en-gh-hotdailynews: 2015-07-20 Ghana Health

MOFA cautions public on bird flu
BusinessGhana
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has cautioned the public to be wary of where they purchase their live birds due to the outbreak of bird flu in the country. The MoFA, in a press release copied to the Ghana News Agency, advised the public to ...
Will the 12 cars have intensive care unit for the birds? – IMANI boss to Ministry   Citifmonline

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Daily Mail

NHS chief Simon Stevens says children shouldn't have fizzy drinks at all
Daily Mail
Children should avoid all sugary drinks or risk cancer and heart disease later in life, the head of the NHS warned yesterday. Simon Stevens said there was 'absolutely no reason' that youngsters should be given fizzy drinks. He spoke out as scientists ...
Poll: Should drinks companies be made to reduce the sugar content of drinks?   shropshirestar.com
Raise the price of fizzy drinks and combat childhood obesity, says UK's health ...   Mirror.co.uk
NHS chief tells food industry to cut sugar or face regulation   The Times (subscription)
Sentinel Republic
Cotswold Journal
Shields Gazette
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Focus News

5 Hours Of Exercise A Week May Cut Breast Cancer
Focus News
Post-menopausal women, especially those who are obese, should exercise at least five hours a week to curb obesity and breast cancer risk, shows research. Exercising 300 minutes per week is recommended for reducing total fat in post-menopausal women ...

Prolonged Sitting May Raise Cancer Risk   Dispatch Times
300 minutes of exercise every week keeps breast cancer at bay   Times Gazette
Too Much Sitting Linked To Cancer Risk   Sentinel Republic
iFreePress.com (blog)
Ledger Gazette
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PPP Focus.com

Inhalable Ebola Vaccine Works in Monkeys
PPP Focus.com
The New York Times reported that in that study, researchers concluded that Ebola vaccine was able to neutralize the virus in monkeys. The EBOVAC2 project is funded under a grant from the European Commission's Innovative Medicine Initiative Ebola+ ...

We were not told to halt Ebola Vaccine trial – FDA   GhanaWeb
Needle-free Ebola vaccine shows promise in animal tests   Dispatch Times
The results are in: Inhalable Ebola vaccine, spread of Lyme disease   Gant Daily
WJXT Jacksonville
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Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

Patients at risk of malnutrition at Psychiatric hospital
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
The Accra Psychiatric hospital has been hit with malnutrition as patients rely on gari and soup for supper. A senior staff nurse, Emmanuella Awude attributed this to inadequate funds. She said the hospital had to supplement government funding with ...

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GhanaWeb

Tetteh Quarshie Hospital saved from imminent closure
GhanaWeb
The Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital at Mampong-Akuapem, has been saved from imminent closure due to the breakdown of its only generator. The Hospital since last Sunday, had stopped handling emergencies and was in the process of transferring ...

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Ebola is still a threat to Ghana-Red Cross
BusinessGhana
The Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS) has begun an orientation programme for its volunteers to build their capacity to educate Ghanaians on the threat of the Ebola virus and cholera in the Western Region. Addressing a stakeholders' forum in Takoradi, over ...

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Citifmonline

'Ebola vaccine trials would not contract virus'
GhanaWeb
The head of the Disease Surveillance Unit of the Ghana Health Service(GHS), Mr Michael Agyabeng has explained that, there is no way people who participate in the Ebola Vaccine trials could contract the Ebola virus. He said the component of the virus in ...
Japanese Government presents Ebola prevention facilities to Ghana   Graphic Online

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