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Eight ways to boost your body’s metabolism without exercise
The best way to speed up the body’s metabolism and burn excess fat is to get regular exercise. But for those who don’t have the time to go to the gym and are looking for easier ways to boost their […]
MFA and MMA 2016 highlight growth in SEA’s medical, healthcare, and MedTech sectors
Medical technology innovation is slowly taking on a bigger role in Southeast Asia’s healthcare sector, especially in augmenting traditional care management, coupled with the emergence of new, patient-centric, collaborative business models, wellness and lifestyle-themed health services, digital and telehealth initiatives, […]
Materials News: Composites: going bone-deep into medical applications
Also, download this story from the electronic issue here Polymer composites, reinforced plastics and advanced composites have been used in the manufacture of medical prostheses and implants over the last decade. Advanced composites, containing approximately 60% of resistant continuous fibres made […]
Asia Pacific’s elderly healthcare costs to reach US$20 tnfrom 2015 to 2030
Between 2015 and 2030, elderly healthcare costs in the Asia Pacific region will cost over US$20 trillion, according to a new report released today by Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC). MMC is a global professional services firm offering clients advice […]
Singapore to host Asia’s first international gathering of disaster medicine and relief experts
By John Battersby South East Asia’s (SEA) tragic history of natural disasters which have included some of the most destructive typhoons, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions in recent times made it the obvious choice for organisers of the first […]
Prescribing more exercise instead of medication for cancer patients
Exercise is known to be an effective way to reduce the risk of some cancers, but what about exercise as a way to rehabilitate cancer patients? In the United States, a 2008 study conducted by the Centres of Disease Control […]
Intermittent hypoxia therapy (IHT) – from sports performance to cardiac rehabilitation
IHT has been found to have positive effects on coronary heart disease (CHD) patients For decades, athletes have been using hypoxic training or the practice of limiting oxygen availability while training, to improve their performance. Training in an environment with […]
Invention inspired by sneezing fits that nearly caused an accident to debut at MEDICAL FAIR ASIA 2016
By John Battersby Joseph Moore was inspired to invent something to protect himself from allergens when his own allergies almost killed him. It wasn’t anaphylactic shock, just a severe sneezing attack while driving which almost resulted in his car being […]
Some ‘healthy foods’ might not be as healthy as you think -survey
The New York Times collaborated with the polling firm Morning Consult to survey 2,000 Americans and nearly 700 nutritionists from the American Society for Nutrition to find out what each group considered healthy versus unhealthy food. The results showed that […]
First medicine sports conference by Medical Fair Asia to launch in Singapore
The inaugural Medical Fair Asia Medicine + Sports Conference, organized by Messe Düsseldorf Asia (MDA), will be held on the September 1and it will be co-located with Medical Fair Asia, the region’s premier medical trade fair at The Sands Expo […]
