Category: Health alert
Co-sleeping with your baby can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome
Falling asleep with a baby in a bed, on a sofa or in an armchair is “risky”, Government health advisors have said, in new guidance aimed at reducing the number of infants dying from ‘cot death’ each year. Cot death, […]
Skin lightening products stir controversy worldwide
From allegations about mercury-laden skin lightening creams in the Philippines to new draft guidelines in India about advertising such products in a non-discriminatory manner, recent weeks have brought continuing headline stories in the media concerning these popular products. According to […]
Acne meds can cause life-threatening reactions
Over-the-counter acne products can cause severe and sometimes life-threatening allergic reactions, the FDA warns. Reactions include shortness of breath, fainting, and collapse, and almost half of those who reported severe symptoms required hospitalization. The agency says it has had only […]
Don’t save for future? You may be ignoring health
If you are not inclined to save for the future, you may also have a tendency to ignore your health as researchers have found that poor physical health and financial health are driven by the same underlying psychological factors. The […]
Risks of Korean eating habits
While some Korean dishes, such as bibimbap, are considered a healthy meal, Korean soups and stews have one major flaw: They often contain too much salt. South Koreans are known to be heavy consumers of sodium, ranking at the top […]
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 […]
