Category: Features
Accuracy in Food Laboratory Results Remains a Concern
On a routine basis, food microbiology laboratories continue to submit false negative results and false positive results. A retrospective study of nearly 40,000 proficiency test results over the past 14 years, presented today at the 113th General Meeting of the […]
Tackling Toilet Paper Crisis in Venezuela
Venezuelans are experiencing a huge shortage of toilet paper, and stores seem to have run out of stocks. The demand is huge and supply is so short, that the government has ordered 50 million rolls to meet the demand. Most […]
Mediterranean Diet Boosts Ageing Brain Power
In older people, intake of Mediterranean diet with added virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power, finds research. The researchers from the University of Navarra in Spain base their findings on 522 men and women […]
Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate Revealed
Dark chocolate contains high amount of potassium and copper and helps reduce heart disease, high in iron content dark chocolates can also cure anemia, say doctors. An online study indicates that a person should consume two or three grams of […]
Study Says Salt in Foods is Still High
Salt levels in processed foods or foods sold at fast food restaurants are high despite calls by medical experts, finds US study. Americans on average eat more than twice the recommended daily allowance of salt, and as much as 80 […]
India Gets Advanced Breast Cancer Detecting Machine
In the national capital, an advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled. The mammography machine ‘Amulet’ by Fuji films is claimed to be […]
Fish Therapy to Treat Skin Disease in Gaza Strip
Fish therapy has found its way to the Gaza Strip with Fouad Yahya, who learnt about it on the internet, becoming one of the first patients to be treated for his skin disease by a fish. “I smiled as I […]
Ginger may Benefit Asthma Patients
Purified components of ginger may help asthma patients breathe more easily, says study. Asthma is characterized by bronchoconstriction, a tightening of the bronchial tubes that carry air into and out of the lungs. Bronchodilating medications called beta-agonists are among the […]
Tainted rice scandal hits Guangzhou eateries
CHINA – The authorities in Guangdong’s provincial capital promised to expand inspections of rice and related products after detecting eight batches of tainted rice and rice noodles. The move aims to ensure only quality rice, rice noodles and related products […]
MOH monitoring Sars-like virus in Saudi Arabia
SINGAPORE – The Health Ministry is “closely monitoring” the Sars-like virus that recently infected two health workers in Saudi Arabia, it said yesterday. But it has not advised against visiting the country as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not […]
