Category: Health alert
WHO calls for action to reduce global suicide rate of 800,000 a year
More than 800,000 people each year worldwide commit suicide – around one person every 40 seconds – with many using poisoning, hanging or shooting to end their own lives, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. In its first […]
South Korea lifts ban on beef with feed additive: food ministry
South Korea has lifted a ban on the use of animal feed additive zilpaterol in beef, opening the door to imports containing the growth enhancer as well as domestic sales of the product. Seoul said last October that it intended […]
Is your deodorant drugging you through the armpits daily with this neurotoxin?
As the temperature rises in the body, thousands of sweat glands begin to bead up, preparing to cool the body down. The average person possesses about 2.6 millions sweat glands — a built in thermostat. This system is made up […]
Japan confirms more dengue infections
TOKYO: An outbreak of dengue fever in Japan — the first since World War II — could have affected up to 20 people, media reported Monday, as officials confirmed three more cases. The new cases, who are in their teens […]
Climate change poses growing health threat: UN
Climate change poses a growing health threat, the UN warned on Wednesday, saying extreme weather and rising temperatures could claim hundreds of thousands of lives and spread disease. “Climate change is no longer only an environmental issue,” said Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, […]
High decibel causes poor growth of babies: Experts
At least 60 per cent of the four million neo-natal deaths that occur worldwide every year are associated with low birth weight. High decibel during pregnancy can lead to poor growth of the foetus while in the mother’s womb, health […]
New veggie crisps: hero or villain?
Dubai – Those au fait with the supermarket snack aisle will have noticed a newcomer. Vegetable crisps – thinly sliced, fried vegetables packaged like the regular potato sort – purport to be a healthier snack option than their starchier counterpart. […]
Fukushima radiation is affecting the health of the entire global ecosystem, scientist says
When the Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina took the microphone at the Foreign Correspondence Club in Japan, the global impact of Fukushima radiation became much clearer. Scientist Timothy A. Mousseau presented “Fukushima Catastrophe and its […]
Cooking, pollution linked to high blood pressure in China
Women in China who are exposed to pollution from cookstoves and highways face a greater risk of high blood pressure, researchers said Monday. The study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences focused on the role of […]
Don’t ignore hearing loss, warns expert
IT IS a hard truth and an inevitable one: Our brains are bound to shrink as we age. This is a change often linked to poor memory and the onset of cognitive dysfunctions like dementia. This shrinkage may be quicker […]
