Zurak Cancer Foundation

Zurak Cancer Foundation unveils Jahayra Luciano "Jadi Luc" as its ambassador for the upcoming breast cancer awareness program to educate the youth about breast cancer in various communities within the suburb of Accra. Zurak Cancer Foundation is very excited with this partnership with the singer to share her story as a cancer survivor with the youth in order to raise awareness about the disease and its prevalence in Africa. Jahayra Luciano, professionally known as “Jadi Luc” is an American R&B Pop singer of Dance Club, Salsa and House music. She is anticipated to be an important part of the resurgence of the Retro Dance Music & Neo-Salsa movement in New York Metropolitan Area. In 2008 Jadi Luc made her first public appearances as a performer at the Coliseum Night Club, White Plains, NY and later that year at Le Poisson Rouge Nightclub in New York City as the opening act for Hit Dance Music recording artist Judy Torres. The first song she ever wrote was titled “...

Zurak Cancer Foundation nominated for the Most Influential Student Foundation category of the 2016 edition of Ghana Tertiary Awards. The over 18,000 students who picked nominations forms for this year's Ghana Tertiary Awards 2016 has finally been vetted, short listed and submitted to the organizers last Monday. Voting Starts on this Friday 19th of August 2016 (FULL NOMINEES RELEASE DATE) to a universal short code (1762) to all Networks.The Organizers are set to provide the voting procedure and all attached information on Friday during the full nominees announcement ceremony at the Airport West Hotel, 7pm with lot to eat and drink.

The liver is the largest gland in the human body. It weighs approximately 3 lb (1.36 kg). It is reddish brown in color and is divided into four lobes of different sizes and lengths. It is also the largest internal organ (the largest organ is the skin). It is below the diaphragm on the right in the thoracic region of the abdomen. Blood reaches the liver through the hepatic artery and the portal vein. The portal vein carries blood containing digested food from the small intestine, while the hepatic artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the aorta. The liver is made up of thousands of lobules, each lobule consists of many hepatic cells - hepatic cells are the basic metabolic cells of the liver. The liver has a wide range of functions, including: Detoxification (filters harmful substances form the blood, such as alcohol) Stores vitamins A, D, K and B12 (also stores minerals) Protein synthesis (makes certain amino acids - the building blocks of proteins) The production o...

Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver. It’s commonly caused by a viral infection, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis. These include autoimmune hepatitis and hepatitis that occurs as a secondary result of medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol. Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease that occurs when your body makes antibodies against your liver tissue. The liver is located on the right upper quadrant of your abdomen. It performs many critical functions that affect metabolism throughout your body, including: ·          bile production that’s essential to digestion ·          filtering of toxins from the body ·          excretion of bilirubin, cholesterol, hormones, and drugs ·          metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins ·        ...