Category: Education
What’s this SARS-like virus?
MALAYSIA – I recently had some friends from the Middle East visit Malaysia. They talked a lot about MERS, a virus that is going around in the Middle East now. What is it really? MERS is an acronym for Middle […]
More evidence of prostate cancer, omega-3 link
US scientists said Wednesday they have confirmed a surprising 2011 study that found a higher risk of prostate cancer among men who consume omega-3 fatty acids, raising new questions about the safety of supplements. The research in the Journal of […]
Soy doesn’t prevent prostate cancer return: study
Men who took soy supplements after having their prostate cancer removed were just as likely to see their cancer return as men who didn’t take soy, in a new study. “I think this study clearly demonstrates men in this particular […]
Safer Treatments for Arthritis on the Way
Thanks to a new study, the risk of heart attacks and stroke associated with arthritis drugs, is now avoidable. Drugs such as Vioxx, diclofenac, ibuprofen and Celebrex operate by blocking an enzyme known as COX-2, whose presence in blood vessels […]
Irregular sleeping time negatively affects kids’ brains
A new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests that sleeping late in the night and not having a fixed time of going to bed each night tended to negatively affect children’s brains. The study was […]
Choir Singing Helps Synchronize Heartbeats, Study Finds
A new study conducted by a group of Swedish researchers suggests that choir singers not only manage to synchronize their voice with others in the group but also synchronize their heartbeats. Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University in Sweden […]
Introducing solid foods for babies after six months of life increases risk of type 1 diabetes
A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests that introducing solid foods to babies before and after the recommended time could increase the risk of type 1 diabetes, especially among babies who already have a higher risk of […]
Watch out for inflammatory foods
MALAYSIA – Inflammation has been clearly identified as the key culprit in many chronic diseases that kill millions of people every year, including heart disease and cancer. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cardiovascular disease caused an estimated 17.3 […]
On liver cancer, your risks, and how to minimise it
MALAYSIA – The liver has the distinction of being the largest internal organ in the body. It performs several vital functions, like processing and storing many of the nutrients absorbed by the intestines, making some of the clotting elements […]
Meat-eating habits linked to cancer mortality
People who report eating the most red and processed meat before being diagnosed with colon cancer are more likely to die during the next eight years, a new study has found. Dr Marjorie McCullough, the study’s lead author from the […]
