Category: Features
‘Love hormone’ could lead to dishonesty
Love hormone plays a key role in the development of trust and loving bonds but a recent study suggests that those exposed to the hormone may also become more prone to lying, particularly in a setting where it may benefit […]
Ganja smokers more prone to allergies
Allergists are finding that the illicit plant can cause allergic rhinitis (hayfever), conjunctivitis (pink eye), skin rashes and asthmatic symptoms when smoked, inhaled or chewed. Spring has sprung, and allergy sufferers are facing an onslaught of allergens: pollen, grasses, ragweed… […]
Could mobile phones cause erectile dysfunction?
Study indicate that intensive daily exposure to a switched-on mobile phone could be linked to erectile dysfunction. Is there a link between carrying around a switched-on mobile phone and impotence? Possibly, according to a recent study. Mobile phones have been […]
Philippine top court approves controversial birth control law
The Philippines’ highest court approved today a controversial birth control law that supporters said would transform the lives of millions of poor Filipinos, in a stunning defeat for the powerful Catholic Church. “The RH law is not unconstitutional,” Supreme Court […]
Eat fat to burn fat
For a long time, we thought avocadoes were good for nothing but ready-made guac and a decent California burger every now and then. But these little nutritional hand grenades were having an explosive impact on our diets for all that […]
7 Wonderful foods that will give you great skin
There are many tasty foods that can give you great skin, and including some of them in your eating plan is essential. When you have a healthy skin, you look much younger and fresher, no matter how old you are. […]
Freezing skin to look young?
Actor Daniel Craig reportedly went for it to get in shape to play James Bond in the 2012 movie Skyfall. It is also believed to be the secret to Demi Moore’s youthful skin. An aesthetic body treatment that freezes your […]
High-tech imaging that saves lives
IS it possible to scan the heart of an outpatient in a few seconds and visualise the heart arteries in three-dimensional views without inserting a tube into the heart arteries? The answer is yes. Over the past decade, advances in […]
Panel urges discounts to reward healthy lifestyles
A panel has proposed establishing a system within public health insurance that would reduce the insurance premiums and medical costs of people who take steps to safeguard their health. A subcommittee of the government’s Industrial Competitiveness Council submitted the proposal […]
Clearing the air over PM2.5 purifiers
SINGAPORE – From this month, Singapore’s air quality will, more often than not, be classified in the “moderate” range. That’s because on April 1, the old Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) was tweaked to incorporate the 24-hour concentration of PM2.5, the […]
