Richard Nyarko Owusu

Ghana Technology University College · Department of Management Studies

Many people suffer from ulcer, a disorder of the digestive tract. Simply put, it's an inflamed break in the skin or the mucus membrane lining the digestive tract. Whenever there is a change in the equilibrium, such as increased aggression or decreased mucosal resistance, ulceration develops. Reasons for this could include drug use, poor diet, stres...

The function of obesity in an insulin-resistant syndrome associated with hyper insulinemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerotic diseased illness is vital. Hunger, body weight and lipid profile investigations thus assess Calotropis procera extract in animal models. Adult Wister rats (180-240g) 8 were used in each experimental group. The im...

COVID-19 is a severe respiratory infection caused by coronavirus 2. (SARS-CoV-2). Even while SARS-CoV-2 predominantly affects the respiratory system, it can cause problems for other important organs as well. Multiple novel variations of concern have appeared since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including the Alpha (B.1.1.7), Beta (B.1.35...

COVID-19 outcomes may be more severe in lung cancer patients. As a COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it's critical to identify which people and malignancies are most susceptible. COVID-19 appears to have the worst results in lung cancer patients. Lung damage or reduced lung capacity can be caused by the disease itself or by cancer treatments such as radia...

It is degraded to free triglycerides and fatty acids by the secreted phosphatases of the plant family (sPLA2s). Plants have very few sPLA2s. Plant sPLA2s' molecular, biochemical, and catalytic properties are being studied. Three-dimensional structures are also included when comparing the two groups. Glycine max is used as a benchmark for comparing...

Antibiotic resistance has become a major therapeutic issue in recent decades, and new medicines are being produced slowly. Finding novel antibacterial agents is critical. Globally, finding new natural chemicals for drug development is a priority. These natural chemicals' chemical variety and biological functionality enable novel drug discovery. In...

Background: Despite efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, it has failed to provide long-term immunity and protection against COVID-19 and the newly worrying SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus strains. Understanding cytokines, which are key in generating unique immune responses from pathogenic organisms, is important for creating vaccines. Objective: In order...

One of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world that causes millions of deaths per year is tuberculosis (TB). In this document we present an overview of TB including pathogenesis, diagnosis and recommendations for treatment. We searched PubMed for related articles on TB in preparation for this post. We have also checked for similar reporting...

Nanotechnology has the ability, by using traditional therapeutic formulations, to avoid some drawbacks. In fact, substantial steps have been taken towards the use of engineered nanomaterials for cancer treatment that are highly precise, sensitive and efficient. Custom-made nanomaterials with certain ligands can predictably target cancer cells and e...

Although many cases of vaginal discharge are not caused by sexually transmitted infections and do not need to be treated, common curable sexually transmitted infections can present with this symptom. Controlling the spread of sexually transmitted infections and HIV are key public health priorities worldwide. Recent advances are changing investigati...

Eggs are laid by female animals of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and fish, and have been eaten by humans for thousands of years. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen (egg white),vitellus (egg yolk), contained within various thin membranes. The most popular choice for egg consumpti...

Medical cannabis, or medical marijuana, can refer to the use of cannabis and its cannabinoids to treat disease or improve symptoms. The use of cannabis as a medicine has not been rigorously scientifically tested, often due to production restrictions and other governmental regulations. There is limited documented evidence suggesting cannabis can be...

Health care delivery has evolved technologically, locally, globally, creating enough peaceful health space, field and atmosphere for competitors to ply their skilled labour and trade. This advancement has improved the old age system of monopoly syndromes on the field where even though if treatment and services of an agency, health centre or organis...

Tiger nuts are one of nature’s super foods. They are high in fiber, highly nutritious and are believed to contain ingredients that can help prevent heart attacks and improve blood circulation. People in North Africa and Spain have been snacking on tiger nuts for centuries, served raw or ground into flour for baking, they are not actually nuts, but...

In September 2000, leaders of 189 countries gathered at the United Nations (UN) headquarters and signed the historic millennium declaration in which they committed to achieving a set of eight measurable goals. The goals ranged from halving extreme poverty and hunger to promoting gender equality and reducing maternal and child mortality by the targe...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major medical problem throughout the world. Diabetes cause an array of long-term systemic complications that have considerable impact on the patient as well as society, as the disease typically affects individuals in their most productive years. An increasing prevalence of diabetes is occurring throughout the world. In a...

Air ambulance is about delivering specialized medical care in a mobile environment. It could be a fixed-wing (airplane) or rotor-wing (helicopter) aircraft, or land transport. Air Ambulance is the connective tissue for the hospital system. It links hospitals together enabling access to specialized care for victims of health issues. Air ambulance ha...

Ginger is a spice that can be commonly found in markets, backyard gardens and in the kitchen, either as the fresh root, or in dried, powdered form. It adds a strong, pungent flavour to dishes as a consequence of a number of chemical compounds it contains; additionally, these compounds are altered when the ginger is cooked or dried, producing altera...

Every year, more than 20 million infants are born weighing less than 2.5kg-over 96% of them in developing countries. These low-birth-weight (LBW) infants are at increased risk of early growth retardation, infectious disease, developmental delay and death during infancy and childhood. Conventional neonatal care of LBW infants is expensive and needs...

Decentralization is the process of redistributing or dispersing functions, powers, people or things away from a central location or authority. While centralization, especially in the governmental sphere, is widely studied and practiced, there is no common definition or understanding of decentralization. The meaning of decentralization may vary in p...

A health system, also sometimes referred to as health care system or as healthcare system, is the organization of people, institutions, and resources that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. Public health is the venn diagram in which the term epidemiology is a subset and it refers to the study of the distrib...

Health economics is a branch of economics concerned with issues related to efficiency, effectiveness, value and behavior in the production and consumption of health and healthcare. Healthcare is demanded as a means for consumers to achieve a larger stock of "health capital. The demand for health is unlike most other goods because individuals alloca...

The purpose of the research work was to assess the value, knowledge, ignorance level and benefits of the Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) of traders at the makola market. VCT has been one of the methods and procedures for checking the HIV/AIDS status of people who usually visit the health centre for medical examinations. It has also been a ra...

Health marketing is a new approach to public health that applies traditional marketing principles and theories alongside science-based strategies to prevention, health promotion and health protection. Health marketing is one of the ways through which advancements in medicine and in health-protecting services like pharmaceuticals, insurance are made...

The Cow tongue (lingua) occupies the ventral aspect of the oral cavity and oropharynx. It is involved with grooming, lapping, prehension and manipulating food in the oral cavity. It is also involved in the deglutition reflex and vocalisation. The tongue is capable of vigorous and precise movements due to the apex being free of attachments to the or...

Quality health care has been a vital and indispensable tool for any country that wants to develop and build a healthier wealthier nation. It is so broad from the bottom to the apex coupled with lot of issues, policies and its implementations. Many African nations puts about 50 to 60 percent of its budget into the health and Ghana is no exception, y...

The pomegranate belongs to the Kingdom; Plantae, Order: Myrtales , Family: Lythraceae, Genus ; Punica, Species: P. granatum and botanical name Punica granatum. This is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree that grows between 5 and 8 m (16 and 26 ft) tall. The pomegranate, or Punica granatum, is a shrub that produces a red fruit. Categorized...