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Scans done within 12 weeks of pregnancy more accurate – Gynecologist

An Obstetrician Gynecologist at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Felix Abeyifah Bowuo says pregnancy scans done within 12 weeks of Pregnancy is more accurate. He...

How to protect your marriage from your baby

Your baby is a nuclear bomb. Is it cute and gurgly and the most incredible thing to ever happen to you? Absolutely. But it has...

8 impressive benefits of lettuce

The health benefits of lettuce include lower cholesterol levels, prevention of cancer, protection of neurons, regular sleep, anxiety control, lower inflammation, and a constant...

PHOTO: Completed Okaikrom Health Centre left to rot

A fully completed clinic and maternity centre at Okaikrom in Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region has been left to rot, while patients...

VIDEO: NPP’s Kandahar boys attack CEO of Tamale Hospital

A pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) vigilante group in the Northern Region, the Kandahar Boys have reportedly attacked the Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale...

Most vitamin pills are useless, but here are the ones you should take

Forget multivitamins. It seems like simple, obvious advice: eat your vegetables, get some exercise, and - of course - take your vitamins. Or not. Decades of...

Sekyere East records zero maternal deaths in 18 months

The Sekyere East District Health Directorate has recorded no maternal dead between January 2017 and June this year. District Health Director, Dr. Dorothy Afuakwa told...

What is the difference between heartburn and acid reflux?

Understanding the differences between heartburn, acid reflux, and gastroesophageal reflux disease involves understanding the links between them. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, heartburn...

If you can’t answer these questions about your partner, you’re in trouble

Forget “we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.” For your relationship to last, you have to talk openly and honestly about weighty issues...

How having similar texting styles can affect romantic relationships

Forget the ‘rules’ about how to text someone you’re dating – the most important thing, according to new research, is that your texting styles...

World Vision sensitizes pupils on HIV/AIDS

World Vision International as part of its health intervention programs is sensitizing pupils in Sekyere East and Asanti Akim North Districts about the awareness...

Regular exercise ‘best for mental health’

Regular physical activity lasting 45 minutes three to five times a week can reduce poor mental health - but doing more than that is...

Onion is number one cure for flu – Doctor reveals

A homeopathic medical practitioner, Dr. Ernest Asante has said onion is a number one cure for Influenza (flu). He stated that, flu is caused by...

If you can’t answer these questions about your partner, you’re in trouble

Forget “we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.” For your relationship to last, you have to talk openly and honestly about weighty issues...

Gold Fields Ghana Foundation holds free health screening at Prestea-Huni Valley

Over 900 residents in three communities at the Prestea-Huni Valley District have benefited from free health screening exercise organized by the Gold Fields Ghana...

Ditching tight pants ‘improves sperm count’

Wearing looser underpants could be a simple way for men to improve their sperm count and the hormones that control it, a US study...

Man has to pay $8.8 million for seducing another man’s wife

For some people, the pursuit of happiness and love is worth risking it all, even if it means having an extramarital affair. But sometimes,...

How to live to 100, according to science

Numbers can’t be exact but there are approximately 80,000 centenarians in the U.S., or about 10-20 centenarians per 100,000 population. The U.S. Census Bureau...

Ashanti records 6, 269 teenage pregnancies in six months

A total of 6, 269 teenage pregnancies were recorded in the Ashanti Region between January and June, this year, Dr. Kwasi Yeboah-Awudzi, Deputy Regional...

FDA clamps down on fake products

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), with support from the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) of the Ghana Revenue Authority and the Volta...

Study: Bad marriage will result in bad health for men

Traditional wedding vows often include the promise to be by your spouse’s side "in sickness and in health, 'til death do you part." Or...

Ghana celebrates the elimination of blinding trachoma 

The World Health Organization (WHO) will today present a certificate to Ghana to congratulate the country on becoming the first sub-Saharan country in Africa...

Don’t give babies below 6 months mashed Kenkey

A Senior Nursing Officer at the Paediatric Department of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital Selma Oppong Adomako has cautioned mothers against giving mashed Kenkey to...

Facebook has started internal testing of its dating app

Two months after announcing the product at its F8 developer conference, Facebook is testing its dating product internally with employees. Independent app researcher Jane...

How to know your man has lost interest in the relationship

If you ever start to get the feeling that your boyfriend is no longer showing you love and affection the way he used to;...

GMA suspends strike

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has set aside a roadmap it adopted that could lead to the withdrawal of outpatient services by August 6. President...

Interesting ways Ghanaian men/women propose to their partners

The norm of proposing marriage has normally been a man buys a diamond ring, gets down on one knee, professes his love, and asks...

How mental health issues are preventing couples from having sex

Unconsummated relationships, where couples don’t have sex due to difficulties, trauma or sexual dysfunction are not often spoken about. Usually, the couple feel embarrassed to...

To have and to ‘hold’: An article about marriage

One of the greatest expectations of youth is the dream to get married someday and maintain a respectable, godly family. Most young men fantasize...

US Embassy promises to build 18 CHPS compounds for Ghana

The United States government has pledged to construct a total of 18 community-based health planning and services (CHPS) compounds in Ghana this year through...

Don’t wash and reuse condoms and dental dams

Don’t skip the washing and just reuse them, either. These might feel like obvious bits of advice, but they’re necessary to state – there are...

Scheduling sex might make you more satisfied than tearing each other’s clothes off

People really hype up the idea of being so lust-filled that you simply have to tear your partner’s clothes off and do it on...

6 ‘romantic’ gestures that are major red flags

Most people want a partner who's attentive, caring, and, if you're looking for an exclusive relationship, actually committed. All great things! But sometimes, especially if...

Vagina rejuvenating therapies risky

Women are being warned against risky cosmetic "rejuvenating" procedures to reshape and tighten the vagina. Experts say the "therapies", offered by some private clinics in...

10 signs you might be dating a sociopath

When you’re in love, it’s easy to gloss over some of your partner’s less flattering traits. But if your gut tells you something might...

Exclusive ‘men clinic’ on Erectile Dysfunction opens in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional Hospital (Kumasi South Hospital) will from August 1, 2018, open Ghana’s first all men health unit to handle all kinds of...

9 secrets women keep from men

I have been married for over 10 years, and there are still plenty of secrets I keep from my husband. As a woman, you just...

VIDEO: Turning autism into heroism; the story of Maame Bemah

For more than five years, a mother lived in a state of denial after doctors told her that her second child had Autism. Olivia Baffour-Awuah...

Three in five babies not breastfed in first hour of life – Report

An estimated 78 million babies (three in five) are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at higher risk of death...