Category: Features
Does sunscreen prevent skin cancer?
If you think a high-factor sunscreen keeps you safe from harmful rays, you may be wrong. Research in this week’s Nature shows that while factor 50 reduces the number of melanomas and delays their onset, it can’t prevent them. Melanomas, […]
10 herbs and foods that kill superbugs
Due massive over-prescribing by the modern healthcare industry, today’s crop of antibiotics are becoming less and less effective. Another culprit: The increased use of antibiotics in factory-farm animals. “It is not difficult to make microbes resistant to penicillin in the […]
The ‘not-so-sweet’ sugar
Refined sugar is one of the most empty, useless and unnecessary ways to consume calories. Devoid of any other nutritive value, sugar provides four empty calories for every gram consumed. It increases the calorie load of any meal that the […]
How much water does your body need?
The summer is on the doorstep and the temperatures are soaring in the UAE. There is no better time to emphasise the importance of drinking enough water. This week the Dubai Health Authority discussed the importance of drinking water in […]
Skin-like, self-lubricating condoms are in the works
A team of researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia are using a material called hydrogel to create a condom that could enhance sexual pleasure. According to information released by the U of W, the condom will be invisible […]
‘Ban staples in food packaging’
PETALING JAYA: Most businesses are now using staple pins as fasteners for their packaged food which, if swallowed by consumers accidentally, can cause internal bleeding, PAS Miri chief Jofri Jaraiee said today. Jaraiee said traders were now using staple pins […]
What does mindfulness meditation do to your brain?
As you read this, wiggle your toes. Feel the way they push against your shoes, and the weight of your feet on the floor. Really think about what your feet feel like right now – their heaviness. If you’ve never […]
Authority warns of online sales of fake cancer drug
China’s drug administration on Wednesday warned consumers not to purchase illegally imported cancer drugs online, as most of the drugs are fake. A circular issued by China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) said the authority found that “Iressa” and some […]
Indian-origin scientist discovers novel way to treat epilepsy
In what could help prevent epilepsy and improve treatment for schizophrenia and other neurological disorders, researchers have now identified a complex network of proteins that contribute to these afflictions. “Our study pertains to the discovery of the ying-yang for neuronal […]
2 common misconceptions about blood donation
Every day, 400 units of blood have to be collected to meet current requirements. But this demand is expected to climb by 3 to 5 per cent every year for the next two decades, said the Health Sciences Authority’s (HSA) […]
