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The science behind Yoga; benefits to immunity and quality of life

The science behind Yoga; benefits to immunity and quality of life

Health & Wellbeing, International
Yoga has evolved to become one of the most commonly used complementary and alternative health practices in the world. Today, Yoga is even more popular than chiropractic adjustments, osteopathic manipulations, meditation, herbal treatments and massage therapy. A 2012 article in the New York Times authored by William J. Broad, created a controversy on Yoga suggesting that some people get seriously injured, or even die, on their Yoga mats.  How true is this? Our extensive review of literature revealed that the article by William Broad, adapted from the book The Science of Yoga: The Risks and Rewards, which suggested that Yoga caused widespread harm to its practitioners; from ruptured disks to stroke to brain injury, was largely based on selected anecdotes.  That sa...
World Bank supports Ghana to modernize, diversify its tree crops sector

World Bank supports Ghana to modernize, diversify its tree crops sector

Ghana News, World News
The Government of Ghana has received approval for $200 million financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project (TCDP) to diversify and grow its economy through modernizing agriculture to accelerate productivity, resilience, and industrialization. This financing will directly benefit 12,800 cocoa farmers and 39,975 cashew, coconut, and rubber farmers, and their households. An additional 20,000 jobs are expected to be created in downstream value addition by mobilizing private capital. Nearly 40 percent of on-farm beneficiaries will be women. While Ghana’s tree crops sector plays an enormous role in agriculture and the economy, the sector can contribute more substantially to Ghana’s economy and society than it currently does...
RTSS Malaria Vaccine helps reduce malaria cases and deaths in children under five – Dr Paul Boateng

RTSS Malaria Vaccine helps reduce malaria cases and deaths in children under five – Dr Paul Boateng

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing
Dr Paul Boateng, Case Management Focal Person, National Malaria Elimination Programme, says the introduction of the RTSS malaria vaccine has contributed to a sharp decline in malaria morbidities and mortalities among children aged six to 59 months in the last three years.  He told the Ghana News Agency that the vaccine together with other interventions targeted at children under five, such as the use of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) indoor residual spraying among others has helped reduce malaria prevalence from 14.1 per cent in 2019 to 8.6 in 2022.  Findings from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) indicates that malaria prevalence in children aged six to 59 months is 8.6 per cent according to microscopy results.   However, the malaria prevalen...
Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada

Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada

International, Science & Technology
Meta has said it will begin to restrict news on its platforms to Canadian consumers after parliament passed a controversial online news bill. The bill forces big platforms to compensate news publishers for content posted on their sites. Meta and Google have both already been testing limiting access to news to some Canadians. In 2021, Australian users were blocked from sharing or viewing news on Facebook in response to a similar law. Canada’s Online News Act, which cleared the senate on Thursday, lays out rules requiring platforms like Meta and Google to negotiate commercial deals and pay news organisations for their content. Meta has called the law “fundamentally flawed legislation that ignores the realities of how our platforms work”. On Thursday, it said news availabili...
PRAISE RELOADED WAS REALLY LOADED – PART ONE

PRAISE RELOADED WAS REALLY LOADED – PART ONE

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social, Pent TV
It's been a long while since I attended a worship event. However, today gave me one of the rare opportunities to join Minister Joe Mettle's Praise Reloaded at the Oil Dome at the Royal House Chapel here in Accra Earlier on, Minister Joe Mettle had joined us on Tuesday on LET US WORSHIP on PENT TV to give us a foretaste of what had been incubated for the release today. And I must confess that indeed Praise RELOADED was a comprehensive, holistic and mind-blowing package. ARRIVAL & PROTOCOLSMy wife and I arrived at the event quite early and from my observation, it was clear that the team Joe Mettle and the organizers started the event on time. From the look of things, one could tell that many people were highly enthusiastic of the programme and their sense of hunger drove i...
Climate Action: Africa and UAE join forces to drive just energy transition

Climate Action: Africa and UAE join forces to drive just energy transition

Ghana News, International, Science & Technology
The UN climate change conference in UAE (COP28) and the Africa Climate Action Summit will drive a just energy transition that leaves no one behind, underpinned by real action including the tripling of renewables and mobilising the partnerships and finance to deliver on the transition. That’s according to a joint statement by COP28 President-designate, Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber and the President of Kenya, William Ruto. The Africa Climate Action Summit in September will be a pivotal moment for Africa and on the Road to COP28 to accelerate the energy transition and bring African solutions to Dubai this November. “We are determined to work hand in hand to ensure COP28 and the Africa Climate Action Summit will deliver real and tangible results for the climate, and for the people of...
Strive to enter the military with degree or professional certificates, MP urges youth

Strive to enter the military with degree or professional certificates, MP urges youth

Ghana News
A Minister of State at the Office of the President, Dr Freda Prempeh, has urged the youth desiring to pursue a life career in the military and other security services to first obtain degrees or related professional certificates.  She said the need for them to remain patient and concentrate on their studies as a matter of priority because, “it is better to wait and obtain professional certificates before you apply than to join the forces without certificate.”   This, according to her, would delay one’s promotion and thus make one an ordinary soldier.  “The military is always ready for you, so prepare yourself well,” Dr Prempeh advised. Dr Prempeh, also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency and a Member of the Interior Committee of Parliamen...
Missing Titanic sub: Canada sends navy ship with hyperbaric chamber

Missing Titanic sub: Canada sends navy ship with hyperbaric chamber

International, Science & Technology, World News
The search mission continues to expand, with Canada’s Department of National Defence saying a number of vessels are on the way. A Royal Canadian Navy ship equipped with a six-person mobile hyperbaric recompression chamber is en route. If the sub is located, the recompression chambers on board this ship can be used to treat or prevent decompression sickness. When divers are exposed to rapid decreases in pressure, nitrogen forms bubbles in tissue and blood. The ship, called the HMCS Glace Bay, is also carrying a medical team specialising in dive medicine. A Canadian Coast Guard Ship, the Terry Fox, is already at the scene, and will soon be joined by two others, the Ann Harvey and the John Cabot. The vessels will be on standby to load search and rescue equipment and personnel. ...
OpenLabs Ghana launches groundbreaking garment construction programme

OpenLabs Ghana launches groundbreaking garment construction programme

Africa News, Ghana News, Science & Technology
OpenLabs Ghana, a prominent institution renowned for its excellence in IT training since 1999, proudly announces the highly anticipated launch of its revolutionary Garment Construction Course. This landmark program represents a significant milestone for OpenLabs as it expands its horizons beyond the world of technology, delving into the realm of fashion and craftsmanship. The introduction of the Garment Construction Course signifies OpenLabs’ commitment to innovation, empowerment, and the convergence of tradition and modernity. With the OpenLabs Kumasi branch celebrating its 18th year of operation, the institution has firmly established itself as a leader in providing cutting-edge education and practical skills to the community. Now, OpenLabs embarks on an exciting new journey by...
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