On Monday, UN Member States are set to approve the Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage: moving together to build a healthier world. This vital document gained consensus, following months of negotiations, last week. The Political Declaration includes recognition that ‘universal health coverage is fundamental for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals… Read More
Posted September 21, 2019 08:36:47 Laura Kennedy got her first tattoo in Sydney when she was 21. Key points: Launceston has about 20 registered tattoo and piercing studios, and nine of them have been found in breach of the Public Health Act The issues were considered minor, but public health experts warn the consequences can… Read More
A yoga asana could help you feel energised and stay young. (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock) Many people struggle with ageing, which in essence, is a natural process. But what if we told you that a yoga asana could help delay the process and make you feel younger? Yoga inversion exercises could be your go-to solution, as… Read More
On Nutrition: Take a closer look at ingredients in 'miracle' weight-loss claims – Tulsa World
Dear Dr. Blonz: Two weight-loss “miracles” are featured in a constant stream of emails I now receive. (I take responsibility for this mess, having clicked on an ad a few weeks ago.) One of the ingredients is hoodia, and the other is Caralluma fimbriata. The ads discuss how they have been used for centuries in… Read More
Lady Gaga just shared a photo of herself in a recording studio on Instagram stories. The superstar added the hashtag #LG6 on the photo. Fans reacted with excitement, hoping the photo means her new album #LG6 is coming soon. Stefani Germanotta, a.k.a. Lady Gaga, has done it again. She has her fans in a Twitter… Read More
By Sola Ogundipe Men are generally less likely than women to look after their health and four times less likely to have visited their doctor in the past year. Women visit the doctor more often mainly for gynecological and other reproductive health checks. But almost 40 percent of men are more likely to have skipped… Read More
The maternal mortality crisis continues to disproportionately affect Black women. According to new research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for women over the age of 30, Black women are four to five times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth. Entrepreneur Kimberly Seals Allers is aiming to reverse this alarming… Read More
Ask the doctors Q. I’ve had endometriosis since I was in my 30s. I’m now approaching menopause. Will my symptoms get better or even go away after menopause? A. Possibly, but not always. Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue that resembles the tissue that lines the uterus, called endometrial tissue, grows in other locations… Read More
The woman arrested for selling and storing food near a toilet at Mantse Agbona, a suburb of Accra, has been fined by the Sanitation and Motor Court. The La-based court presided over by Justice Juliet Duadu fined the accused, Vivían Aryeetey, ¢1,200 on Wednesday. Public health and safety had been compromised at Mantse Agbona when the JoyNews’ ‘Clean Ghana’ campaign team made… Read More
A woman in the U.K. was recently left with a gaping hole in her armpit after she was bitten by a venomous spider that had been hiding in a sofa. Louise Edwards, 49, said the sofa had been outside in a shed, and that when she went to move it, she saw a few spiders, but didn’t… Read More