Category: Health alert
Women face difficulty in recovering from heart attacks
Joanne Maglaras knows all about the love and support of family. She also knows all about stress of family life and how it can affect heart health. Five years ago, at age 49, Maglaras, of Flushing, New York, had a […]
Acne treatment Aczone linked to a rare blood disorder for some
A 19-year-old woman who had used Aczone — the skin gel version of the drug dapsone — for a week developed a serious condition called methemoglobinemia. The patient showed up at a Pittsburgh emergency room with a headache, shortness of breath, and […]
Type 1 diabetes more fatal for women than for men
A study in Australia has found that women with Type 1 diabetes are twice as likely to die from heart disease, compared to their male counterparts. Lead author Rachel Huxley, from the University of Queensland, says in a statement: “We […]
When used without training, canes and walkers can cause falls
Walkers and canes can be lifesavers for older people, but a new study highlights the downside of using them without training. “A lot of older adults seem to struggle with their walking aids . . . they often drag along […]
Three more people infected by H7N9 in Guangdong, China
Three more people have been reported to have the H7N9 virus in Guangdong, China, making the number of people infected to 42. A 73-year-old man surnamed Deng in Guangdong’s Zhongshan city and a 56-year-old man surnamed He in Jiangmen city […]
Rising vaccine cost leave many children unvaccinated
Doctors have come out and state that nearly four in 10 children are unvaccinated, citing cost as the factor. One dose of the vaccine costs around $150 at a polyclinic, and between $170 and $180 at most general practitioners (GPs). […]
Flu epidemic alert raised in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s health secretary has declared a flu epidemic in the US territory that has temporarily shut down at least one school. Ana Rius said recently that more than 3,000 cases have been reported so far this year. She said […]
More Malaysians becoming obese; fast-food to blame
The United States may be dubbed as the “fast food nation”, but Malaysia is also struggling with a similar problem. Studies have suggested Malaysia is Southeast Asia’s most obese nation, partly thanks to its version of fast food joints – […]
Lung cancer overtakes breast cancer as the deadliest disease for women
For the first time, lung cancer has passed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths for women in rich countries. The reason is smoking, which peaked years later for women than it did for men. Lung cancer has […]
A new leap in the study of diabetes
A probiotic pill developed at Cornell University sent glucose levels plummeting by as much as 30 percent in diabetic rats, according to the researchers who took part in the study. They engineered a strain of lactobacillus — commonly found in […]
