Category: Features
Nine-year-old child born with HIV has been in remission for over eight years
A nine-year-old South African kid born with HIV has been in remission for more than eight years, being the third child born with the virus to go into remission. According to a new study, the child has had a healthy […]
Dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka claims almost 300 lives
Sri Lanka is intensifying measures against the recent outbreak of dengue fever that has already claimed almost 300 lives. Schools across the island nation will be closed to help prevent the spread of the mosquito-borne disease. The Red Cross also […]
Some vegetarian diets can be unhealthy for the heart, according to study
Individuals on plant-based diets, who consume a lot of grains and sweets, are more likely to develop heart disease than those with other vegetarian diets that includes less of these types of foods, the study suggests. “Most studies that examine […]
New Hospitals by Siloam open in Bangka and Bogor
Siloam International Hospitals recently opened two new hospitals in Bangka and Bogor. An arm of property developer Lippo Karawaci, Siloam’s first hospital in Bangka, in the Bangka-Belitung Islands, opened on Monday, and launched the other new hospital in Bogor, West […]
Healthy lifestyle, education could prevent a third of dementia cases
Health experts have highlighted nine particularly important factors in preventing dementia in a wide-ranging analysis of the disease’s risk factors. These include staying in education beyond age 15, reducing high blood pressure, obesity and hearing loss in mid-life, and reducing […]
People who work long hours may be more at risk of irregular rapid heartbeat
People who work long hours, usually more than 35 to 40 hours a week, may be at higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation, an irregular rapid heartbeat that can lead to strokes, heart failure and chronic fatigue, according to a […]
Experts looking at use of new cancer drugs against HIV
HIV experts are looking at the potential of using new generation cancer drugs in finding a cure for AIDS. Scientists in both fields met at an international conference in Paris on July 22 to discuss whether advances in harnessing the […]
Meal timing may be more vital to weight loss than calorie count
The time of day when food is consumed is more important to weight loss than the amount of calories in the food itself, according to a study that used a new high-precision feeding system for lab mice at the University […]
UNAIDS: Deaths linked to AIDS fell 50% in a decade
A report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) showed that deaths linked to the disease has fallen by half in a decade, dropping from a peak of 1.9 million in 2005 to just 1 million last year. […]
Corning partners with Merck, Pfizer for new injectable drug packaging project
Corning Inc., an American manufacturer of specialty glass and ceramics, is making a US$500 million investment with US pharmaceutical giants Merck and Pfizer to manufacture a new kind of glass for injectable drug vials, US President Donald Trump announced. At […]
