Category: Health alert
Use of nannies and technology leading to children being neglected, UAE experts warn
ABU DHABI – Child neglect is on the increase because of many parents’ hectic work schedules, over-reliance on nannies and the use of computer games as a substitute for parental care. “It is quite common for nannies or other caregivers […]
Flu vaccine contains 25,000 times more mercury than in drinking water
In case you missed it, recent lab tests conducted at the Natural News Forensic Food Lab found that seasonal flu vaccines, which are pushed on virtually everyone these days, including young babies, pregnant women and the elderly, contain outrageously high […]
Prolonged sitting linked to breast cancer, colon cancer
The news is going viral. But there’s a problem: What many of the outlets did not report was that sitting for long periods did not explicitly cause cancer: It led to an increased risk of two specific types of the […]
Scientists bring new repellent to fight malaria
80 percent of the deaths from malaria occur in only 14 countries of Africa and Asia. In summer rapidly approaches the nearly undetectable siphoning of blood by a mosquito that results a key to transmitter of malaria. The World Health […]
5 more Asian countries at risk of H7N9 bird flu virus
Five Asian countries could join China as targets for the H7N9 bird flu virus that has claimed about a hundred lives since it erupted in March 2013, scientists said Tuesday. Parts of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam are […]
Long hours in front of the computer? Beware of RSI
Pain around the neck and upper limbs? Beware! It could be Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) that comes from spending long hours before a computer. At the NH Narayana Multispeciality hospital in Bangalore, an average of 200 patients, all in the […]
Is mold making you sick?
Suffering from brain fog, chronic fatigue or insomnia? How about depression, migraines or inflammation? If so, you may have a problem with an internal mold infection. Associated with an astounding number of health issues, mold toxicity is a common — […]
Beware! Permanent hair dye may cause cancer
Permanent hair dyes and perming treatments at salons may contain banned aromatic amines called toluidines that have carcinogenic properties, researchers warn. A new study from Lund University has found that hairdressers may still be exposed to these carcinogens. Permanent hair […]
Synthetic narcotics an alarming new trend
SINGAPORE – There is a new and alarming trend in the abuse of recreational drugs. According to a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report just out, designer drugs – officially called New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) – had […]
Malnutrition can have lasting effects
Child malnutrition has long-term effects on gut health that affect development even after treatment, a study suggests. A team studied the gut health of malnourished children in Bangladesh. Writing in the journal Nature they said the bacterial make-up was not […]
