Category: Features
Antioxidants necessary for staying healthy
As “everybody knows” that reducing the amount of “reactive oxygen species” — cell-damaging molecules that are byproducts of cellular metabolism — is critical to staying healthy. In current health lore, antioxidants are all the rage. What everyone doesn’t know is […]
Baby Rashes No More- Follow These Easy Tips
Painful rashes making your baby cry? Follow these simple tips to avoid harsh skin rashes. Femalefirst.co.uk shares tips to protect baby’s skin from painful rashes. 1. Regular changes: Changing nappies before and after feeding help prevent painful nappy rash. 2. […]
Are disposable food containers safe for hot food?
Although the plastics used to make food packaging may contain carcinogenic substances that can get into food, especially at high temperatures, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority has stringent measures in place to ensure that the use of such packaging here […]
US warns of cyber attacks on medical devices
US authorities on Thursday warned makers of medical devices and hospital networks to step up efforts to guard against potential cyber attacks. The US Food and Drug Administration said implanted devices, which could include pacemakers or defibrillators, could be connected […]
Green Coffee Bean Supplements May Not Help Burn Fat, Says Study
A major ingredient in green coffee bean dietary supplements doesn’t prevent weight gain in obese laboratory mice, says study. The first-of-its-kind study also linked the ingredient to an unhealthy build-up of fat in the liver. Vance Matthews, Kevin Croft and […]
Poor Health Reduces Women Blood Donors in India
While the overall number of blood donors in India has grown over the years, women constitute only a tiny 10 percent share. It is not that women do not volunteer to donate blood. They do, but most of them are […]
Men’s restless legs tied to earlier death: study
Men with restless legs syndrome (RLS) were more likely to die during an eight-year study than those without the condition, even after their age and other health problems were taken into account, researchers found. The condition, which remains controversial, causes […]
230 infected by chikungunya so far this year
SINGAPORE – Dr Dixie Chua, 73, got worried when her bones started to ache, followed by stiff joints, making movement difficult. At first, she thought she had been doing too much gardening, as she had been pruning and the pain […]
Hundreds donate blood in Cambodia to mark World Blood Donor Day
PHNOM PENH- Hundreds of Cambodian citizens and dozens of foreigners working in Cambodia lined up to donate their blood on Wednesday during the celebrations of the 10th World Blood Donor Day. Speaking at the event, Cambodian Minister of Heath Mam […]
Six a minute in China told they have cancer
BEIJING- Six people are diagnosed with cancer every minute in China and young people and the elderly are most at risk, according to medical experts cited in a report in the bi-monthly China Comment journal. There are about 3.12 million […]
