Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
In Clinical Diagnosis ‘Brain Music’ Could be Useful
A way to turn brainwaves into music, offering new insights into the functional activity our minds was worked out by Chinese researchers. Researchers used electroencephalography scans to create the pitch and duration of notes and functional magnetic resonance imaging scans […]
Latest pain management treatment – Shockwave Therapy
Radial shockwave therapy is novel therapeutic device designed for musculoskeletal apparatus treatment. It introduces highly effective alternative to surgery in orthopaedics and replaces all kinds of physical therapy in physiotherapy and in sports medicine. In most common indications clinical studies […]
Computer games? Just what the doc ordered
SINGAPORE – Health-care institutions such as hospitals and nursing homes are tapping the fun but challenging element in computer games as part of treatment. A day rehabilitation centre in Ang Mo Kio, for example, has found that the chance to […]
Salmonella and E-coli Risk While Washing Poultry at Home
The Food Safety Information Council has found that food-poisoning due to campylobacter has increased phenomenally in the last 20 years. This has also occurred due to unnecessary washing of the meat before it is cooked, according to the council. A […]
Teens Advised To Exercise To Prevent Bone Disease
Playing sports or running for at least three hours a week may help prevent potential damage to the bone health in teenagers which is caused due to prolonged spells of sitting. An international team, including an expert from the University […]
Teens With Emotional Problems can Take to Dance
Dance your blues away may sound clichéd, but its true especially for teens, a new study has found. Those that are battling mild emotional problems might find relief with dancing, say researchers The study conducted by Swedish researchers revealed that […]
Healthy Food may be Good for Your Mind too
Eating healthy food is not only good for your body but may also be good for your mind with a team of Australian researchers looking into the possibility that good food may alleviate depression. In the study, participants who have […]
Losing Belly Fat Boosts Sleep Quality
Losing weight can directly aid in bettering the quality of sleeping among obese or overweight people, according to a study being presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. The researchers found that improvement in sleep quality was meaningfully associated […]
5 excuses for skipping breakfast and how to overcome them
Skipping the most important meal of the day may be doing you more harm than you realise, and you’ll be missing out on all the benefits of a good start to the day. The truth is, breakfast is indeed the […]
Could red wine help CURE prostate cancer?
Red wine could be key to fighting prostate cancer thanks to a grape compound that makes tumour cells more sensitive to treatment. Resveratrol, a compound found commonly in grape skins and red wine, has been shown to have several beneficial […]
