Category: Features
Early exposure to dirt and bacteria could lower asthma risks
What this tells us is that not only are many of our immune responses shaped in the first year of life, but also that certain bacteria and allergens play an important role in stimulating and training the immune system to […]
Wearable tech now available as a muscle shirt, ‘smart bra’ is next
Wearable technology steps up its invasion of the human body with ‘smart clothing’ — OMsignal’s new line of T-shirts that boasts sensors woven into the fabric is only the beginning. The idea of a watch or wristband with the capacity […]
Lucky Iron Fish in cooking pots tackle anemia
An “iron fish” in a cooking pot can provide 75 per cent of the recommended daily intake of iron when anemic mothers in Cambodia boil it with food, delegates were told at the maternal and child health summit in Toronto. […]
New treatment does away the hassle of applying eyedrops daily
SINGAPORE — A new treatment for glaucoma may mean that patients can do away with the use of daily eye drops. Unveiled today (June 3), the treatment involves a painless injection to the front of the eye which delivers millions […]
Full-fat yogurt lowers obesity risk
Eating full-fat yogurt daily could help you lose weight faster than eating low fat yogurt. People who ate at least one small 125g pot of full fat yogurt a day were 19 per cent less likely to be obese compared […]
10 tips for the perfect shave
1. Always exfoliate your skin before shaving Before you start, use a good-quality exfoliator on your skin, and rinse. This helps remove all dead skin cells and leaves you with a smoother base. 2. Use warm water or a hot, […]
Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns
A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), WHO and partners reveals that major deficits in the midwifery workforce occur in 73 countries where these services are most desperately […]
Pumpkin seeds wondrous benefits
Pumpkin may not be a favourite vegetable for many but its seeds have an abundance of amazing benefits that will do wonders for your health. Healthy heart Pumpkin seeds are high in magnesium, which is imperative for adequate physiological body […]
Robot usage to increase in the pharmaceutical sector
A market report recently published by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, indicates that the use of robots in a number of industries has more than tripled in the past five years. By 2018, robots are projected to […]
Malnutrition can have lasting effects
Child malnutrition has long-term effects on gut health that affect development even after treatment, a study suggests. A team studied the gut health of malnourished children in Bangladesh. Writing in the journal Nature they said the bacterial make-up was not […]
