Category: Features
More mothers crave own placenta
SINGAPORE – Even as the European Union moved to ban the consumption of human placenta, mothers here seem to be becoming more keen on the practice. In a shock ruling earlier this month, the European Food Safety Authority classified placenta […]
500,000 Thais have HIV, many don’t know it
About 500,000 Thai people are infected with HIV but only half of them know they have the virus and receive treatment, the Public Health Ministry said on Thursday. Dr Narong Sahametapat, permanent secretary for public health, said only 250,000 of […]
Do you wake up with a headache?
Have you been waking up with a headache quite often these days? If yes, then it’s high time to stop neglecting it. Start with finding out what triggers the pain. The reasons can vary from improper sleep to a shrill […]
Suprising health benefits of seaweed
There are some consumers out there who may be daring enough to taste seaweed when it is included in their sushi rolls, but few people may understand the health benefits that are associated with this surprising super food. Seaweed may […]
Eat Pistachio for a healthy immune system
Pistachio nuts or pista, as we Indians call it, are known to be packed with immense health benefits that range from controlling diabetes to shielding against heart disease. With a strikingly low glycemic index and fat content, pistachios are definitely […]
A splash of milk in your coffee can block the effect of antibiotics
Just a slosh of milk to whiten your coffee is enough to limit or even block the effect of some antibiotics. Food-drug combinations can have unwanted consequences, but many people don’t think of coffee as a culprit. Calcium in milk […]
The mind-bending power of colour
The scientific evidence for the effect of colour on our emotions and behaviour is growing If you give the patient one pill, he perks up. If you give him another pill, he calms down. That might not surprise you. What […]
Now, a tool to predict financial pain from cancer
Along with distress that comes with cancer diagnosis and the discomfort of treatment, more patients now have to deal with “financial toxicity”, the expense, anxiety and loss of confidence confronting those who face large, unpredictable costs. Researchers have now developed […]
Men using Viagra may be at increased melanoma risk
The findings, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, involves follow up research from men who enrolled in the study in 2000. Their sexual health, sun exposure history, genetic factors such as eye and skin color, as well as their use of […]
Israeli researchers develop breathalyzer test that can sniff out cancer
A group of Israeli researchers revealed that they have developed a new breathalyzer test that can be used in detecting cancer. The device developed by Prof. Nir Peled of Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Hossam Haick (inventor) […]
