Health

3000 Nurses, Midwives Leave Ghana For Greener Pastures – About 3,000 nurses and midwives have left the country this year alone to seek greener pastures abroad, according to the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA). The association says if working conditions are not improved, the numbers could further go …

Why big buttocks can be bad for your health – The demand for bigger buttocks in Venezuela means some women will even have banned injections to achieve them, putting their health at risk. It is with tears in her eyes that Denny recounts how she woke up one day to …

Health Benefits Of Reading: Why You Should Read Books – We live in a time where reading books are viewed as old school. And it isn’t just the kids, either. Even the adults don’t read as much as the older generations did. They are either too busy with work or …

6 Health Benefits of Pumpkin – This super-food isn’t just for seasonal lattes and holiday pies. It’s commonly thought of as a vegetable, but pumpkin is actually a fruit, and it’s a fall favorite that’s packed with health benefits. In fact, pumpkin is such a nutritional knockout that it shouldn’t …

8 Food Items You Should Avoid To Stay Healthy – You can never live a healthy lifestyle if you keep eating wrong. Knowing what to eat and which food items to avoid is also a vital part of living a healthy lifestyle. If you want to stay healthy, then below …

How does the body metabolize alcohol? – The speed of alcohol metabolism is different for everyone. If you’ve had a drink or two, you might be wondering just how long that alcohol will stay in your system. In urine, alcohol can be detected from 12 to 130 hours if a …

Is Peeing After Sex Important? – See if you should head to the bathroom after the bedroom. Have well-meaning friends told you that you should always pee after sex? Are you wondering if this advice holds any water? Ob/Gyn Salena Zanotti, MD, explains the logic and possible benefits of peeing …

What’s Used To Treat People Who Are Hospitalized With COVID-19 and What’s Not – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, people who are hospitalized with the virus have a variety of treatments to help them battle it. But misinformation is widespread, and that’s caused some confusion about these treatment options. Critical …

Certain Drugs Can Cause Hair Loss Dermatologist – Dermatologist Dr. Rosaline Osazuwa has expressed in a discussion on the GTV Breakfast Show that specific medications can cause hair loss. Baldness is a condition of having a scalp wholly or partly lacking hair. Hair loss can’t be cured nor restored to …