Category: Features
Use single-use smart syringes: WHO
Smart syringes that break after one use should be used for injections by 2020, the World Health Organization has announced. Reusing syringes leads to more than two million people being infected with diseases including HIV and hepatitis each year. The […]
Vitamin D deficiency one cause of diabetes
People who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have diabetes, regardless of how much they weigh, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The results help clarify the […]
Babies’ early exposure to peanut prevents allergy later on
Babies at risk of developing a childhood peanut allergy can avoid it if they are given peanuts regularly during their first 11 months. The study, the first to show that eating certain foods is an effective way of preventing allergy, […]
Sauna is healthy for men
A Finnish study have found that saunas contain health benefits for men. During the study, men who spent time in a sauna seven times a week were less likely to die of heart problems or to die at all, compared […]
New blood test that detects cancer at early stage developed
In a proof-of-principle study, researchers from Stanford University administered a drug called DNA minicircles to mice and found mice with tumours produced a substance that tumour-free mice didn’t make and was easily detected 48 hours later in the blood. The […]
It’s confirmed: processed food are highly addictive
Craving that hamburger and Coke? Well, study has confirmed that highly processed food are indeed addictive. Highly processed food are those that have been touched up with extra fat, refined carbohydrates from white flour and added sugar, among other things. […]
Baby formulas contain higher arsenic: study
Parents, beware. Babies who are fed formula instead of being breast fed have far higher levels of arsenic in their bodies, according to research released Monday. Arsenic in the urine of six-week-old babies who were fed formula was 7.5 times higher […]
Myopia more prevalent in middle-income students
In one of the largest population-based studies ever conducted on near-sightedness in children, researchers have discovered that lower-income students in China have better vision than their middle-class counterparts. Data show that near-sightedness, also called myopia, is twice as prevalent in […]
Pre-exams dietary tips
Foods to eat before exams Food items that are good for kids to have before their exams are those which have low GI or glycemic index. This is because this will not shoot up their blood sugar levels very quickly […]
Tattoo removal cream in the works
A topical ointment that would drastically simplify the costly, invasive process of removing a tattoo has been developed in Canada. The cream kicks the skin’s natural healing process into gear – the very process that’s activated from the moment you […]
