Tag: health
Energy drinks risky to health in many ways
Research by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that consuming energy drinks endanger health: it can cause poor mental health, substance abuse, tooth decay, high blood pressure, kidney damage and diabetes. They say that the risks are especially concerning because these drinks are aggressively marketed to young people, are often mixed with alcoholic [...]
Improved sleep quality leads to better health, well-being
Improving sleep quality offers benefits to one’s physical health and psychological well-being that is comparable to the health and happiness brought on by winning a lottery, according to a research by the University of Warwick in the UK. Dr. Nicole Tang in the Department of Psychology has discovered that working on getting a better night’s sleep can [...]
Chronic diseases in adults may be health, stress impact of childhood bullying
People who experienced bullying during their childhood may also be at risk of the lifelong health effects related to chronic stress exposure including an increased risk for heart disease and diabetes in adulthood, according to a research review. Recent advances in understanding of the negative health effects of chronic stress highlight a pressing need to [...]
GSK tops other pharma companies in improving access for the poor –report
British pharmaceutical company Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) was ranked as the top drug maker for the fifth time to improve access to medicine in developing countries, according to the Access to Medicine Index report, which ranks 20 of the leading pharmaceutical companies very two years. GSK was followed by Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Merck KGaA. [...]
Stress and Your Adrenal Glands
By Ron Burg, CAM Formulas Introduction We live in a stress-filled world. Stress is all around us. For many people, the daily stresses of life are compounded by intense work pressures and the stress of an unproductive relationship. When you are under stress, you are attacking your adrenal glands. On top of this, many people [...]
Singapore’s minister for health to participate in WHA, Geneva
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong will attend the 65th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, from May 20 to May 24, the ministry announced Saturday. The WHA is the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation and is attended by health ministers and delegations from 194 WHO members. It will [...]
Motorola, IDA to launch mobile healthcare services in Asia
SINGAPORE – Motorola Solutions Asia Pacific announced that it will soon bring to market a number of local mobile healthcare services together with its partners. This is a result of its collaboration with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), under the Healthcare Innovation Program started last April. The incubation programme, working closely with partners, [...]
Asia’s fitness industry getting trendier than ever
Asia’s rapid modernisation has produced an alarming spike in the rate of obesity among its countries’ populations. According to the UK-based International Obesity Task Force, obesity in Asian nations is now mirroring that of Western countries. Each year, the rate of obesity in Asia is increasing by about 1%, roughly the same rates as in [...]
