en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-07-14 Ghana Health

WHO urges governments to increase taxes to curb tobacco epidemic
Ghana Business News
WHO. A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) says governments need to step up tax action to curb the tobacco epidemic. According to the WHO's report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic-2015, too few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on ...

Taxing tobacco   Kathmandu Post
WHO global report highlights tobacco taxation as key to reducing tobacco ...   Solomon Star

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The News International

Ebola patients' escape spreads alarm in Sierra Leone
Times of India
FREETOWN: Sierra Leone said today it had launched an emergency operation to prevent a serious spread of Ebola after two patients escaped for several hours from a treatment centre. A highly-infectious 32-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl sparked a ...

Ebola infection rate still significant, UN official warns   CBC.ca
UN envoy says Africa's Ebola outbreak not yet run its course   Fox News

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Ghana News Agency

Mrs Edna Afia Kisseh of the 37 Millitary Hospital sensitising the pregnant women
Ghana News Agency
Accra, July 13, GNA - Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), in collaboration with the German Development Agency (GIZ), has organised a four-day sensitization programme for pregnant women at the 37 Military Hospital as part of efforts towards promoting ...

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Youth Health Magzine

Can Nightmares Be Good For You?
Youth Health Magzine
Having a nightmare is almost always traumatizing, but maybe there's some good in experiencing a scary dream. In a new video from New York Magazine titled “The Good Side of Bad Dreams,” sleep researchers explain that bad dreams actually serve as a ...

The Benefits Of Having Nightmares   Food World News
Have You Had a Bad Dream Recently? Here's How It Might Actually Benefit Your ...   TheBlaze.com
Nightmares might actually be good for your mental health   MedCity News
Huffington Post
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The Globe and Mail

Smoking tobacco linked to risk of developing psychosis, says study
The American Bazaar
WASHINGTON, DC: Researchers in the United Kingdom have suggested that smoking tobacco is linked to an increased risk of developing psychosis, while people who develop illnesses like schizophrenia are three-times more likely to smoke than the ...

Smoking may be causal factor in developing schizophrenia: researchers   The Globe and Mail
Mental illness risk by smoking increases at the maximum level says study   The Market Business
Does Smoking Increase Schizophrenia Risk?   Forbes
Pioneer News
Hindustan Times
Independent Online
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Effective management critical to health services delivery – Minister
Vibe Ghana
Mr Alex Segbefia, the Minister of Health, has said good management and strong leadership were the prerequisites for increasing efficiency and effectiveness of health services. Mr Segbefia said health managers required skills in time management, team ...

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GhanaWeb

Revealed: the Presence of a beautiful woman ignites attitudes in men
GhanaWeb
A psychological study confirms that the presence of a beautiful woman ignite stupid behavior in men. Research has shown that men behave stupidly when they are around beautiful women. Therefore if you are a lady and a guy makes an embarrassing ...

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Citifmonline

Taxi driver fined for not taking part in clean up exercise
Citifmonline
22-year old taxi driver at Prestea Heman in the Western Region who refused to take part in a communal labour last Saturday was fined ten shovels by chief of the area, Nana Nteboah Prah III. The taxi driver, Kofi Arko was asked to provide the shovels ...

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