Category: Health alert
High-fiber diet reduces risk of breast cancer
Women who eat high-fiber food while they’re young reduce their risk of getting breast cancer, according to a new large-scale study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Breast cancer risk was 12%-19% lower among women […]
WHO to convene to respond to Zika virus outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Margaret Chan, will convene an International Health Regulations Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations. The Committee will meet on February 1 in Geneva to ascertain whether […]
Beware! painkiller use during pregnancy can affect offspring’s fertility
Pregnant women must avoid using painkillers as it may reduce fertility in subsequent generations, revealed a new study. Tests in rats found that when a mother was given painkillers during pregnancy, her female offspring had fewer eggs, smaller ovaries and […]
Spoon dosing likely cause of dosage errors
Using teaspoons and tablespoons to measure medicine doses can result in dosage errors. A new study by the Cornell Food and Brand Lab says to ditch the spoons and use measuring cups instead. A previous study Koert van Ittersum, PhD […]
Deadly tropical disease poses serious threat
A deadly and hard to detect disease called Melioidosis is present in more countries than previously though. A study predicts that that melioidosis is present in 79 countries, including 34 that have never reported the disease. People with mellitus, chronic […]
Too much candy damages brain reward circuits
Too much candy during your early years damages the brain’s reward circuits, making it hard for you to have fun later in life. In a study on rats, Wiley researchers show that over-consumption of sugary food decreases the enjoyment of […]
Hookah delivers 25 times more tobacco than cigarette
Hookahs, or communal pipes, deliver 25 times more tobacco than one cigarette, says a new study by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Researchers reviewed past scientific studies to prove that compared with a single cigarette, one hookah session […]
Malaria treatment fails in Cambodia
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) confirm that dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, the first-line treatment for malaria infection in Cambodia, failed in certain provinces due to parasite resistance to artemisinin and piperaquine. Resistance to artemisinin in parts of Southeast Asia […]
UK releases new drinking guidelines
UK Chief Medical Officers releases a new drinking guideline to start the New Year. The new guidelines gave advice on regular drinking, single episode drinking, and alcohol intake for pregnant women. The guideline advises men and women to drink only […]
Proof that stress makes it harder to lose weight
Constant stress produces a protein called betatrophin which stops fat metabolism, making it harder for you to lose weight. “Betatrophin reduces the body’s ability to break down fat, underscoring a link between chronic stress and weight gain,” said Li-Jun Yang, […]
