Category: Health alert
Watch out, heart disease catches you young!
Risk to your heart begins almost the moment you are born. Underweight newborns (weighing less than 2.5 kg at birth) who gain weight rapidly in early childhood are at higher risk of developing the metabolic syndrome, which is used to […]
Can a broken heart kill you?
Believe it or not, losing a loved one can cause someone to die from a broken heart. Scientists studied the effects of bereavement on blood cells called neutrophils, which help in combating bacterial infections such as pneumonia etc. They took […]
Pink-eye spreads throughout northern provinces in Vietnam
HANOI — Kindergarten and primary schools in northern provinces have been hit by an outbreak of pink-eye disease (conjunctivitis). Dien Bien Phu City Health Centre in Dien Bien Province reported more than 350 infections last week. Le Trong Canh, director […]
FDA warns public against buying mercury-tainted beauty products
MANILA – When buying cosmetic products, choose only those authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and sold in legitimate outlets. The FDA issued this advisory over the weekend after confirmatory tests it conducted on seven skin whitening products […]
Sugar-free sweeteners ‘linked to rise in obesity and diabetes’
Sugar-free sweeteners could increase glucose intolerance and diabetes risk by affecting bacteria in the gut, a study has suggested. Far from improving metabolism and helping people to slim, widespread use of artificial sweeteners may be fuelling the obesity and diabetes […]
China’s worrying diabetes epidemic
Diabetes has become a major public health crisis in China, with an annual projected cost of 360 billion RMB (nearly US$59 billion) by 2030, but a new collaborative approach to care that uses registries and community support could help improve […]
Fight for food safety in Asia
The shockwaves caused by the problematic cooking oil recycled from kitchen waste in Taiwan have yet to create ripples on the mainland although it has been revealed that some food made with such oil may have crossed the Straits. Yet, […]
Doctors urge men over 45 to have check for Hepatitis B
Doctors are calling for men over 45 to get themselves checked for Hepatitis B, as the virus is often a precursor to liver cancer. Compulsory infant Hepatitis B vaccination was only implemented from 1987 and adults born before then may […]
EMFs: A hidden danger of air travel
EMFs, also known as electromagnetic fields, are invisible lines of force that emanate from any electrical or wireless device. Low-frequency EMFs are emitted by electricity and appliances, while high-frequency EMFs are generated by wireless devices. These man-made EMFs interfere with […]
7 Healthy foods that are dangerous if you eat too much of them
You know that eating an entire box of cookies in one sitting isn’t good for you—but experts say overdoing it with certain more nutritious foods could be just as dangerous. There’s no need to ditch these foods from your diet […]
