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Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Mon, 22 Nov 2009 02:00:14 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 11/22/2009 2:00:14 AM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 Women are demanding bigger boobs than ever from cosmetic surgeonsThe Firm founders of Mybreast said the size of implants requested had grown per cent since from an average cc to ccBut it warned outsize boobs could cause health problems including drooping and wrinkling and tissue damageFounder Patrick Mallucci added ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1122/16/bigger-breast-operations-alert.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1122/16/bigger-breast-operations-alert.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/1122/16/#showcomments2 Mon, 11 Oct 2009 21:18:01 +0100 0 My dear sisters please allow me to speak from the heart I am sorry that I have offended some of you I took the things we talk about in the privacy of our secret gatherings and I put our business out on the streets Many of you are mad at me for speaking openly about what has long been in our hearts and on our minds But how are we supposed to ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1050/16/to-african-women-in-the-diaspora.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1050/16/to-african-women-in-the-diaspora.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/1050/16/#showcomments2 Mon, 23 Aug 2009 10:55:26 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1032/16/women-more-likely-to-suffer-depression.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1032/16/women-more-likely-to-suffer-depression.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/1032/16/#showcomments2 Wed, 11 Aug 2009 09:55:14 +0100 0 FEMALE GENITAL Mutilation FGM in the three Northern Regions of Ghana has been identified as the contributory factor to the growing number of obstetric fistula cases among women in these areas Statistics show that the condition affects a minimum of three per expectant mothers in Ghana but mostly women who have undergone circumcision s ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1024/16/women-under-obstetric-attack.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/1024/16/women-under-obstetric-attack.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/1024/16/#showcomments2 Fri, 06 Aug 2009 10:55:39 +0100 0 Losing that postbaby bulge can be a tricky task You must appreciate that your body has just taken a ninemonth hammering especially during your babys birth So it is important to give your body time to recuperate Although there is nothing wrong with going on a diet there is an awful lot wrong with trying to diet too hard Some experts quo ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/932/16/losing-weight-after-pregnancy.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/932/16/losing-weight-after-pregnancy.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/932/16/#showcomments2 Fri, 02 Jul 2009 16:53:41 +0100 0 http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/896/16/the-best-fitness-foods-for-women.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/896/16/the-best-fitness-foods-for-women.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/896/16/#showcomments2 Tue, 22 Jun 2009 11:36:31 +0100 0 Marriage is a sacred union that many people always love to enter apart from being forced into the happiness people have within them and some of their reasons for marriage is they getting the opportunity to live with someone they adore respect and love If that be the case why do these virtues disappear in the middle of the marriage Some couple ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/865/16/spousal-abuse-a-threat-to-womens.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/865/16/spousal-abuse-a-threat-to-womens.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/865/16/#showcomments2 Thu, 10 Jun 2009 17:50:48 +0100 0 Mrs Philomena Mireku Senior Nursing Officer at the Family Planning Unit of Koforidua Regional Hospital has advised girls to avoid premarital sex to help reduce the possibility of contracting cervical cancer in future She explained that in most cases cervical cancers were caused by untreated sexually transmitted infections during their ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/776/16/a-nurse-advises-girls-against-pre-marital-sex-to-a.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/776/16/a-nurse-advises-girls-against-pre-marital-sex-to-a.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/776/16/#showcomments2 Sun, 21 Mar 2009 13:19:28 +0100 0 Women have subtle and notsosubtle ways of letting the rest of the world know their man is taken These eight ways women mark their territory will save you from wondering how involved a guy is and if youre in a relationship already then youve got some work to do Quite obvious oneleaving any kind of feminine productfrom Tampons to flatir ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/767/16/eight-ways-to-mark-our-territory.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/767/16/eight-ways-to-mark-our-territory.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/767/16/#showcomments2 Mon, 15 Mar 2009 10:14:12 +0100 0 For years Laure Redmond hated her body too fat too freckled too lumpy too stumpy And that hatred was like a set of shackles holding her back from lifeNow a selfesteem coach who specializes in mindbody issues Redmond has made a career of helping women and teenage girls get over what she calls their body demons Her goal for them is summ ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/670/16/why-women-should-feel-good-naked.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/670/16/why-women-should-feel-good-naked.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/670/16/#showcomments2 Tue, 26 Jan 2009 20:13:20 +0100 0 Perhaps youve heard of The Perfect A woman so stunningly beautiful that guys literally throw themselves at her feet A woman so amazing so breathtaking that she can have any man she wants anytime she wants and she knows it She lives in her own special little world a world most of us cant even imagine Everything is good there ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/662/16/pursuing-perfection.