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Ensure that your diet is teeth friendly-nivodent tooth paste

Having bad dental hygiene can make it difficult for anyone to say something as simple as cheese or smile. Your mouth is more than just a pretty...

FDA intercepts buses with drugs

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Volta Region has intercepted two KIA buses loaded with drugs at Sogakofe border. The buses, with registration...

Lifestyle: 5 Ways to get closure without talking to your ex

“I just need closure.” These words are way too familiar to anyone who's gone through a bad breakup. As you spend your first newly single days...

Fashion 101; top 5 African print trends in Ghana

From funny looking outfits to very loud and colourful clothing, fashion and style has gone through a major phase of transformation. Day in day...

Greater Accra: 986 adolescent girls illegally aborted their pregnancies

Nine-hundred and eighty-six adolescent girls in the Greater Accra Region in 2017, engaged in illegal termination of their pregnancies. The figure comprised of 31 girls...

Pupils tell Drug authorities why they use tramadol

The Head of Substance Abuse and Tobacco at the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Olivia Boateng says pupils in Primary and Junior High Schools...

How to know the person you’re dating is “a keeper”

Healthy relationships can be incredibly hard to find, form, navigate and maintain. But there are a few ways to know if the new person you're...

Lifestyle: High carbs diet may hasten menopause

A diet high in carbs could bring on an earlier menopause, a study suggests. Eating lots of pasta and rice was associated with reaching menopause...

'I left Egypt because of my curly hair'

Eman El-Deeb, a young Egyptian woman, decided to leave her country in 2016. But it wasn't for education, work or a partner. It was...

Yenbo Nkommo: Trust, a thorny issue in relationships

Placing one's confidence in someone or something is a fundamental human experience, necessary for society to function and for any person to be relatively...

The big deal about the big “O”

Why do women have orgasms? This is one of the big puzzles of evolutionary psychology. The purpose of male orgasm seems perfectly plain to...

Nhyinsen ne awo) star names her baby after Adom FM

Nyinsen Ne Awo) reality Star, Regina Anim, has named her first child after Adom Fm. Regina is standing in for all first time mothers on...

Korle Bu CEO, McDan boss, others pick top awards

Chief Executive of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Felix Anyah has been adjudged the overall best CEO (Private and Public Sector) of the Year, 2017. His...

AIDS Commission intensifies door-to-door HIV testing

The Ghana AIDS Commission has intensified its door-to-door HIV Aids education and HIV testing across parts of the country. The door to door campaign and testing...

Are bananas good for you?

Americans eat an average of 27 pounds of bananas per person per year—making it the most heavily consumed fruit in America. But some carb- and calorie-conscious consumers...

Video: Vagina cleaner than the mouth – Counselor Lutterodt

Controversial marriage counselor has launched a scathing attack on doctors who have been preaching against oral sex. Counselor George Lutterodt claimed the high rate of...

Tramadol abusers now move to cough mixtures

As the FDA clamped down on tramadol sales from Pharmacy shops, Over the Counter Medicines Sellers (OTCMS) and other identified sales joints in the...

Moesha is not alone: For some of us, it’s a project

So on the back of the Moesha – CNN saga, I got an email from a young lady who’s had to live a similar...

Audio: Throat Cancer Alert! Use your fingers instead of tongue for sexual pleasure – Doctor advises

Founder of Philteng Medical Centre, Dr. Philemon Mensah, is urging couples who engage in oral sex to use alternative means to satisfy their partners. According...

Fish vs Meat; let's end the debate

The first two food items that come to mind when protein is mentioned are fish and meat. Undoubtedly, these are the two most popular...

How to keep your smartphone from hurting your relationships

By 2016, 77 percent of U.S. adults owned a smartphone. Although they’re just small rectangular objects in our pockets, smartphones are leading to significant...

How can businesses tackle sexual harassment?

Charlotte reads from a list of #MeToo moments - the times in her career where she has experienced some kind of unwanted sexual attention....

Dating after #MeToo: I've had a lot of sex out of politeness. How do I say no?

Dating is different in the post-#MeToo era, and Jean Hannah Edelstein is here to help you navigate it in her pop-up advice column. Send your...

Ghana set to pilot world's first malaria vaccine

Ghana is readying for the smooth pilot of the world's first malaria vaccine later in the year, officials said on Wednesday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi...

2 Social Welfare staff arrested for stealing, selling baby

Two senior officials of the Social Welfare Department in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, have been picked up for allegedly stealing and selling a...

How to save money on Dental Care

One thing we have come to learn through years of experience is the fact that not many people like going to the dentist. Wow,...

8 Habits of employees that get promoted

Getting a promotion takes more than just doing your job well. To move up the ladder to the next step if your career, you...

How a Vodafone staff saved brother of Prez Kufuor’s life

Vodafone’s Chief Executive, Yolanda Cuba was heading off to a meeting when she stopped to assist a customer into the Vodafone building. As it turned...

OFFICIAL: DOVVSU records rape cases everyday

National Coordinating Director for Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), Chief Superintendent Owusuaa Kyeremeh has revealed that rape cases are recorded on daily...

Yenbo Nkomo: Traits men look out for in women for marriage

Many men and women tend to date all kinds of people at some point in their lives, but when it comes to choosing a...

Death of 3 children: FDA, EPA partner to trace distribution channel of Topsotoxin

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said the three children who died after their parents sprayed a fumigant tablet lost their lives through...

When I was a virgin: Adom News reporter writes about her intriguing first night of sex

Growing up, my mom made up very horrific and scary stories about sex and its consequences. Can you imagine she told me God puts...

Video: Man abandons wife for giving birth to girls

The pressure to give birth to sons rather than daughters can be overwhelming and sometimes heartbreaking. But such backward cultural bias against female babies which...

Ghana to use drone technology for essential health services – Bawumia

The government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with a health service provider this week that would enable the country to use drone technology...

The 5 different types of cheating explained

All cheating is not created equal. Ask 10 people what “counts” as cheating and you’d probably get 100 different answers. “Infidelity is a gray area...

How your jealousy drives your partner away

In previous postings, I have indicated that it is not abnormal to have feelings of jealousy and to sometimes feel anxious and angry with...

After the reckoning: #MeToo, sex and dating in 2018

A college student carefully considers which fraternity houses to avoid when she’s going out with her roommates. An engaged 30-something grapples with behavior she...

NHIS soon to cater for family planning services

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) would, from May 1, 2018, kick-start a pilot project to include family planning in its services in six...

The rich are betting on living to 100

Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world’s wealthy are willing to pay...

MTN to provide 300 mosquito nets on Malaria Day

MTN Ghana Foundation said it will distribute 300 Insecticide Treated Nets in commemoration of World Malaria Day on 25th April 2018. Marking the day under...