Category: Health alert
More Germans substituting sausages with soya amidst health concerns
Germans, known for their love of sausages, are eating less meat and more vegetarian food as concerns grow about health, animal welfare and the environmental cost of livestock farming. Meat consumption is stable or declining in most developed countries but […]
Bullying more harmful to mental health than child abuse
Children who are bullied by their peers may be more likely to suffer mental health problems later in life than kids who are abused by adults, a study suggests. Previous research has linked physical, emotional and sexual abuse during childhood […]
Socio and psychological problems due to alcohol may lead to mortality
Cutting down on social or sports activities because of drinking is linked to a higher risk of death than by physically hazardous drinking behavior, claims a new study. The study involving some 40,000 people indicated that social and psychological problems […]
FDA warns about another illegal stimulant in supplements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning companies to stop selling dietary supplements that include a stimulant known as DMBA, the latest in a series of moves to clamp down on potentially dangerous weight-loss and body-building products. In an […]
Autism symptoms vary with gender
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in girls is diagnosed at a later stage than boys as girls exhibit less severe symptoms. Females also have different symptoms than males, possibly contributing to later identification of the disease, it added. This suggests that […]
Cellphones may distract parents while children play at parks
Cellphones are one of the most common distractions for caregivers to overcome while supervising children at playgrounds, new research finds. When caregivers were observed at playgrounds, cellphones were involved in about 30 % of distractions, investigators reported in two presentations […]
5 billion people cut off from much-needed surgery
Two-thirds of the world’s population have no access to safe and affordable surgery, according to a new study in The Lancet – more than double the number in previous estimates. It means millions of people are dying from treatable conditions […]
Study: Cholesterol-lowering Statin Drugs Worsen Coronary Calcium Tests
Coronary artery calcification has been found to be associated with cardiovascular events. In other words, there are more cardiovascular events when there is a higher coronary artery calcification score. The coronary calcium score can be measured with a coronary CT […]
More doctors revealed to fake cancer diagnosis in patients
It happens more often than you can imagine, but more Doctors are finally getting caught in the act of misrepresenting their oath and fraudulently diagnosing healthy patients with cancer to turn a quick buck from kickbacks on chemotherapy poisons. Is […]
World Malaria Day: call to close gaps in prevention and treatment to defeat malaria
WHO is calling on the global health community to urgently address significant gaps in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria. Despite dramatic declines in malaria cases and deaths since 2000, more than half a million lives are still lost […]
