Category: Health alert
Bacteria growing resistant to common antiseptic
Bacteria causing life-threatening bloodstream infections in critically ill patients could slowly become increasingly resistant to a common hospital antiseptic, reveals a recent study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins. The study was published in the September issue of Infection Control […]
Malaria: A slow-burning global emergency
Thailand is playing a key role in countering a major threat to public health – growing resistance to the most effective drug to counter malaria. News that resistance to the anti-malaria drug artemisinin has spread across mainland Southeast Asia is […]
More people in 30-40 age group prone to stroke
Initial symptoms are often missed or misinterpreted as weakness. Doctors at a private referral hospital in Yeshwantpur were surprised when a 26-year-old entrepreneur from Nelamangala was brought in recently with the classic symptoms of a brain stroke. Although he was […]
Lack of vitamin D linked to higher dementia risk
Older people who do not get enough vitamin D face a much higher risk of dementia or Alzheimer´s disease, the largest study of its kind on the topic said Wednesday. People get vitamin D from sunlight and from oily fish […]
Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread. It is the largest and longest outbreak ever recorded of […]
Processed dairy shockingly contains hidden MSG
The risks of flavor enhancing food additive MSG (monosodium glutamate) are well known to many NaturalNews readers. MSG should be avoided, considering the fact that it is a dangerous excitotoxin that kills brain cells in the hypothalamus, promotes obesity and […]
Teenage depression on the rise
Dubai – Teenage girls are three times as likely to experience depression as boys the same age, according to new studies. They are also at higher risk of developing heart disease, reports Teen Vogue. The good news? With the right […]
7 heavy metals to cleanse for your mental health
History’s largest mass poisoning of a human population has occurred in Bangladesh. Because of it, 35 million people have been exposed to lethal levels of arsenic. Mortality rates are estimated at 13 per 1000, which means that this poisoning has […]
Boredom and lack of career mobility causing heart problems for women
ABU DHABI – The image of the high-flying career woman suffering work-related stress may be a myth. In fact, women in boring jobs with no prospect of promotion are more likely to suffer from stress that can lead to cardiovascular […]
Drug-resistant malaria spreading fast in SE Asia
Drug-resistant malaria parasites are now firmly established in border regions in four Southeast Asian countries, imperilling global efforts to control the disease, experts warned on Wednesday. Blood samples taken from 1,241 malaria patients found that parasites which are resistant to […]
