Category: Health alert
Health warning over online human breast milk craze
A growing online craze among some fitness communities, fetishists and chronic disease sufferers for buying and drinking human breast milk poses serious health risks, British experts said on today. Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, specialists […]
Exposure to Air Pollution Significantly Reduces White Matter in the Brain
Adding to the health hazards of air pollution, a new study has revealed that air pollution could cut down the white matter in our brains. For the study, the research team studied brain MRIs of 1403 women who were 71 […]
Eight new MERS cases in South Korea; 20th patient dies
South Korea on Wednesday reported eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), while another person infected with the virus died, health officials said, bringing to 20 the number of fatalities in the outbreak that began last month. A […]
Trans fat is not safe and must be removed from food: US
Partially hydrogenated oils, known as trans fats, are not safe to eat and must be removed from the food supply in the next three years, US regulators said Tuesday. The announcement by the US Food and Drug Administration finalized the […]
Ohio ice cream company halts production again due to listeria
Three weeks after reopening, Ohio-based Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has stopped production and closed stores after finding listeria in its production facility again. Jeni’s stopped production earlier this week and would temporarily close stores because it did not have enough […]
Knee osteoarthritis pain worse with insomnia
People suffering from osteoarthritis, the most common type of joint inflammation, are more likely to have knee pain when they also have difficulty getting enough sleep, a study suggests. Researchers found that people with knee osteoarthritis and insomnia were also […]
400 million people worldwide cut off from healthcare: WHO and World Bank
An estimated 400 million people worldwide lack access to at least one of seven essential health services, ranging from pregnancy care to clean water, according to a report released on Friday by the World Health Organization and World Bank. At […]
South Korea hospital ‘is source of many Mers cases’
A hospital has suspended most of its services after being identified as the source of almost half the cases in the South Korean outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers). The president of the Samsung Medical Center in the capital […]
Cesarean birth may raise baby’s risk of asthma, diabetes and obesity
While cesarean deliveries are often necessary to save lives and prevent injuries, being born by C-section may also leave babies vulnerable to chronic health problems such as asthma, diabetes and obesity, a new analysis suggests. Much of the research included […]
Heavy older women more at risk of breast cancer
Overweight and obese women are at increased risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, compared to normal-weight women, a large new analysis finds. The cancer risk rises with greater weight, researchers found, and women with the most severe obesity were […]
