Category: Health alert
Home blood pressure monitors could prove inaccurate
A recent study to be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 in Philadelphia revealed home blood pressure monitors may be inaccurate in up to 15% of patients. Major guidelines recommend home blood pressure monitoring to guide diagnosis and treatment of […]
Can you drink too much milk? Study links milk drinking to dying younger, fractures
Drink lots of milk to strengthen your bones and boost your health, doctors say. But a study in The BMJ medical journal on Wednesday said Swedes with a high intake of cow’s milk died younger – and women suffered more […]
Beware of new flu strains: Expert
SINGAPORE – The peak flu season is coming up, with the H3N2 virus likely to be the prevalent strain. But experts said there is a need to be prepared for new strains as the flu virus is ever evolving. Professor […]
Hidden dangers of hand sanitizers
Lately, it seems that every supermarket has a hand-sanitizing station prominently displayed near the doors. In fact, the trend of using hand sanitizers has really ramped up in recent years, with more people carrying around their own personal-size versions of […]
Young adults at risk of Osteoporosis
A study by Madras Medical College has revealed that even young adults are at risk of developing osteoporosis. The hospital’s rheumatology department screened 1,172 people in the 20-40 age group, with around 80 per cent being women, for bone density. […]
Beware – traffic pollution can harm your baby (even in the womb)!
A new study has found that exposure to pollution, especially during the second trimester of pregnancy, could harm a child’s lungs. Existing research has often highlighted the adverse effects of air pollutants on lung function in school-age children and adolescents, […]
Indians ignore back pain till it becomes chronic: study
MUMBAI – Most people in India ignore back pain when it is acute and seek medical help only when it is accompanied by some other form of chronic pain, says a study. Popping a pain killer to cope with back […]
Thousands die of cardiac arrest because witnesses do not know CPR
MANILA — Put your hands to good use, learn basic CPR and save lives. The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) said cardiac pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could help trim down the number of deaths caused by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, of which 80 […]
Keeping Ebola away from Asia: Lessons learnt from Sars
With the Ebola epidemic in West Africa showing no signs of being effectively contained, and the latest news of a health-care worker infected with the Ebola virus in the United States, prospects of the deadly disease hitting Asia can no […]
Ebola death rate surges to 70 percent: WHO
The death rate in the Ebola outbreak has risen to 70 percent and there could be up to 10,000 new cases a week in two months, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday. WHO Assistant Director-General Dr. Bruce Aylward gave […]
