Category: Features
Wanna avoid kidney disease? Then drink up… on water
Drinking eight glasses of water a day is a cardinal rule of health that should not be taken lightly. Failing to stick to the habit, after all, could have some serious consequences on one’s health. In an interview with State […]
These foods make it easier for smokers to quit
As any smoker trying to quit knows, the process of giving up the habit isn’t always easy. Quitting “cold turkey” is virtually impossible, as the urge to light up lingers, and a return to the behavior after not too long […]
Kids may be dry but still in danger wearing ‘toxic raincoats’
Toxic rain gear may protect children against the common cold but they can make kids sicker in the long run. An environmental advocacy group on Saturday said raincoats from discount retail stores in Manila and Pasay City contained high levels […]
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, […]
High cholesterol linked to greater breast cancer risk
It raises the possibility of preventing breast cancer with statins, which lowers cholesterol. In a significant discovery, scientists have found a link between high blood cholesterol and breast cancer “Our preliminary study suggests that women with high cholesterol in their […]
Indian woman designed a new device that screens newborns for hearing loss
An Indian woman entrepreneur has designed a non-invasive, portable device that detects hearing loss in babies, an innovation that has the potential to avert speech, language and cognition difficulties later in life. The mass-screening tool developed by Bangalore-based Neeti Kailas […]
Too much TV tied to premature death
Study found adults who watch three or more hours of TV per day may double their risk of early death compared to those who watch less. Similar amounts of time spent sitting while driving or using a computer did not […]
Donate blood to keep your heart healthy
Old cells are less flexible and become stuck in the spleen and liver, where they are engulfed by white blood cells. If you are a shift worker, donating blood could be an easy way to reduce the risk of heart […]
Why you should sit on the floor while eating
In many Indian households you will find that people sit on the floor and eat their meals. While most of us have embraced the table and chair as a place to eat, there are those of us who prefer to […]
Egypt’s army says ‘AIDS detector’ needs more tests
CAIRO ― Egypt’s military said Saturday that devices it claimed it invented to detect and cure AIDS and hepatitis C need six more months of testing. The army had earlier promised to reveal the technology to the public this coming […]
