Category: Features
More U.S. babies dying of suffocation, usually lying in bed with their parents
The number of babies dying of suffocation, usually due to parents sharing beds with them, has been rising in recent years, a U.S. study suggests. These babies usually die before their first birthday. From 1999 to 2015, the suffocation death […]
Venezuelans with liver transplants live in fear as medicines run out
Yasmira Castano felt she had a fresh chance at life when she received a kidney transplant almost two decades ago. The young Venezuelan was able to finish high school and went on to work as a manicurist. But late last […]
Rates of measles soaring in Europe – WHO
The World Health Organization says the rates of measles in Europe is soaring. Cases increased four-fold since 2016, with more than 20,000 people affected and 35 deaths. Fifteen European region countries, including the UK, had large outbreaks. Measles cases were […]
Ultra-processed foods increases people’s risk of getting cancer
French researchers have found the link between highly-processed foods and cancer. They classified foods including cakes, chicken nuggets and mass-produced bread as “ultra-processed”. A study of 105,000 people hinted the more of such foods people ate, the greater their risk […]
Short kids may risk having stroke later on in life
Children who measure a few inches shorter than their peers are more likely to suffer a stroke in adulthood, a large Danish study suggests. Adult women who were unusually short girls at age 7 years were 11 % more likely […]
Spouses have huge influence on someone’s s drinking habit
People whose spouses have uncontrolled drinking problems may be influenced to abuse alcohol themselves, according to a long-term study in Sweden which looked at the alcohol-consumption habits of married couples. After a husband was first diagnosed with alcohol use disorder […]
Women should be given more time to give birth and make choices – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised that women in labour should be given more time to give birth, be given less medical interventions and more opportunity to participate in decision-making. Among 26 new recommendations, it rejected a traditional benchmark […]
A certain form of industrial chemicals has been linked to greater weight gain, especially among women
A class of chemicals used in many industrial and consumer products has been linked with greater weight gain after dieting, particularly among women. The study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that the chemicals—perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)—have been linked […]
Thailand hands out vitamin pills, folic acid tablets amidst concerns over declining birth rates
Whether by handing cash bonuses or tax incentives, Thailand has almost tried it all to encourage its citizens to have more children. This Valentine’s Day, the country is trying out a new approach: handing out vitamin pills. Like several other […]
This butcher from Cairo opened his apartment for children with cancer
Three years ago, Zaza Ogaz, a butcher from Egypt felt moved to help families bringing their children to a nearby cancer hospital. He took an empty apartment in his building, fixed it up with beds and furniture and offered it […]
