Health
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Avian Influenza infects 9,470 birds in Bono Region
Outbreak of the Avian Influenza has hit the Bono Region, infecting more than 9,470 birds since last Thursday January 13, 2022. Dr Donald Joachim Darko, the Bono Regional Director of the Veterinary Se…
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Doctors call on Akufo-Addo to immediately suspend nationwide vaccine rollout
Some 11 doctors have written to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to issue a directive for the nationwide vaccine rollout in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic to be paused. The doctors s…
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The FDA has yet to register any cannabis-containing products for industrial and clinical use
The Food and Drugs Authority in Ghana has not registered any cannabis-containing products for industrial or clinical use. Accordingly, the FDA must be notified of any sales to unregistered products. …
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Marijuana a highly effective tool against chronic pain – Biochemist
Dr George Cobla, Biochemist at the Food and Drugs Authorities (FDA), says medicinal marijuana is an effective substitute painkiller for chronic pain. He said the Cannabidiol (CBD) and Tetrahydrocanna…
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[COVID Test] No walk-in testing from Jan 1-4 – Noguchi
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research has announced that staff working at the COVID-19 Walk-in testing centre would be on break from 1st to 3rd January, 2022. In view of that the resear…
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Ghana can tackle unemployment through family planning – Dr Kobby Mensah
Political marketing expert, Dr Kobby Mensah, has suggested that encouraging family planning can be a way to fight unemployment in the country. Although there are no concrete numbers for unemployed yo…
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Scientists look to extend human lives with new £1.2m muscle cells project
Tiny lab grown human muscle cells will be blasted into space in an experiment that could help people to live longer, healthier lives, scientists have said. The project titled MicroAge, is funded by U…
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New study reveals dog owners suffered less depression during pandemic lockdown
Being a dog owner may have lessened the psychological impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study has revealed. Researchers in St Louis, Missouri found in a new study that those who own dogs have b…
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[Bizarre] Doctor discovers baby in woman’s liver in ‘exceptionally rare’ ectopic pregnancy
A baby has been discovered growing inside a woman’s liver in ‘exceptionally rare’ ectopic pregnancy. Paediatrician Michael Narvey of Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba in Canada who …
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L.I. for cannabis regulation ready – NACOC
The Deputy Director-General of the Narcotic Control Commission (NACOC), Mark Olando, has said the board is putting measures in place to pass a legislative instrument to regulate the consumption of ca…