Category: Health alert
Substance abusers who work with nutritionists have better chance at recovery
For substance abusers who want to recover from their addiction, working closely with nutritionists might just help, according to a team of authors writing in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. They say registered dietician nutritionists could […]
Three ways to cut risk of heart disease and stroke among obese people
Controlling blood pressure, serum cholesterol, and blood glucose may substantially reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke associated with being overweight or obese, according to a study from a worldwide research consortium led by a team from Harvard School […]
Smokeless tobacco product snus increases risk of fatality among prostate cancer patients
Men with prostate cancer who take the smokeless tobacco product snus – used mainly in Sweden but also sold in the US – are more likely to die from the disease and prematurely from any cause, according to a study […]
Alertness, or vigilance, is developed through evolution
Using a molecular method likely to become widely adopted by the field, researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have discovered brain circuitry essential for alertness, or vigilance – and for brain states more generally. Strikingly, the same cell […]
Deaths by drinking methanol increase to 15 in Ecuador
The number of deaths in Ecuador from a spate of methanol (industrial alcohol) consumption has risen to 15, with 21 other people under observation, the Ministry of Public Health announced Monday. The first nine deaths occurred on last Thursday in […]
73 % total deaths in Malaysia due to NCD
It is estimated that 73 % of the total deaths in Malaysia were due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and half of the number were caused by cardiovascular diseases. Malaysian Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said based on […]
Measles still claims 90, 000 lives annually despite global decline in deaths
In 2016, an estimated 90 000 people died from measles – an 84% drop from more than 550 000 deaths in 2000 – according to a new report published by leading health organizations. This marks the first time global measles deaths […]
Children too can get arthritis
Arthritis is not simply an older person’s issue. Expert says more than 300,000 American children have chronic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)/ Unlike age-related arthritis caused by cartilage and bone wear and tear, JIA has more to do with joint inflammation, […]
Pollution kills 9 million people every year
A wide scale report published in The Lancet has revealed that pollution claims the lives of 9 million people annually. That is one in six of all deaths around the world. The majority of these deaths are due to non-communicable […]
Obesity predisposes people to 13 types of cancer
There’s a link between obesity and 40 % of all the cancers diagnosed in the United States. That doesn’t mean too much weight is causing all these cancer cases, just that there’s some kind of still-to-be explained association, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease […]
