Category: Features
Long working hours taking toll on health
SINGAPORE – The report (“Toiling away without sleep is not normal”; March 3) highlighted the story of a 21-year-old intern who died after working for 72 hours straight at the London office of an investment bank. I am concerned about […]
Pfizer issues nationwide recall of antidepressant
A voluntary nationwide recall of 3 different lots of the antidepressant venlafaxine (Effexor, Pfizer Inc) has been issued by the drug’s manufacturer owing to possible contamination with a heart drug and subsequent potentially fatal consequences. As a precaution, Pfizer Inc […]
Understanding the signs of heart disease
HEART diseases are a major cause of death today. This week, we look at some of the symptomatic signs of heart diseases. Inflammation Chronic low-grade inflammation damages the arterial wall leading to lesions, which then attract oxidised and/or glycated cholesterol […]
Mystery kidney disease spreads In Sri Lanka
Increasing incidence of a chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is quickly turning into Sri Lanka’s latest health crisis, with hospitals in the country’s most affected province linking 80 percent of patients’ deaths to renal failure. The disease some […]
OCD on the rise in Korea
Repeated hand-washing became a “ritual” for 28-year-old graduate student Kim Ju-eun. Fearing germs, she could not stop herself from washing her hands frantically and frequently. Which made sense when Kim was later diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD. The […]
Traditional Chinese herb to treat cancer
The bark of the Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) is a major source of huáng bò (黄柏), one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It has been used for centuries as a painkiller and anti-inflammation agent. […]
Tobacco primary cause of preventable deaths, say experts
Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable deaths across the entire population, especially youth, say health experts. “Worldwide, tobacco consumption caused an estimated 100 million deaths in the last century and if current trends continue it will kill 1,000 […]
Get it straight
Many workers spend eight hours or more hunched over their desks in the office and risk developing problems. We look at what could go wrong. Heart disease Muscles burn less fat and blood flows more sluggishly during a long sit, […]
Will quitting smoking reverse all the damage it has done to my body?
Quitting smoking is the very first step to regaining your health. While not everything may be reversed or cured instantly, your body will slowly start regaining normalcy. For instance when you first stop smoking, you will notice that you will […]
Top 5 headache-healing foods
Stress, tension, or migraine—headaches are a part of life, but you don’t have to spend your days chained to a bottle of aspirin. Nature has you covered. When researching Eat It to Beat It!, I found are plenty of anti-headache […]
