Category: Features
Top 6 natural remedies to keep your liver healthy
The liver is one of our body’s busiest organs, with a role to play in most of the biochemical processes that sustain life. It produces bile that is vital to digestion, produces plasma proteins, stores iron, regulates the clotting of […]
Vitamin D may lower cholesterol
Many observational studies have suggested that vitamin D may have benefits for heart health. Now a randomized trial has found that vitamin D appears to reduce levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol. Researchers randomly assigned 576 postmenopausal women to either […]
Thousands evacuated in Thailand after toxic fumes engulf residents
THAILAND – Provincial officials ordered the evacuation of residents from about 1,500 homes in Samut Prakan after a fire at a local garbage dump yesterday was declared a disaster area, and toxic fumes spread to many parts of the province […]
Stop peeing in pools, scientists say
For those of you who are guilty of peeing in swimming pools, this research study may cause you to reconsider your ‘harmless’ habit. Scientists from China Agricultural University and Purdue University have found that uric acid in urine interacts with […]
China tightens checks on cod-liver oil products
BEIJING- China’s food and drug watchdog Monday promised increased safety checks of cod-liver oil products following media exposure of the hazards of overconsumption. China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) spokeswoman Yan Jiangying said at a press conference that a national […]
FDA finds nine local cosmetic brands using dangerous chemicals
THAILAND – At least nine of the 21 local cosmetic brands tested by the Food and Drug Administration could be harmful to health. The nine unregistered products were found to have agents and chemicals that are not suitable for humans. […]
Have trouble getting your baby to sleep well? Here are 8 expert tips that work!
Full term newborn babies sleep up to 16 to 20 hours a day and cannot seem to differentiate between day and night. A premature baby on the other hand would sleep anywhere between 20 to 22 hours. But the flip […]
How to gauge effectiveness of air purifiers
SINGAPORE – Air purifiers and masks are being snapped up as Singapore’s air quality worsens. But how useful are these products in filtering out pollutants, especially the tiny and hazardous PM2.5 particles? Some, such as N95 masks and certain models […]
UAE scientists working to develop early detection tool for Parkinson’s disease
The toll Parkinson’s disease has on individuals can be devastating. Caused by the degeneration of nerve cells in a central part of the brain, it can make walking difficult or even impossible, and cause sufferers to shake. Often, it leads […]
‘Fallen womb’ syndrome strikes Nepal women
MALEKHU, Nepal -Sita Pariyar had barely recovered from childbirth when her uterus slipped out of her body, making her one of hundreds of thousands of Nepalese women struck by a debilitating reproductive condition. Sleep-deprived and unsteady on her feet, Pariyar […]
