Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Iron Supplements Good for Boosting Health of Low Birth Weight Babies
Developmental problems is a reality for babies born at below average weight but this risk can be lowered by beginning iron supplements early enough, a study showed. Low birth weight infants carry a higher risk than normal weight babies to […]
Gazing at Puppies, Kittens Boosts Work Productivity
Viewing images of baby animals like puppies, kittens could actually help boost your work performance, say researchers. Researchers at Hiroshima University recently found that university students who viewed images of baby animals like puppies and kittens performed set tasks with […]
Tea, Honey Help Combat Superbugs
Traditional remedies such as tea and honey help in the fight against resistant superbugs, say scientists. The more the drugs that are used, the more likely it is that any bacteria will build up a resistance to them, leading to […]
How to handle elderly patients
Geriatrician Dr Sitoh Yih Yiow advises on what to look out for when treating the elderly. THIN AND DRY SKIN: This is part of normal ageing as we tend to lose the layer of fat between the outer layer of […]
Your tummy fat can make you look young again
Believe it: That stubborn fat that has clung to your tummy like a barnacle on a crustacean’s shell? It has a purpose. And it’s not to keep you warm on a frigid winter day. A clinic in the country has […]
Dietary Fish Oil Supplements can Heal Bed Sores
Israeli researchers are reporting that dietary fish oil supplements have the ability to heal bed sores. Pierre Singer, professor at the Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and doctoral candidate Miriam Theilla at the Rabin Medical Centre, Singer performed […]
Memory can Hold the Clue to Weight Management
When you remember a satisfying meal, just the mere memory of it can control hunger and appetite many hours later, researchers reveal. On the same lines, not remembering how satisfying your last meal was could just be a route to […]
Parenthood Connected to Longevity
It is for good reason they say that becoming parents is the best thing in the world. Watching children grow and getting involved in their growing up, is indeed a great source of joy. Perhaps this joy and satisfaction is […]
Eating Tomatoes Helps Ward Off Depression
People who consume tomatoes two to six times a week are less likely to suffer from depression than those who consume less than once a week, finds study. Eating them every day slashed the risk by 52%, according to the […]
Drinking 3 to 4 Cups of Coffee a Day may Cut Diabetes Risk by Up to 25 Percent
Moderate coffee intake such as drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may help to prevent type 2 diabetes according to research highlighted in a session report published by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), […]
