Ghana: CICOD, ABN Wage War On GM Products
[Ghanaian Chronicle]
The Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development (CIKOD), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Ghana, and the Kenya-headquartered African Biodiversity Network (ABN), have waged war on Genetic Modified (GM) products in Ghana and other parts of Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Children With Big-Bone Fractures Rarely Require Anti-Clotting Drugs
Children with pelvic and thigh fractures develop dangerous blood clots so rarely that anti-clotting therapy should be given only to those with underlying conditions that increase clotting risk, according to a study from Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The research, to be published in the June issue of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, challenges several earlier reports that found a relatively high risk of developing dangerous clots deep inside the veins among pediatric patients... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
