Month: October 2010

Prospective, randomised study proves double-balloon enteroscopy to be superior to newer single-balloon technique Until recently, visualising the majority of the small bowel using non-surgical endoscopic techniques was an impossibility. The introduction of balloon enteroscopy – […]

Like most of you, I still remember when Barrack Obama came to Ghana on a visit. The country was charged with euphoria. Ghanaians, obviously, were happy to have this man in their midst, even if […]

New pest rules for containers on horizon, cash-strapped agency tells WTO New standards having a major impact on international trade in goods could be agreed in up to three years, the International Plant Protection Convention […]

A medical officer has appealed to men aged 40 years and above to have medical examination annually to test for prostate cancer. Dr Alfred Adjei of the Volta River Authority Hospital said men aged 40 […]

Endoscopic complications such as perforation will inevitably occur if an endoscopist undertakes a large number of procedures. The risk of perforation is typically higher in operative procedures than in purely diagnostic ones. However, as Prof. […]

“Eine völlig neue Energieversorgung bedeutet auch Investitionen in neue Infrastruktur – zum Beispiel Hochspannungsleitungen”, sagt Bundeskanz-lerin Angela Merkel in ihrem neuen Video-Podcast. Windenergie werde vor allem im Norden Deutschlands erzeugt, viele Industrieanlagen seien im Süden. […]

Professor Mrs Florence Ama Dolphyne, a former Lecturer of the University of Ghana, said most child mortality cases in the country were as a result of overdose of medicines given the children by their 93uneducated” […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi predicts that sub-Saharan Africa will remain the second-fastest growing region after Asia, but feels the African region can actually catch up to Asia. He said, “We […]