Category: Health alert
30 infant formulas contaminated with high levels of aluminum
Researchers in a new study have discovered that infant formulas continue to be contaminated with high levels of aluminum following a 2010 study that showed similar results. Prof. Exley, the lead researcher in the 2010 study at Keele University, has […]
Controversial trend for inhaling alcohol gets domestic
Taking your booze in vapour form has been a steadily growing — if controversial — trend in certain bars for some time now, but a new invention is bringing the practice into American homes. Vapshot Mini is a miniature portable […]
Acid used for toilet cleaning may cause respiratory diseases: Survey
New Delhi – The survey, conducted across six cities, including Delhi, also found that 59 percent of Delhiites were completely oblivious to health and safety hazards posed by acid used for toilet cleaning. “Long term exposure of acid fumes, even […]
China food scandal spreading fast
The latest food scandal in China is spreading fast, dragging in U.S. coffee chain Starbucks, Burger King Worldwide Inc and others, as well as McDonald’s products as far away as Japan. McDonald’s Corp and KFC’s parent Yum Brands Inc apologized […]
Deadly Mers virus ‘could now be airborne’, warn scientists in study on Saudi Arabian barn
Scientists have found the first evidence that a deadly virus originating in the Middle East may have become airborne. The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) virus has killed at least 327 of the recorded 850 people it has infected around […]
New research links plasticizers to breast cancer
Overexposure to plasticizers could almost double the risk of contracting breast cancer, according to findings by local researchers. The findings of the research — jointly conducted by the Academia Sinica, National Health Research Institute and National Taiwan University Hospital — […]
Use of reheated edible oil a great threat to public health
The consumption of dishes in again and again reheated oil may expose one to high levels of toxic aldehydes, chemicals known to cause neurodegenerative disease and cancer. Studies show that even some popular cooking oils, including soybean and sunflower oils, […]
MERS unlikely to spread in Asia: WHO expert
Asian countries should keep their guard against the deadly Middle East respiratory virus, although it is unlikely to spread to the region, a World Health Organization expert said Thursday. The Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) appears to be less infectious […]
Extreme obesity cuts lifespan more than smoking – study
That obesity can cut life short by causing strokes and other illnesses comes as no surprise, but a study reported on Tuesday quantifies the toll: The most extreme cases cut a person’s lifespan more than cigarettes. The analysis, published in […]
Is your home making you infertile?
Infertility is an alarming modern epidemic affecting more couples than ever before. Could some of the culprits be lurking where you’d least expect them – in your own home? It is estimated that one in seven married couples worldwide experiences […]
