Category: Features
Innovations to help ease pain
Twenty Product Design and Innovation and Engineering students showcase their final-year projects at Ngee Ann Polytechnic Our Space. Last Friday is the last day of the showcase. SINK Work for elderly cleaners could some day be less back-breaking, thanks to […]
Tips to choose the right skincare products for acne-prone skin
Who doesn’t want flawless, glowing skin? But that isn’t always possible. There are days when a sudden zit appears overnight and we try and conceal it as much as we can using different tactics. But some people suffer from a […]
Fried food more dangerous to people with fat genes
BEIJING – People with genes that make them at a higher risk of obesity are twice likely to gain on weight from eating fried food than those with a lower genetic risk. It is known a fact that genes play […]
More fish intake boosts good cholesterol level: study
Fish consumption has long been believed to be good for health and people with higher levels of HDL tend to have lower risks of cardiovascular diseases. However, how fats and other useful nutrients in fish function in human body are […]
Japanese fund to develop tools against neglected diseases
A Japanese global health fund has earmarked $12 million to develop tools to fight some of the world’s most neglected diseases. An estimated one billion of the world’s poorest people are afflicted with diseases like schistosomiasis, Chagas disease and parasitic […]
Are those expensive medical tests really required?
Doctors can order a wide variety of tests today and sadly many patients naively that the more expensive tests are better. After all, the fact that they cost more money means they must be more highly sophisticated, and will provide […]
Colour-coded smart tags will tell if food is spoiled or not
Scientists have come up with new colour-coded smart tags which will tell the customers if the food has spoiled without even opening the container. The tag, which would appear on the packaging, can also be used to determine if medications […]
Honey is a new approach to fighting antibiotic resistance: study
ISLAMABAD: Honey could be one sweet solution to the serious ever growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, says a research. Medical professionals sometimes use honey successfully as a topical dressing but it could play a larger role in fighting […]
Brown rice VS white rice – which is better?
Rice is a staple dish of several coastal regions of India. And many eat it at least once a day. But due to growing health concerns, there is a sudden uproar about white rice not being too healthy and brown […]
China to check medical equipment safety
BEIJING – China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) is planning a nationwide safety campaign to check the manufacture, sales and use of medical apparatus. The five-month action will focus on fake certificates, illegal manufacture and sales, false advertising claims and […]
