Category: Health alert
World Hepatitis Day 2018: Things you should know about hepatitis
Saturday, July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day 2018, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness of the disease and focus on how it can be treated, and eliminated. With less than 5 percent of people who are […]
LGBQ youth more prone to obesity
“Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth may not only be at risk for worse mental health, but also worse physical health outcomes compared to heterosexual youth,” said study author Lauren Beach. She’s a postdoctoral research fellow at Northwestern University’s Institute […]
Higher risk of cancer when indulging in late night meals
According to CNN, the study says it is advisable for people to eat their dinners before 9pm or taking their suppers at least two hours before going to sleep as this can reduce breast and prostate cancer risk by 20%. […]
Warning for users of sun protection
People are getting less than half the sun protection they expect from suntan lotions, according to research. But the problem isn’t the lotion, it’s our slapdash application of it, King’s College London scientists say. In theory, using sun protection factor […]
Dizziness when standing up could be a warning sign of dementia
Middle-aged people who feel dizzy when standing up from a lying-down position may be at a higher risk of dementia or a stroke in the future, a report says. The light-headed feeling is caused by a sudden drop in blood […]
Japan records highest temperature this summer
77 people have died and tens of thousands more have been sent to hospitals across Japan as a heatwave continues to sweep the country. Temperatures reached a record high of 41.1 degrees Celsius (105.8 Farenheit) on Monday in Kumagaya, a […]
11 babies die after pregnant mothers given viagra during drug trial
A Viagra in pregnancy trial has been urgently stopped after 11 newborn babies died. Women taking part in the Dutch study had been given the anti-impotence tablets to improve growth of their unborn children because they had poorly developed placentas. […]
‘Dangerous complacency’ in fight against HIV
Dwindling public attention and stalled funding for the fight against the global HIV/Aids pandemic is endangering efforts to eradicate the disease, a new report warns. That “dangerous complacency” comes as rates of new HIV infections are climbing in parts of […]
Study finds frequent use of digital media linked to ADHD symptoms in teens
Most teens today own a smartphone and go online every day, and about a quarter of them use the internet “almost constantly,” according to a 2015 report by the Pew Research Center. Now a study published Tuesday in JAMA suggests […]
Increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease in mothers having 5 or more babies
Women who have given birth five or more times may be 70% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s later in life than those who have fewer births, according to a new study of more than 3,500 women in South Korea and […]
