Category: Education
Insecticide-treated Bed Nets Could Eradicate Malaria
Use of bed nets treated with insecticides was found to eliminate malaria, suggests study. The study from the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS), which uses a mathematical model, found that use of insecticide-treated bed nets or ITNs […]
Fluoride in Drinking Water Cuts Tooth Decay in Adults, Study Shows
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Adelaide, Australia, has produced the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults, even those […]
Flu Virus Can Spread Up to 6 Feet Above the Patient
According to recent research, the influenza virus can spread up to 6 feet from a patient through minute particles while talking or breathing, breaking the old thought that it spreads only by coughing and sneezing. According to the World Health […]
Red Wine Pill Helps Beat Killer Diseases
A wonder pill with the health-boosting power of red wine can protect against a host of killer diseases, say scientists. A new study demonstrates what researchers consider conclusive evidence that the red wine compound resveratrol directly activates a protein that […]
Link Between Processed Meat and Early Death Identified
Consumption of processed meats like sausages, ham, bacon was found to increase the risk of dying young, says study published in BMC Medicine. One of the difficulties in measuring the effect of eating meat on health is the confounding effect […]
Simple Exercise to Treat Back Pain
A simple walking exercise could be effective in treating lower back pain, reveals study. Dr. Michal Katz-Leurer of Tel Aviv University’s Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine and her colleague Ilana Shnayderman, a graduate […]
Insomnia Ups Risk of Heart Failure
People who suffer from symptoms of insomnia are at an increased risk of developing heart failure, finds study. The study followed 54,279 people between the ages of 20-89 for an average of more than 11 years, and found that those […]
Study links HIV infection to heart attack risk
Being HIV-positive raises a person’s heart attack risk by about 50 per cent, said a study released Monday that confirms earlier findings. The study looked at 82,459 US veterans, the vast majority of them men. It was published in Archives […]
Clot-buster Pill With Aspirin Could Slash Stroke Risk: Study
By popping a clot-busting pill and an aspirin every day, thousands of stroke patients could cut the risk of severe repeat attacks. More than a third of stroke survivors suffer another one within five years – and second strokes are […]
These harmful bacteria are crawling on your smartphone
If you’re a squeamish clean freak, then you may feel like not using your smartphone after reading this. It may look sleek and shiny, but your smartphone is actually crawling with bacteria and germs. While some of these bacteria may […]
