The lipid function test is done on a fasting blood sample to identify various lipid abnormalities and includes the estimate of total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol. The most important lipids present in the blood are cholesterol and Triglycerideswhich, when incorporated…Read More »
Unfortunately, I’ve encountered them all. Thankfully, they moved on to bless someone else. 1. Crooks. Never do business with crooks because sooner or later they’ll get you. Yet, people often do business with shady people because they think they’re getting a deal.…Read More »
1. Don’t call someone more than twice continuously. If they don’t pick up your call, presume they have something important to attend to; 2. Return money that you have borrowed even before the person that borrowed you remember or ask for it.…Read More »
Alcoholic liver diseases have increased significantly in the last year. Our report on alcohol use and harm during the COVID-19 pandemic shows an unprecedented increase in deaths from alcohol-related liver disease. In 2020 England registered 5,608 alcohol-related liver deaths, an increase of…Read More »
Up until recently, there were four choices for persons with Insomnia. These were: 1. Do nothing, suffer and hope it’ll get better with time. This is the sad choice of many, and it doesn’t work. They most often get worse. 2. Start…Read More »
Talking about Young People in Ghana, 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 Director of Public Health, Ghana Health Services (GHS), has disclosed. Out of this,…Read More »
For Lucas Smith, an aortic dissection began a journey of life-saving surgery and rehabilitation. He stayed in the hospital for three months, including two at the Spectrum Health inpatient rehabilitation center at Blodgett Hospital. (Chris Clark | Spectrum Health Beat) Lucas Smith…Read More »
Women between the ages of 35 and 55 will soon experience menopause. It is not a disease but rather a phase in life where the female will no longer be able to conceive a child. One of the symptoms associated with this…Read More »
Ghana most celebrated award winning musician and philanthropist has been celebrated over the years for amazing musician and his advocacy against the viral Hepatitis B disease. This year, OK Foundation in collaboration with MDS-Lancet Laboratories and Ghana Health Services celebrated the world…Read More »
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 its embassy in Accra. The outgoing US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, made this known whilst highlighting…Read More »