Category: Features
Safer Treatments for Arthritis on the Way
Thanks to a new study, the risk of heart attacks and stroke associated with arthritis drugs, is now avoidable. Drugs such as Vioxx, diclofenac, ibuprofen and Celebrex operate by blocking an enzyme known as COX-2, whose presence in blood vessels […]
Irregular sleeping time negatively affects kids’ brains
A new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests that sleeping late in the night and not having a fixed time of going to bed each night tended to negatively affect children’s brains. The study was […]
‘Smoking alcohol’ a dangerous, growing trend to lose weight
A dangerous trend is going viral on YouTube and other social media platforms, where young people are inhaling the fumes of alcohol instead of drinking it. Called “smoking alcohol”, it involves the vaporisation of alcohol with air pumps or over […]
Choir Singing Helps Synchronize Heartbeats, Study Finds
A new study conducted by a group of Swedish researchers suggests that choir singers not only manage to synchronize their voice with others in the group but also synchronize their heartbeats. Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University in Sweden […]
Introducing solid foods for babies after six months of life increases risk of type 1 diabetes
A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests that introducing solid foods to babies before and after the recommended time could increase the risk of type 1 diabetes, especially among babies who already have a higher risk of […]
Watch out for inflammatory foods
MALAYSIA – Inflammation has been clearly identified as the key culprit in many chronic diseases that kill millions of people every year, including heart disease and cancer. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cardiovascular disease caused an estimated 17.3 […]
Scent test to detect bladder cancer developed
A test to detect bladder cancer from certain odors in the urine has been developed by British researchers. The technique was inspired by reports about how dogs may be able to sniff out certain cancers, said researchers from the University […]
On liver cancer, your risks, and how to minimise it
MALAYSIA – The liver has the distinction of being the largest internal organ in the body. It performs several vital functions, like processing and storing many of the nutrients absorbed by the intestines, making some of the clotting elements […]
Palm phytonutrients may help combat stress-induced health problems
MALAYSIA – Phytonutrients found in palm may play a role in helping to restore the body’s natural biochemical equilibrium that stress disrupts. The demands of modern living can have a disruptive effect on the human body. The bills won’t stop […]
120,000 dengue cases projected in Thailand in 2013
BANGKOK- The dengue outbreak, which has been surging sharply in Thailand during the current rainy season, is feared to strike 120,000 cases for the whole year, a sharp rise from the previous years, health officials said Monday. There have been […]
