Category: Community
Swedish fathers to receive three months of paid paternity leave from 2016
The Swedish government to introduce a third month of paid paternity leave for fathers as of next year to increase gender equality. Sweden offers a generous 16-month parental leave which can be taken by either mothers or fathers, with two […]
Do this to calculate how long you have to live
Health researchers have developed a scientifically rigorous death risk calculator that predicts a person’s risk of dying within five years and say they hope people will use it to improve their health. Using a simple set of around a dozen […]
Pakistan sees drop in polio cases
Polio cases in Pakistan have dropped by 70% this year as troops make territorial advances in the north against militants opposed to vaccination programmes, government officials have told the BBC. They say that so far in 2015 there have been […]
Effects of cancer-related pain on quality of life revealed
Mundipharma, a multinational pharmaceutical leader in pain management, will present the abstract of its first and largest cross-sectional evaluation of patients’ perspectives on cancer pain management at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Chicago, Illinois, from 29 May to […]
Nestle to reduce amount of salt in its products
Nestle USA said on Tuesday it would remove artificial flavours and reduce salt by 10 percent in its frozen pizza and snack products by the end of this year. The move will include more than 250 products sold under the […]
Crossfit is making waves in Malaysia
Crossfit was founded by Greg Glassman in the early 2000s, and there are now more than 11,000 CrossFit affiliated gyms around the world today. Back in 2012, when I first stumbled upon the training system (which combines elements of strength training, […]
To beat the biological clock, women are freezing their eggs for later
At a recent party at the Viceroy Santa Monica in the United States, the guests, almost all female, were chatting quietly, hesitantly, in pairs or trios. This wasn’t a group of good friends – Prosecco and hors d’oeuvres aside. The […]
Family history may not impact breast cancer survival odds
In younger women with breast cancer, having a family history of the disease may not worsen their survival odds, a new study suggests. These results should reassure younger women diagnosed with breast cancer, study co-author Dr. Ramsey Cutress, a researcher […]
Protein snacks could improve teens’ diet
Observing the seldom-studied teen diet led a team of US researchers to conclude that a high-protein soy snack in the afternoon could reduce appetite and unhealthy evening snacking. “Standard meals tend to go to the wayside for kids this age […]
Exercise may cut risk of death among elderly men
Elderly men who exercise regularly – even by doing light activities like walking – may be less likely to die than those who are sedentary, a large Norwegian study suggests. Researchers followed about 5,700 men for about five decades, starting […]
