Health News Contraceptive pill recalled in US Wed 01 Feb, 2012. Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US, as they might not prevent pregnancy. Read more... Advanced Cell Technology: Stem cell retinal implants safe Tue 24 Jan, 2012. Early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method is safe, say researchers. Read more... Depression drugs 'causing falls' Thu 19 Jan, 2012. Elderly people with dementia are more likely to suffer falls if they are given anti-depressants by care home staff, a study claims. Read more... PIP breast implants: Harley Medical Group will not replace implants Thu 12 Jan, 2012. The Harley Medical Group, which fitted more PIP breast implants than any other UK cosmetic surgery firm, says it will not replace them free of charge. Read more... Cancer patients 'relying on charity handouts' for fuel Wed 28 Dec, 2011. Cancer patients are relying more on charity handouts as they struggle to pay rising fuel bills, figures reveal. Read more... New approach to malaria vaccine revealed Fri 23 Dec, 2011. A potential new malaria vaccine has shown promise in animal studies, according to research. Read more... Hong Kong orders chicken cull as bird flu alert raised Wed 21 Dec, 2011. Hong Kong is culling 17,000 chickens after three birds were confirmed to have died from the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain in the past week. Read more... Doctor urges Ghanaians to eat three times daily Wed 21 Dec, 2011. A doctor Gameli of the Elite Dental Hospital, Abelemkpe, has urged all Ghanaians to take three meals daily, with an interval of four hours and at least eat a fruit after each meal to ensure effective digestion. Read more... Haemophilia gene therapy shows early success Mon 12 Dec, 2011. Just one injection could be enough to mean people with haemophilia B no longer need medication, according to an early study in the UK and the US. Read more... Rare gene links vitamin D and multiple sclerosis Fri 09 Dec, 2011. A rare genetic variant which causes reduced levels of vitamin D appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, says an Oxford University study. Read more... Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review Thu 08 Dec, 2011. Nearly half of cancers diagnosed in the UK each year - over 130,000 in total - are caused by avoidable life choices including smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things, a review reveals. Read more... Vaccine developed against Ebola Tue 06 Dec, 2011. Scientists have developed a vaccine that protects mice against a deadly form of the Ebola virus. Read more... George Bush honoured for fighting HIV/AIDs in Africa Tue 06 Dec, 2011. Former US President George W. Bush has been awarded the Best Man in Leadership at the on-going 16th International Conference on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infection in Africa (ICASA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more... Liking a lie-in in people's genes, researchers say Mon 05 Dec, 2011. People who like a lie-in may now have an excuse - it is at least partly down to their genes, according to experts. Read more... Government will raise funds for HIV/AIDS support - Veep Thu 01 Dec, 2011. The Government has given an assurance that it will adopt innovative ways of raising the needed funds to cater for the health needs of the about 60,000 people living with HIV and AIDS in the country should the Global Fund, the country's major financier of HIV and AIDS, withdraw its support. Read more... GHS goes wild on chloroquine dispensers Thu 24 Nov, 2011. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said it will in the coming days launch a monitoring exercise to ensure that all pharmacies and health centers still treating uncomplicated malaria with chloroquine desist from doing so. Read more...   [First Page] [Prev] Showing page 1 of 442 pages [Next] [Last Page]