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Study Suggests Akans Face Higher Genetic Risk of Kidney Disease.
The Head of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Ghana Medical School, Vincent Boima, has revealed that emerging research suggests some ethnic groups in Ghana may carry a higher genetic predisposition to kidney disease than others. According to him, findings from ongoing studies indicate that Akans may be more likely…
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‘Madara Sukudai’ cocktail may pose serious kidney and liver risks after lab tests kill rats within 24 hours.
National Security has launched a special operation to rid the streets of Kumasi of a popular toxic cocktail sold as a ‘heart cleanser.’ It comes as preliminary investigations by the Department of Pharmacology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) revealed the herbal concoction, known in Hausa as ‘Madara Sukudai’, contained substances…
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Effects of Birth Control Pills on the Skin.
Effects of Birth Control Pills on the Skin Birth control pills work by regulating hormones normally associated with the menstrual cycle. They interfere with the normal development of the ovum by preventing or obstructing ovulation. There are two basic types of birth control pills. One type contains both oestrogen and progesterone and works by preventing…
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Basic Problems Associated with Menopause
Basic Problems Associated with Menopause. Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when the ovaries stop releasing ova. It normally occurs when a woman is in her late forties or early fifties. The time before and around menopause is called perimenopause. What happens during menopause is that the ovaries have run out of follicles…
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Are we poisoning our kids with what they eat?
Are we poisoning our kids with what they eat? Most of us were brought up with the belief that disease is caused by external things. Few people know that germs can only “germinate or grow” in a toxic environment. Parents who see their children catch one infectious disease after another are especially concerned about giving…
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WHATEVER MAKES YOU WEAK ALSO MAKES YOU ILL OR SICK.
WHATEVER MAKES YOU WEAK ALSO MAKES YOU ILL OR SICK. Flu epidemics and other chronic diseases were rare 20 years ago. When they did occur, only the very poor, disadvantaged, and frail became seriously ill. Now, there is a flu epidemic and other prevailing chronic illnesses almost every year, and some of them may last…
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