Category: Health alert
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, […]
Eating when not hungry is bad for your health
Cornell Food and Brand Lab advises us to ease up on the snacking since eating when we’re not hungry is bad for the health. The individuals participating in the study were 45 undergraduate students. The participants were first asked to […]
Too much sugar may cause breast cancer
Eating too much sugar may increase the risk of breast cancer and metastasis to the lungs, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. “We found that sucrose intake in mice comparable to levels of […]
Midnight snacks impair memory
New research on mice shows that eating at a time that you should be sleeping may impair learning and memory. Disrupting the body’s schedule affects the hippocampus, a brain region responsible for short and long term memory. The study was […]
Low zinc levels linked to breastfeeding problems
Zinc levels in breast milk may be able to serve as an indicator of breast function during lactation, according to Penn State health researchers. Researchers suggest that by identifying women with abnormally low levels of zinc in breast milk, they […]
E-cigarettes may cause cancer
A team from Veterans Affairs San Diego found that e-cigarettes damage cells in ways that can lead to cancer. The damage happens even in nicotine-free e-cigarettes. “Our study strongly suggests that electronic cigarettes are not as safe as their marketing […]
Moderate drinking reduces risk of death by Alzheimer’s
Drinking 2 to 3 units of alcohol every day is linked to a reduced risk of death among people with early stage Alzheimer’s disease, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open. The research team analysed data originally collected […]
Asians weigh in on haze problem
YouGov ran a survey to investigate how the haze caused by forest fires in the Southeast Asia has impacted people’s habits and travel behaviour in the region. The organization polled 7,536 respondents online across Asia Pacific from Nov 17 to […]
