Category: Health alert
Energy drinks increase blood pressure
A new study shows that gulping energy drinks can immediately increase blood pressure. Researchers led by Anna Svatikova of the Mayo Clinic randomly assigned 25 healthy volunteers (age 18 years or older) to consume a can (480 mL) of a […]
People who live alone have unhealthy diets
People who love alone have unhealthy diets, a study by the Queensland University of Technology finds out. Lack of cooking skills, no one to go grocery shopping with, and the lack of motivation to cook a meal are the main […]
Heartbreak is literally bad for the heart
Patients who are divorced, separated or widowed had an approximately 40% greater chance of dying or developing a new functional disability after a heart surgery than married patients, according to a study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the […]
Climate change is affecting the workplace
Manufacturing hubs in South-East Asia will be less productive in 30 years because of global warming. Global risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft predicted that rising temperatures and heat stress will affect the employees. Verisk Maplecroft reveals that within a generation, […]
Red meat may cause cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. The experts concluded that each 50 gram portion of processed meat […]
Wives get sad, husbands get frustrated
Husbands and wives look marital problems in different ways. When a marriage has troubles, women become sad and frustrated. For men, it’s just frustration. In a new Rutgers and University of Michigan study, published in the Journal of Gerontology: Social […]
Moles on your right arm can gauge skin cancer risk
Researchers at King’s College London found that having more than 11 moles on your right arm is a red flag for skin cancer. Scientists found that females with more than seven moles on their right arm had nine times the […]
Malaria genes similar in chimps and humans
The malaria parasite molecules in humans have been shown to share key gene segments with chimp and gorilla malaria parasites, which are separated by several millions of years, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of […]
Stress during pregnancy affects child’s motor skills
A new study found that mothers who experienced more stressful events during their pregnancies had children with slower motor skills development. Children with low motor competence can have difficulty in everyday life with fine and gross motor tasks such as […]
Sedentary lifestyle killing Argentineans
Around 17% of all heart-disease deaths in Argentina are caused by not meeting the minimum exercise requirement set by the European Society of Cardiology, which requires just 30 minutes of brisk walking, five days a week. A current study investigated […]