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/662/16/pursuing-perfection.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/662/16/#showcomments2 Sun, 24 Jan 2009 19:07:44 +0100 0 Women with high levels of a key sex hormone are judged more attractive by themselves and others and may be more inclined to cheat on their partners according to a study published on Wednesday University of Texas psychologists Kristina Durante and Norman Li found that women with high concentrations of the hormone oestradiol were likelier to ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/659/16/sexy-women-likely-to-cheat.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/659/16/sexy-women-likely-to-cheat.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/659/16/#showcomments2 Sun, 24 Jan 2009 19:07:44 +0100 3 Women with high levels of estrogen not only look and feel prettier but they may act on those feelings by moving from man to man US researchers reported on Tuesday Estrogen the socalled female hormone affects fertility and has been shown to make women dress more provocatively and show more thrillseeking behaviorDr Kristina Duran ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/653/16/feeling-pretty-hormones-may-lead-to-more.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/653/16/feeling-pretty-hormones-may-lead-to-more.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/653/16/#showcomments2 Sat, 16 Jan 2009 10:30:42 +0100 0 Scientists have found a genetic risk factor for late onset Alzheimers disease which is carried only by womenThe discovery is the first evidence to suggest that genetics may partly explain why more women than men tend to develop the diseaseThe key variant was found in a gene on the X chromosome of which females have two copies but males ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/640/16/women-only-gene-link-to-dementia.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/640/16/women-only-gene-link-to-dementia.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/640/16/#showcomments2 Tue, 12 Jan 2009 09:59:36 +0100 0 One of the major causes of conflicts in marriage is the influence some parents have on their children Some inlaws interfere in the marriages of their children thinking that they are demonstrating love and care when in fact they do not allow couples privacy to mature their marriages Some couples resist this interference and set up a riva ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/637/16/is-your-mother-in-law-your-rival.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/637/16/is-your-mother-in-law-your-rival.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/637/16/#showcomments2 Mon, 11 Jan 2009 11:16:12 +0100 1 I want my real wife back laments the soontobe firsttime father The woman who claims to be her is a huge unfathomable stranger with the emotional stability of a gallon of jet fuel at an arsonists convention Lets be honest most guys struggle to make sense of women at the best of times When they fall pregnant however we have absol ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/633/16/what-pregnant-women-want.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/633/16/what-pregnant-women-want.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/633/16/#showcomments2 Sun, 10 Jan 2009 16:57:21 +0100 0 the commingled crises of climate change global financial turmoil and high prices of food and fuelThese crises are a threat to all people and all countries But they affect women in ways that are different from the impact on men They have the potential to deepen and widen existing gender inequalitiesImageADDIS ABABA Ethiopia Nov ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/559/16/crises-affect-women-in-ways-that-are-different-fro.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/559/16/crises-affect-women-in-ways-that-are-different-fro.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/559/16/#showcomments2 Sun, 06 Dec 2008 11:07:28 +0100 0 Vigorous exercise seems to protect against the development of breast cancer in normalweight postmenopausal women US research shows Regular activity such as running aerobics or even heavy housework was associated with a reduced risk of developing the disease a study foundStrenuous activity was only protective in women who were not over ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/532/16/activity-cuts-breast-cancer-risk.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/532/16/activity-cuts-breast-cancer-risk.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/532/16/#showcomments2 Sat, 31 Oct 2008 20:48:10 +0100 0 After successfully creating the awareness through the Beijing Conference that women can do what men do and even do it better ladies in Ghana are striving to look taller than their male counterparts Citizens or foreigners young and old illiterate and elites as well as employed and unemployed ladies have added height to their list of things t ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/517/16/why-are-ghanaian-ladies-growing-taller.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/517/16/why-are-ghanaian-ladies-growing-taller.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/517/16/#showcomments2 Thu, 22 Oct 2008 20:19:37 +0100 0 Gathered around a small pot of boiling maize in a remote village in Gbana is Ruby a peasant farmer as well as her four children who are waiting to cook their last meal Life has not been easy for the family and many other farmers in and around their village as their crop yield has been poor due to bad weatherRuby and farmers in other par ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/497/16/climate-change-affects-womens-livelihood.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/497/16/climate-change-affects-womens-livelihood.