Category: Education
The cause of SEA’s malaria resistance pinpointed
Growing resistance to malaria drugs in Southeast Asia is caused by a single mutated gene inside the disease-causing Plasmodium falciparum parasite, according to a study published in Science. This finding provides public health officials around the world with a way […]
Major reason behind headaches may be salt rich diet
A new study has revealed that the major cause of headaches may be diets containing high salt content. The study found that people who ate foods high in sodium (8 grams a day) had nearly one-third more headaches than people […]
How poor home hygiene spreads cold and flu
Dubai – Have you ever noticed how cough, cold and flu are uninvited guests at your home, moving from one family member to another? Well, now we know why. The culprit is poor home hygiene that makes these germs take […]
East, West medicine join hands to study dry eye
In a novel study, researchers will look into how effective traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is in treating dry eye and whether this works well with Western medical treatments. Physicians from the Singapore Eye Research Institute (Seri) and the Singapore Chung […]
Scientists detects laryngeal cancer gene
BEIJING – Chinese and international scientists have for the first time identified the three gene loci susceptible to laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), according to a statement from the Chinese PLA General Hospital on Wednesday. The scientists used the method […]
Transfusions infected some Pakistani children with HIV-Report
According to Pakistan’s health ministry, it was investigating a report that 10 children had been infected with H.I.V. after receiving blood transfusions. The children have thalassemia, a disease of the blood that requires regular transfusions, and reports of the H.I.V. […]
Vitamin E deficiency linked to high miscarriage risk among poor women
In Bangladesh, pregnant women with low levels of the most common form of vitamin E are nearly twice as likely to have a miscarriage than those with adequate levels of the vitamin in their blood. This is according to new […]
Giving birth better at home than at hospital
Women are better giving birth at home or in midwife centres than in hospital, where doctors are more likely to perform interventions such as caesareans, according to new British guidance. The official body in charge of giving health advice, the […]
Throat lozenges for sore throat — do they work?
Popping a throat lozenge to get immediate relief from sore throat is a practice followed by many. But have you ever thought whether or not these tablets really work? Today, there are so many brands of lozenges available in the pharmaceutical […]
Traditional Chinese medicinal plant may treat metabolic diseases and obesity
A component found in the plant, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, may prevent the development of metabolic disorders by stopping the activation of NLRP3, a protein involved in the disease process. Specifically, the researchers identified isoliquiritigenin as having the ability to attenuate high-fat, […]
