Kasoa (C/R), July 18, GNA- A medical student of the School of Allied Health Science, Korle Bu, has appealed to Ghanaians to attach greater importance to their health and well-being, by going for medical check-ups regularly. The student, Mr Godlove Osei-Asumang, said there were many people who were unaware of the diseases they carried, while others too just refuse to adhere to Doctors' advice to return for medical check. Such people, he said did that at the risk of their lives.

Mr Osei-Asumang was speaking on the topic: "You and your Health" at a one-day seminar organized by the Women's Movement Wing of The Apostolic Church, Ghana, at Galelia near Kasoa on Tuesday. He advised the participants not to resort to herbal treatment for ailments such as diabetes, because early treatment at hospital would prevent complications, adding that, "that is why you see some patients having their legs amputated". Some of the symptoms for diabetes, the Medical Student said, include regular urine, tiredness and excessive sweating and this should quickly reported to a medical practitioner once there is a noticing change in one's physique.

Mr Osei-Asumang advised the people against smoking, alcoholism and eating of fatty foods, since, according to him, it was not good for people desiring to live a healthy life. "We should all learn to eat a balanced diet including fruits," he said. He advised parents and guardians to educate their wards in secondary schools to desist from smoking and to refrain from drugs abuse, adding that it has been found that a number of young people usually acquired the habit whiles at secondary schools. He advised all Ghanaians to register with the National Health Insurance Scheme so that they could get free and urgent attention at the hospitals.

Miss Josephine Nkansah, Radiographer at the Korle Bu Hospital, also advised the women to always examine their breast, to ascertain changes in condition that would enable them to consult a medical doctor early enough to prevent breast cancer.