Category: Features
Long-term use of blood pressure drugs may up breast cancer risk
BEIJING- Women taking blood pressure drug for ten years or longer are associated with twice the risk of breast cancer, according to a new study in the JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday. The study said that the odds of developing […]
Soy foods protect against colon cancer: study
Scientists at University of Illinois have evidence that lifelong exposure to genistein, a bioactive component in soy foods, protects against colon cancer. This is done by repressing a signal that leads to accelerated growth of cells, polyps, and eventually malignant […]
Obesity rate in China on the increase
CHINA – More Chinese people aged 20 to 39 are becoming overweight and their athletic ability is declining, according to a national survey released on Monday. The survey of more than 43,000 adults found that more than 11 per cent […]
Man suffers heart attack, stroke due to illegal health product
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is alerting members of the public to three illegal products found containing potent western medicinal ingredients. In a statement to the media, they revealed that three consumers have fallen victim to these harmful products. […]
Hundreds die in India for lack of organs, say experts
Health experts say that hundreds of people in need of organ transplants cannot be saved every year because of lack of donors. According to M. C. Misra, chief of the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre at the All India […]
Israel to launch mass polio vaccination campaign to vaccinate 200,000 children
Health Minister Yael German said that Israel launches a mass campaign in the south of the country to vaccinate 200,000 children up to nine years old against polio. “The decision to proceed with a vaccination campaign was taken after it […]
Roche’s cancer drug patent partly revoked in India
Swiss drugmaker Roche confirmed that the Indian government has partly revoked the patents granted for its breast cancer drug Herceptin. A company spokesperson it has received notification from the Kolkata Patent Office on July 17 that it has lifted divisional […]
Why do an alcoholic drink more?
A new study has revealed that people at high risk for alcohol-use problems showed a greater dopamine response in a brain pathway that increases desire for rewards than those who are at lower risk. According to a new study by […]
Nailing that elusive dengue vaccine
LYON – It has been a 20-year endeavour and the tests are still ongoing, but vaccine giant Sanofi Pasteur is so confident its dengue vaccine will work that it has already built a 300 million euro (S$504 million) plant to […]
Portable screening device that detects cancer early developed
Researchers led by Gang Li from Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences are developing a new portable device that can provide point-of-care diagnostic testing to detect cancer at its earliest stages, a new […]
