Category: Health alert
New hiding place for HIV cells found
A team of scientists in Italy have discovered the “hiding place” of HIV cells that holds promise for important developments towards new therapies to cure the disease. The team at the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in […]
Energy drinks not healthy for students
Children between the ages of 10 and 13 who consume sugar-laden energy drinks are dramatically more at risk for hyperactivity and inattentiveness, according to researchers from Yale University in the United States. The authors, whose study was published in the […]
Avoid giving your child melatonin
A dose of melatonin aids sleep, but it can be dangerous if given to children. Melatonin is produced in the body at bedtime thanks to the internal body clock — called the circadian rhythm — that manages our sleep-wake cycles […]
Why emulsifiers are bad for you
Commonly found in packaged and processed foods, emulsifiers add texture and extend shelf life but according to a US-based research team, they could alter your composition of friendly gut bacteria — or gut microbiota — and lead to inflammation. “Food […]
Malaria parasites detected in Myanmar
A study published in the Lancet highlights the worrying spread of drug-resistant malaria in Myanmar close to the border with India. The spread of malaria parasites that are resistant to the drug artemisinin—the frontline treatment against malaria infection—into neighbouring India […]
Quit smoking while your brain can still heal
Damage to the brain’s outer layer caused by smoking may be reversible after quitting, but it could take years, reveals a recent study. Brain scans of 500 Scottish septuagenarians confirmed a link between smoking and an acceleration of age-related thinning […]
Damage to skin hours after sun exposure due to melanin
Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure, and this delayed reaction appears to be due to the skin pigment melanin, a U.S. study said Thursday. Melanin, which gives skin its color, […]
CRE superbug outbreak: what is it and what can be done?
The UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) was recently shaken by 179 infections and two deaths from a ‘superbug’ called the “Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae” or CRE for short. Currently, according to news reports, an 18 year old man is battling for his life after […]
H7N9 human cases reach 53 in Guangdong, China
A 78-year-old man from Meixian District in Meizhou City was diagnosed with the disease on Thursday. Despite medical attention, he died the same day, the provincial health and family planning commission said in a press release. H7N9 is a bird […]
5 medical personnel under investigation for Ebola
Five UK Ebola nurses and doctors are under investigation by regulators, Public Health England says. They are looking into the screening of medics who flew back to England on 28 December after treating patients in Sierra Leone. On this flight […]
