Category: Health alert
Herbal medicine ingredient linked to cancer
TAIPEI – Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital yesterday published research showing that aristolochic acid is a carcinogen that can cause gene mutation. Science Translational Medicine, an interdisciplinary medical journal established in October 2009 by the American Association for the Advancement […]
Rheumatoid arthritis may raise blood clot risk
Rheumatoid arthritis may increase the risk of potentially fatal blood clots in the legs and lungs, finds recent study. According to the evidence, between 11 percent and 30 percent of people who develop a blood clot in the legs, known […]
Man suffers heart attack, stroke due to illegal health product
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is alerting members of the public to three illegal products found containing potent western medicinal ingredients. In a statement to the media, they revealed that three consumers have fallen victim to these harmful products. […]
The chance of getting a heart attack when waking up
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – A person’s risk of heart attack depends mostly on a familiar repertoire of factors: family history of the disease, high blood cholesterol or triglyceride levels, age, smoking, high blood pressure as well as the lack of physical […]
Incidence of leg artery disease up by a quarter in 10 years
A study revealed that the number of people with peripheral artery disease — dangerously narrowed or clogged circulation in the legs — rose by nearly a quarter in 10 years. Around 202 million people had the condition in 2010, compared […]
Sugar more addictive than drugs, say health experts
Health experts say that sugar has been branded more addictive than heroin. While foods high in fat were once accused of increasing our waistlines, experts said it was foods high in sugar, such as cereals and yoghurts, that are making […]
Bad Food Linked to Liver Diseases
Obesity and bad foods are the main causes of liver disease as opposed to alcohol consumption, liver expert S.K. Sarin explained. “Bad food can cause bad liver. While alcohol causes liver problems in 10-20 percent of the population, fatty food […]
Warning over increase in hepatitis deaths in Asia
An NGO has sounded a warning about the increase in fatalities due to viral hepatitis after recent data showed it killed one person every 30 seconds in Asia. Ding-Shinn Chen, chair of NGO the Coalition to Eradicate Viral Hepatitis in […]
Menthol cigarettes likely have health impact: FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released an independent scientific review about menthol in cigarettes, saying that the mint-flavored cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than nonmenthol cigarettes. Meanwhile, the agency issued what it calls an […]
Decongestants in pregnancy linked to birth defects
A woman’s use of decongestant medications in the first trimester of pregnancy may raise her child’s risk of certain rare birth defects, according to a small study. Some types of over-the-counter decongestants, including the popular phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine, were individually […]
