Category: Features
How to avoid the effects of Antisocial Foods
You’d probably avoid baked beans on a big date or before a business meeting, but what about asparagus or red wine? Their effects, too, linger long after you’ve left the table, making them among the most antisocial of foods. You […]
Unusual insect stings in Vietnam cause increasing hospitalization
The number of people in the northern provinces bitten and stung by insects recently increased, said Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hung from the National Tropical Disease Hospital on Saturday. Most people hospitalized have suffered from insect stings since the beginning of […]
Use amla hair pack to get rid of dandruff
Have pesky dandruff which refuses to leave your side? Why not give home remedies a try? The good thing is that since they are natural, they do not have side-effects and are free from chemicals too. An effective remedy to […]
Cure discovered for fatal canine virus
Research company, Avinax announced Saturday that it accidentally stumbled upon a cure for canine parvovirus while trying to cure dying geese. Although canine parvovirus was first described in the early 1970s, it is the most common and threatening virus to […]
7 Foods that make you stink
Blamed on everything from genes, to cheap perfume, even occupation, or the type of food you ate, body odour can be crowned as the single biggest turning off factor in social interactions. Some experts might blame it on the […]
New blood test may accurately detect TB
Tuberculosis (TB), that often dodges physicians, can now be precisely detected with a new blood test that can eliminate more than 50 percent of the procedure that goes into detecting the disease. The new test using interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) […]
Now, medical microrobots inspired by sperm
Researchers have developed sperm-inspired microrobots, which can be controlled by oscillating weak magnetic fields. The 322 micron-long robots consist solely of a head coated in a thick cobalt-nickel layer and an uncoated tail. Researhers have said that this type of […]
FDA warns public vs. Bangkok Pills promoted online
Health authorities over the weekend warned the public against online ads selling so-called Bangkok Pills, which claim to help make people slim. The Food and Drug Administration identified at least one website that it said is offering and promoting the […]
Drug ‘Aromasin’ prevents breast cancer
ISLAMABAD: In what may be seen as a positive development, it has emerged that the anti-estrogen drug Aromasin reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence by about one-third in postmenopausal women previously treated with tamoxifen. According to researchers, ‘Aromasin’, which […]
Soccer boosts health in senior men
Results showed the soccer players made a 30 percent improvement in muscle function, and oxygen intake capacities increased by 15 percent. There was even improvement in bone mineralization, researchers say, stressing the importance of bone health in the elderly. Inspired […]
