Category: Education
Feel dizzy? Check inside your ears
Graduate student Choi Yoon-young, 25, suddenly fainted one day after feeling severely dizzy. She was worried she had a serious disease such as anaemia or a brain tumour, but it turned out to be a few tiny stones in her […]
Earwax – 6 amazing facts we bet you didn’t know
Earwax can provide information about a person’s ethnicity, health and even tell what they have eaten,. Scientists from the Monell Center in Philadelphia found that odour-producing chemical compounds are present in human earwax. They also found that the amount of […]
Good health not just about physical well-being
Last Sunday’s report (“Matters of heart can affect heart”) is a reminder that good health is not just a matter of physical well-being. For example, it has been well documented that stress can precipitate peptic ulcers. Good health encompasses emotional […]
Chinese, Indian shoppers put value on environment in buying food
Consumers in emerging markets, like China and India, are paying much greater attention to aspects of imported food production such as environmental quality and animal welfare than previously thought, according to a New Zealand study out Monday. Research by Lincoln […]
Hard to predict when cancer will recur
It is never easy to tell someone that his cancer has relapsed. This is made more difficult when it is totally unexpected. It is also difficult to predict how patients would react to the news. Rudy was diagnosed with colon […]
5 Things not to say to your partner about losing weight
A scene in the fantastic film Enough Said made me laugh out loud and cringe simultaneously. Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character tells James Gandolfini’s character she’s going to buy him a calorie book, and he flatly responds, “Please don’t.” I’ve witnessed many […]
Keeping your feet healthy
Although the feet are only a small part of your body, they consist of 26 bones, including the phalanges, calcaneus and scaphoid. More than a hundred small muscles and ligaments form a complex network between these bones. The feet are […]
Every reason to breastfeed
THE Malaysian Dietary Guidelines 2010 recommends exclusive breastfeeding from birth to six months as human milk is naturally, uniquely created to meet the nutritional needs of your newborn baby. From six months onwards, your baby will be ready to complement […]
House dust mites main cause of respiratory allergies in Singapore: study
SINGAPORE- Scientists in Singapore said on Friday that they found exposure to house dust mites to be the primary cause of respiratory allergies in the tropical city sate. The scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research and the […]
Am I carbohydrate addict?
A quiz to self-evaluate one’s carbohydrate addiction is drawing netizens’ attention. Carbohydrate addiction is defined as an excessive craving for high-carb foods such as rice, cookies and chocolate to feel normal. Ask yourself if any of these statements applies to […]
