Category: Health alert
Young adults in the US more likely to use multiple birth control methods
Up to 17 percent of young adults in the U.S. may be using “withdrawal” to prevent pregnancy, although not necessarily relying just on that method, a new study finds. In the sample population of 15-24 year olds, men and women […]
Facebook causes compassion fatigue
Facing friends and family, and this stress is “contagious,” says researchers. Using your favourite social media does not produce stress on its own. A report by the Pew Research Center and Rutgers University researchers concluded that the stress facing some […]
UN: Various solutions needed to fight HIV
The Asia-Pacific region will not meet the goal of ending the HIV epidemic in 15 years unless it changes laws and attitudes hostile to people living with HIV, the head of the United Nations agency on AIDS said on Wednesday. Governments need to […]
Medical pot not OK unless for sick kids
A new policy by the American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that medical proof is only okay to be used for severely-ill kids that cannot be treated by other drugs. This is because marijuana may harm developing brains. Some parents […]
WHO: Plague grips Madagascar
57 people out of 213 known cases in Madagascar have been killed by a plague caused by a flood which saw the spread of rats, the World Health Organization says. The U.N. agency’s first update since late November, when there […]
High blood pressure probably cause of trouble sleeping
Do you find yourself counting sheep at night? A new study from China explains that trouble falling asleep may be due to high blood pressure. This is the first study to show that certain people with insomnia are at risk […]
Your 30s the right time to worry about your cholesterol
Start worrying about your cholesterol level in your 30s because having high cholesterol during those years may lead to heart diseases later. “What we found is that people with prolonged exposure to high cholesterol levels are at a much higher […]
Spooked and paralysed? It’s just a sleep disorder
It was an ordinary night, but Salma, a 20-year-old student at The American University in Cairo, had a particularly frightening experience. She woke up, unable to move a muscle, and felt as though there were an intruder in her bedroom. […]
Avoid listeria during pregnancy
With food recalls and listeria outbreaks occurring regularly, it’s important for pregnant women to protect themselves. Your physician probably told you to nix unpasteurized cheeses, deli meats and sushi while you’re pregnant to avoid listeriosis, a serious infection caused by […]
Daily aspirin intake bad for you
If you pop aspirin daily to prevent heart diseases and strokes, you might want to think twice, In fact, it could make things worse for your health. Doctors will often tell patients to take a daily aspirin since doing so […]
