Category: Health alert
Two cups of coffee a day while pregnant ‘raise baby’s leukaemia risk’
Pregnant women who drink just two cups of coffee a day could be putting their babies at risk of leukaemia. A major study has found that their babies are up to 60 per cent more likely to develop the disease […]
Top 10 risks of fast weight loss
The wish for fast weight loss is everybody’s dirty little secret. After all the excesses of December’s merry-making, your New Year resolution is to shed those extra pounds, and all of a sudden you notice a huge poster saying,’ lose […]
Men too prone to breast cancer
NEW DELHI- Though rare, incidents of breast cancer in men are not unheard of – and health experts call for awareness and timely treatment. Last November, Kunal Makhija (name changed) noticed a small swelling in his left breast. The swelling, […]
Swimming in summer and ear infections
Going to a swimming pool or a beach during summer vacation is quite enjoyable and indispensable. But while swimming, your ears could be affected when unclean water enters. When swimming or taking a shower and water gets into your ear, […]
Tic disorder patients on the rise
The number of patients with tic disorders has been on the rise in Korea for the past five years, according to the Ministry of Health and Welfare. A tic is an abrupt and repeated movement that can occur in any […]
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 […]
