Category: Top Story
Robot helps find right cancer drugs faster
Complex diseases like cancer are treated by combining several different drugs. These combinations are typically composed from drugs that show effect on their own, but do not necessarily constitute the best possible combinations. A new robot system finds optimal treatment […]
Twenty-somethings need to eat less, work out more
A study reveals that it’s harder to keep in shape now than it is 10 or 20 years ago. Twenty-somethings need to eat less and work out more than their parents did to stay in shape. The study was done […]
Drinking coffee at night disrupts body clock
Drinking the equivalent of a double espresso before bedtime can delay the body’s 24-hour body clock. That means night owl coffee drinkers will fall asleep and wake up later than their usual schedules. The finding can be used to treat […]
Top five tips to avoid fracture in seniors
A new guideline to prevent was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The guideline aims to help frail seniors avoid hip and spine fractures. The 2015 guideline, based on current evidence, builds on the 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for […]
Under population to hit Japan in 2060
Japan’s Health, Labour, and Welfare Ministry is concerned about the decline in Japanese population and its effect on the country’s future, according to a report by NHK world. A report by the ministry forecasts that Japan’s population will decrease to […]
Care-ing Wheels ensures dialysis patients never miss appointments
Patients with kidney-failure need constant dialysis to survive. Sadly, many patients miss their appointments either because they the commute. “Old age is common symptoms to not feeling well on dialysis, though older patients are more likely to have other diseases, […]
Health Asia Expo is ongoing in Karachi
The 11th annual International Health Asia Exhibition &Conferences 2015 opened yesterday in the Karachi Expo Center in Pakistan. The trade show is a three-day event ending on September 10. The annual expo brings together health industry players, senior decision makers […]
Thousands of Chinese orphans receive free health insurance
More than 70,000 orphans from two Chinese provinces receive free health insurance at the start of the school year. The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) and China Children Insurance Foundation (CCIF) gave free health insurance to the children of […]
Singapore has gyms for the elderly
Exercise is the way to a healthy life. So the Lien Foundation is giving it to the people who need it most. The Singaporean foundation rolled out a project called Gym Tonic, a gym suited for the frail elderly. Gym […]
Coffee increases risk of pre-diabetes in adults with hypertension
Here’s something to wake up to: If you already have hypertension, drinking coffee increases your chances of getting diabetes. That’s uh, really sick. A 12-year study was done by Dr Lucio Mos, a cardiologist at Hospital of San Daniele del […]
