Category: Features
Stress: It Should Never Be Ignored, Experts Say
Work pressure, tension at home, financial difficulties … the list of causes of stress grows longer every day. There have been several studies in the past showing that stress can have negative effects on health (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, high blood […]
South Asians advised to exercise more to cut diabetes risk
South Asians (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) may have to increase their physical activity levels to reduce the risk of diabetes, say University of Glasgow researchers. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that lower fitness levels in middle-aged men […]
Helping to save lives with 3-D
It may not be as complicated as rocket science, but Hexalotus Technology’s 3-D imaging work has the potential to help doctors save lives. Mr Ho Poh Fwai’s chance meeting with a research scientist at a former colleague’s precision engineering company […]
Lithium greatly reduces suicide risk: study
The mood-stabilising drug lithium reduces suicide risk by more than 60 per cent among people with depression, a study said Thursday. Lithium has long been prescribed to treat unipolar disorder (also called clinical depression) and bipolar disorder (manic depression) — […]
Oily fish helps fight breast cancer
Eating a portion of tuna, salmon, sardines or other oily fish once or twice a week reduces the risk of breast cancer, according to a review published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Researchers based in China looked at 26 […]
Drug residue found in Taipei eggs: DOH
TAIPEI – Eight out of 30 randomly tested batches of eggs currently on the market in Taipei were found to contain small amounts of drug residues that could harm humans if overexposed, Taipei City’s Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. […]
Public alerted against products with undeclared medicinal ingredients
Two alerts have been released to warn members of the public of two products with undeclared medical ingredients. The products are known as Montalin Jamu Pegal Linu Dan Asam Urat and orange capsules called Bai He Bao Jian Su. Members […]
LEO Pharma Asia ties up with PsorAsia in psoriasis treatment programme
Psoriasis is a little-understood skin condition that carries a strong social stigma through its emotional impact on sufferers that can far outweigh the disease’s physical impact. That is why proper support and guidance from healthcare providers is crucial in achieving […]
Hepatitis ignored for too long
SINGAPORE – I congratulate Mr Freddy Chuang (“Include hepatitis B on Medisave’s chronic diseases list”; last Tuesday) for being open about the fact that he has chronic hepatitis B, a disease that attracts much stigma in our society; and for […]
Common meds with caffeine may be linked to stroke
Taking medications containing caffeine was tied to a doubled or even tripled risk of having a stroke in a new Korean study that might seem to contradict recent evidence suggesting coffee and tea exert protective effects. But the results may […]