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/497/16/#showcomments2 Mon, 12 Oct 2008 19:49:00 +0100 0 Madam Paulina Abayage Upper East Regional Director of Department of Women says it was society that frowned on women and their activities and that women were not their own enemies as a section of the population were trying to project She said when women wanted high positions but failed to get them the perception had been that they were th ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/488/16/women-are-not-their-own-enemies-abayage.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/488/16/women-are-not-their-own-enemies-abayage.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/488/16/#showcomments2 Thu, 08 Oct 2008 06:00:57 +0100 5 LOVE yourself and be happy You are good because you are wonderfully and fearfully made If you are not happy you cant make your partner happy It is therefore important you free your mind of fear insecurity and doubt Instead fill your mind with a positive mental attitude to shape all areas of your life Enjoy yourself in whatever you d ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/418/16/how-to-make-your-man-happy.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/418/16/how-to-make-your-man-happy.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/418/16/#showcomments2 Sun, 09 Aug 2008 12:15:38 +0100 3.5 The dignity of a woman has always been believed to be her sexuality however though its worth was priceless in the old days the perception about the sexuality of women nowadays seems to be the opposite of the notion of the old days Girls are stripped of their sexual dignity at a tender age in a way that makes it difficult for them to identify ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/384/16/the-dignity-of-a-woman.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/384/16/the-dignity-of-a-woman.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/384/16/#showcomments2 Wed, 22 Jul 2008 09:00:52 +0100 5 A lot of single women are now going out with married men in their bid to be in relationships so that the wagon does not pass them by The reasons are numerous but the most common is that there are not enough single men out there to go round hence the married men syndrome A lot of women these days are very willing to accept their roles a ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/378/16/women-in-counterfeit-relationships.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/378/16/women-in-counterfeit-relationships.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/378/16/#showcomments2 Mon, 29 Jun 2008 17:20:43 +0100 3.5 Women have an intimate connection to their handbag and many confess they would feel uncomfortable if someone they knew including their partner or best friend looked into their bag When it comes to the contents of handbags women carry almost everything in their handbag Naturally sensitive and downtoearth handbags include hair accesso ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/371/16/what-does-your-handbag-say-about-you.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/371/16/what-does-your-handbag-say-about-you.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/371/16/#showcomments2 Tue, 23 Jun 2008 17:24:05 +0100 0 What most men dont realize is for women attraction isnt a choice They either feel it for you or they dont its that simple If a woman doesnt feel attraction for you from the start they more than likely never will So no matter what you say or do if a woman does not feel attracted to you you cannot simply convince her to change her mind ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/370/16/understanding-what-women-are-attracted-to.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/370/16/understanding-what-women-are-attracted-to.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/370/16/#showcomments2 Sun, 21 Jun 2008 10:54:14 +0100 0 Accra June GNA The final report of the Ghana Multiple Cluster Survey MICS has revealed that a higher percentage of women said wife beating was justified The survey indicated that per cent of women between to years believed that a husband is justified in beating his wife This belief is held among a higher proport ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/366/16/more-women-accept-wife-beating-survey.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/366/16/more-women-accept-wife-beating-survey.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/366/16/#showcomments2 Fri, 19 Jun 2008 00:35:27 +0100 0 Brainy babes find it harder to have an orgasm because they are too busy thinking a study claimsThe German survey found that the more educated a woman was the less likely it was that she would be satisfied by sexIn the study per cent of women who had completed their education said they often had problems achieving orgasmOnly ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/321/16/educated-women-can-t-enjoy-sex-study.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/321/16/educated-women-can-t-enjoy-sex-study.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/321/16/#showcomments2 Sun, 17 May 2008 12:03:05 +0100 4 False pregnancy or pseudocyesis as it is medically known is a rare condition that is nonetheless a serious emotional and psychological condition in women But what is false pregnancy and what are its causes and symptoms What women are most at risk for pseudocyesis and what kind of diagnostic and treatment options are available for women who suff ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/258/16/pseudocyesis-false-pregnancy.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/258/16/pseudocyesis-false-pregnancy.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/258/16/#showcomments2 Mon, 10 Feb 2008 06:45:34 +0100 0 These three mistakes are responsible for more failed dates and relationships with men than any other factors They are Mistake Leading A Man To Think You Are Needy And InsecureDid you know that there are ways you can set off a mans Insecurity Alert and make him think twice about pursuing a relationship with youSadly even co ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/245/16/three-deadly-mistakes-women-make-with-men-without-.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/245/16/three-deadly-mistakes-women-make-with-men-without-.html http://www.modernghana.com/lifestylethread1/245/16/#showcomments2 Wed, 29 Jan 2008 10:20:10 +0100 3.5