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Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise – WHO

Data from 77 countries show that antibiotic resistance is making gonorrhoea – a common sexually-transmitted infection – much harder, and sometimes impossible, to treat. Gonorrhoea,...

You’ll never guess who is having the most extramarital affairs

For the past 30 years of the General Social Survey, three out of every four American adults have said that they believe extramarital sex...

Make Your Vacation a Little Smoother with These Handy Gadgets

Traveling can be stressful enough with overcrowded flights and trying to find your way in unfamiliar surroundings. Running out of power for your phone...

The effects of heavy rains on tourism in Ghana

Wise men say ‘’If it never rains, then we’ll never grow’’. They also say ‘’without the rain, then there will be no rainbow’’. These...

Why men simply love breasts so much

Why do men devote so much headspace to those big, bulbous bags of fat drooping from women’s chests? Scientists have never satisfactorily explained men’s...

Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria

Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, the World Health Organization has said. It warns...

224 prisoners test HIV positive in 2016

A total of 224 inmates from the 43 prisons in the country tested HIV positive last year. The figure was made up of 192 males...

The four pillars of a healthy relationship

A healthy relationship is based on four words: love, commitment, obligation, and responsibility. Before one can enter into a healthy relationship, one must first know...

Top five confidence killers

Take a deep breath for a moment and center within. Quietly listen to your heart beat and the rhythm of your soul’s deepest desires....

Take control of who you are in your relationship

I often speak to people who are in distress over the way their romantic partner treats them. They believe that they want to be...

Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria

Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, the World Health Organization says. It is warning...

GHS, John Hopkins University project reduce child deaths

A joint project by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, US, has yielded great success in reducing...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Farmer, 22 welcomes quadruplets; calls for support

A 22-year-old farmer, Amadu Razak and his 19-old wife Amina Razak from Bodada in the Jasikan District of the Volta region have welcomed a...

Hot video: bride is killed minutes before her wedding

Heartbreaking footage has emerged of the moment a bride was killed minutes before her wedding when the helicopter taking her to the altar as...

Audio: Lab technicians threaten strike

The Coalition of Cheated Medical Laboratory Technicians has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health to rectify...

How people with depression interact with the world differently

Nothing about depression is easy. But the way it affects a person’s daily life is arguably the most difficult part of the disorder. Approximately 300...

Ghana records 1,600 cancer cases in 2016

The quest for children with cancer in Ghana to seek lasting treatment from Ghana’s health service has suffered a major blow regarding government’s refusal...

132 pregnant women in Tema test HIV positive in 2016

One-hundred and thirty-two pregnant women in the Tema Metropolis tested positive to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) between January and December, 2016. The figure shows...

Photos: Meet the 60-year-old addicted to Mourinho

"I rarely go into town and not come back with another Jose tattoo on my body, I must have 20 of just him. He's...

Jumia named among MIT top 50 smartest companies 2017

Jumia Group (formerly Africa Internet Group), has for the second consecutive year been named in the list of MIT’s 50 smartest companies - 2017. This...

'Girls say they hate their vaginas'

Girls as young as nine are seeking surgery on their vagina because they are distressed by its appearance, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been...

Study links active sex life to improved brain function

We’ve all been there: you want to have sex but you also feel like you probably ought to do some sudokus to improve your...

Swine fever hits Ashanti Region, 400 pigs killed

An outbreak of African swine fever has reportedly hit three districts of the Ashanti Region, leading to the killing of over 400 pigs between...

Ghanaian chef to cook ‘waakye’ for Queen Elizabeth

Ghanaian chef, Chef Elijah Amoo Addo has accepted a request by Queen Elizabeth to cook for her. Elijah Amoo Addo, a food stylist, was in...

10 conversations every couple needs to have before getting married

Getting married is obviously great if you’re in love and having the time of your lives together. But there are certain conversations every couple...

Audio: Unemployed veterinary technicians picket at MOFA

Members of the Coalition of Unposted Veterinary Technicians are picketing the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) today over the government’s failure to give...

How to know if someone is flirting with you

It’s always a bit awkward if you can’t tell. Are they interested, or are they just being polite? You don’t want to be rude and presume...

How often should you replace a mattress?

How often you replace your mattress does not really have a timetable. More than anything, it depends on whether you still have a comfortable...

10 conversations every couple needs to have before getting married

Getting married is obviously great if you’re in love and having the time of your lives together. But there are certain conversations every couple...

Heavy breathing: Ten causes and treatments

Heavy breathing can feel like suffocation, making each breath a struggle. For some people, heavy breathing feels like pressure on the chest, as if...

6 things you’ll feel when it’s time to say ‘I Love You’ to your partner

Sometimes, it's incredibly hard to tell when to say “I love you” to your partner.Important lesson: The right time is definitely not on the...

Six eye-catching hotels in Ghana to consider for your wedding reception

With love comes marriage and with marriage comes a ceremony. Ceremonies in the past were limited to close friends and family with a few...

4 things to tell yourself when feeling insecure

Feeling insecure sucks, and the worst part is that it makes you beat yourself up and question your confidence.Jumia Travel, the leading online travel...

‘I was gang-raped on my wedding day’

When Terry Gobanga - then Terry Apudo - didn't show up to her wedding, nobody could have guessed that she had been abducted, raped...

Hair dyes, relaxers tied to raised breast cancer risk

New research finds evidence of a link between use of certain hair products, such as dyes and relaxers, and raised risk of breast cancer...

5 things to never axe from your budget

A budget is important for you to check your spending and finances. So, in a bid to survive on your budget, you may want...

Bonded nurses threaten another demo over delayed posting

The Coalition of Bonded Unemployed Diploma Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals, are threatening to picket at the Flagstaff House following what they describe...

What every second wife needs to hear

The most romantic statement my husband Gabe ever made to me didn’t happen on our wedding day.  He didn’t declare it at the base...

5 technologies will define our lives in the future

There is no gainsaying that technology is now a major part of our life. Some of these techs are playing significant roles in our...

4 Foods that will make your skin look younger as you grow older

Beauty as they say is skin deep, but skin seems to be the least understood organ in the body.Our skin protects us from external...