mention of the benefits of eating an apple a day. We’ve all heard the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” but why is this true? Apples have properties that no other fruits have and its benefits have been proven overtime. You would be able to get the benefits of these properties individually from other fruits and foods, but...