Category: Top Story
New technology to find if organic food is safe
When you buy food that is labelled “organic” or “natural”, how do you know that what you took home is safe? A new technology can find this for you. Keeping in mind the growing organic food market and the associated […]
New veggie crisps: hero or villain?
Dubai – Those au fait with the supermarket snack aisle will have noticed a newcomer. Vegetable crisps – thinly sliced, fried vegetables packaged like the regular potato sort – purport to be a healthier snack option than their starchier counterpart. […]
New vaccine offers ‘stronger protection’ against tuberculosis, leprosy
Scientists have discovered a new vaccine for tuberculosis and leprosy that could provide considerably stronger defense against both the diseases than the existing ones. The currently available century-old vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guerin, or BCG, provided only partial protection against both tuberculosis […]
Governments resort to medieval quarantine tactic to halt spread of Ebola
Without a sound medical solution to the worst outbreak of Ebola in the history of the planet, governments and non-governmental organizations are turning to a medieval technique that could affect as many as 1 million people, according to the World […]
Taking public transit to work may keep you fitter: study
A British study finds that walking, cycling and yes, even taking public transportation to work are associated with lower body weight and lower body fat composition when compared against those who drive. A team of researchers from the London School […]
High intensity sweeteners face slow growth in Europe and North America, but demand for artificial sweeteners remains strong in Asia, South America, says IHS
HOUSTON – The high-intensity sweetener market is a study in contrasts. Although new, natural sweeteners like stevia extract are gaining ground, consumption growth for high-intensity sweeteners as a class has slowed to near zero in North America and Europe, due, […]
This sponge-like polymer could fix facial deformities
Millions of people suffer from facial deformities because an injury, surgery, or birth defect left a gap in their bone structure. These bone gaps are too wide for the body’s normal healing process to fix, and surgical solutions like grafts […]
Pharma EXPO to Feature World-Class Conference Program
Reston, Va. – PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) have announced the full conference program for Pharma EXPO, co-located with PACK EXPO International (Nov. 2-5, 2014; McCormick Place, Chicago). A […]
New imaging pen helps recognize cancerous skin lesions
A biopsy is the only reliable way to diagnose skin cancer, but having good confidence that a lesion is cancerous before a biopsy can reduce the number of needless biopsies performed. A new tool invented in Austin uses three different […]
Men too prone to breast cancer
NEW DELHI- Though rare, incidents of breast cancer in men are not unheard of – and health experts call for awareness and timely treatment. Last November, Kunal Makhija (name changed) noticed a small swelling in his left breast. The swelling, […]
