Category: Community
War veterans who engage in mindfulness practise suffer less from PSTD
War veterans who participate in mindfulness practise and meditation see a reduction of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, a new study has found. With mindfulness-based therapy, 49 percent of veterans reported a dramatic reduction in PTSD symptoms, compared with just […]
No need for postmenopausal women to take more Vitamin D
Women who are postmenopausal do not need to take high doses of Vitamin D as it won’t help strengthen their bones, a new study suggests. Women who took a high dose of Vitamin D supplements were shown to only absorb […]
Mundipharma and Economist Intelligence Unit look at the efficacy and gaps in Asia’s national cancer control plans
Governments in Asia are finding it to be an increasingly difficult challenge to keep cancer at bay. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) projects that incidence of cancer in the region will rise by approximately 75% between 2008 […]
Instant noodle Maggi hearing concludes in India court
The hearing involving instant noodle Maggi which defended itself from detractors claiming the instant noodle Maggi contain excess of lead has concluded in Indian court. The judgement has been deferred to a later date. Nestle has been at the center […]
Prevent those under 18 from engaging in vaping: lobby group
A Malaysian lobby group called factasia.org wants the government to regulate vaping as a helathier alternative to tobacco smoking and wants it off-limits to those below the age of 18. They also demand for vaping materials to be drug-free. It […]
India to become the country with the largest population by 2022
India is expected to outpace China in the world’s largest population boom, the United Nations said. Meanwhile, Nigeria is predicted to overtake the United States by being the country with the third largest population by 2050. The current global population […]
Children with ADHD who are prescribed medicine less likely to land into accidents
A new study has found that kids on medication for ADHD are less prone to accidents that could land them in emergency rooms. The medication also helps them in their studies. “In addition to reducing accidental injuries, the medication often […]
It’s now okay to consume abortion pills in Canada
The drug RU-486 (also known as the ‘abortion pill’) has been legalised in Canada. It has been in use in the United States since 2000 and in France since 1988. Vicki Saporta of the National Abortion Federation called it “great […]
Boy receives double-hand transplant
The medical world witnessed its first surgical hand transplant when an 8-year-old boy received new hands and forearms from a donor. Zion Harvey had lost his hands and feet at the age of two due to a life-threatening bacterial infection […]
Instead of curbing drinking, college kids try to curb consequences
A new study of college students finds that some of their “protective strategies” when they plan on drinking are actually tied to greater alcohol use. This study, and other studies of protective drinking strategies, “seem to be finding similar results, […]
