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Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, lifelong condition that affects the body’s ability to use the energy found in food. Currently Ghana is ranked 6th on the diabetic table in Africa according to statistics by the World Health Organization. Diabetes is ranked third as a cause of death, all though the life span of patients with diabetes has increased due to improved methods of medical care. All types of diabetes mellitus have something in common. Normally, your body breaks down the sugars and carbohydrates you eat into a special sugar called glucose. Glucose fuels the cells in the body because these cells needs insulin, a hormone in the bloodstream in order to take in the glucose and use it for energy. With diabetes mellitus, either your body doesn’t make enough insulin, it can’t use the insulin it does produce or a combination of both. Since the cells can’t take in the glucose, it builds up in your body. High levels of blood glucose can damage the tiny blood vessels in your kidneys, heart...

 Road accident refers to any accident involving at least a road vehicle occurring on the road in the view of the public resulting in the death of persons. The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) in their recent statistics assert that private cars dominate road accidents. About 7515 was the estimated number of private vehicles involved in an accident as at January to December in the year 2017? Commercial vehicles in review of the statistics were known to have the lower number of road accidents in the same year. This academic write discourse is to make the public aware of road safety tips.         The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) conducted successive campaigns to curb gory road accidents. In battling road accidents, the media also played an important role in educating Ghanaian citizens on the causes and effects of road accidents. - Obey the rules of the road and carry your driver’s license with - Check the temperature, brake, oil and sou...

Glaucoma is an eye disease that is often associated with elevated intraocular pressure, which damage the eye (optic) nerve and leads to loss of vision and even blindness.        The average number of Ghanaians who have glaucoma is estimated to be 700,000, a report released by Glaucoma Association of Ghana. About 250,000 of the figure were not aware that they have contracted the disease while 60,000 were also blind. The severe type of Glaucoma is the Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG), which is slow and painless. Glaucoma is an eye disease which have few symptoms at the early stages but eventually leads to the loss of the sight. Research shows that people over the ages of 40 happened to have contracted these diseases due to the Intraocular Pressure (IOP) in the eye. This happens when the fluid (Aqueous Humor) builds up in front of the eye (anterior chamber). The fluid increases in pressure damaging the optic nerve which leads to blindness. Study shows that, the...

              The Health Benefits of Water Did you know that your body weight is approximately 60 percent water? Your body uses water in all its cells, organs, and tissues to help regulate its temperature and maintain other bodily functions. Because your body loses water through breathing, sweating, and digestion, it's important to rehydrate by drinking fluids and eating foods that contain water. The amount of water you need depends on a variety of factors, including the climate you live in, how physically active you are, and whether you're experiencing an illness or have any other health problems. Water Protects Your Tissues, Spinal Cord, and Joints Water helps protect the spinal cord, and it acts as a lubricant and cushion for your joints. Water Helps Your Body Remove Waste Water Aids in Digestion  Digestion relies on enzymes that are found in saliva to help break down food and liquid and to dissolve minerals and other nutrients. Wate...

MODERNITY AND THE ART OF TATTOOS Tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. The art of making tattoos is called tattooing. Tattoos have historically been regarded in the west as uncivilized and over the last 100 years the fashion has been associated with mainly with sailors, sailors, working men and criminals. By the end of 20th century many Western stigmas of the tattoo culture had been dismissed and the practice has become more acceptable and accessible for people for all trades and levels of society. Tattoos falls into three broad categories: purely decorative, symbolic and pictorial. The word tattoo in the 18th century is a loanword from a Samoan word tatau, meaning “to strike” The American Academy of Dermatology distinguishes five types of tattoos. The traumatic tattoos or natural tattoos results from injuries or some kind of accide...