Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) is classed as a metabolism disorder. Metabolism refers to the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth. Most of what we eat is broken down into glucose. Glucose is a form of sugar in the blood – it is the principal source of fuel for our bodies. When our [...]
Read the rest of this story »Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend has been backed up by a major study. The study, in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, found that patients were 16% more likely to die if they were admitted on a Sunday than [...]
Read the rest of this story »Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports. The research, published in the British medical journal the Lancet, suggests 1.24 million people died from the mosquito-borne disease in 2010. This compares to a World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate for 2010 of 655,000 deaths. But both the new study and [...]
Read the rest of this story »Prestea Huni/Valley District Health Director, Mrs. Caroline Otoo, said in 2011 the area recorded 120 cases of HIV/AIDS. She said that out of the figure, 98 were women, 17 men and 5 children. Mrs. Otoo, who was speaking at the 2011 Annual Review meeting on health situation in the district, said though the disease continued [...]
Read the rest of this story »Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) is classed as a metabolism disorder. Metabolism refers to the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth. Most of what we eat is broken down into glucose. Glucose is a form of sugar in the blood – it is the principal source of fuel for our bodies. When our [...]
Read the rest of this story »Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend has been backed up by a major study. The study, in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, found that patients were 16% more likely to die if they were admitted on a Sunday than [...]
Read the rest of this story »Some men are different from other men. Some men can drink, some men cant, some men play sports and some men don’t, some men like to read, some don’t, some men like girls, a lot, some men, well, don’t, and some men can say I love you and some just can’t, not yet at least. [...]
Read the rest of this story »Much of the happiness a woman will achieve in this life will be in direct proportion to how well she understands and engages the man in her life. In 1 Peter 3:7, the apostle gives husbands this command, “You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way … since she [...]
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