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Caffeine protects men from hair loss
Caffiene can protect me from hair loss, Dr Adolf Klenk said recently. Dr Adolf Klenk was in Kuala Lumpur recently to present his pioneering research on the effects of caffeine on hair loss and has travelled around the world to […]
ACHSi accredits Fresenius NephroCare Clinics
Fresenius Medical Care celebrates as two of their NephroCare clinics were accredited by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSi) on August 21. The clinics were NephroCare Wan Chai and NephroCare Tuen Mun in China. NephroCare is the renal […]
Adult ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults is huge, yet hidden problem. “I wake up every morning a new woman. I think, ‘Today is the day I’m going to do everything right and get on top of the important things […]
Many challenge India’s attempt for tighter tobacco restrictions
Hundreds of thousands letters are piling up at India’s health ministry after it solicited public feedback of its plan to tighten tobacco restrictions in the country. With tobacco linked to up to 900,000 deaths a year in India, the government […]
Even one glass of wine daily increases risk of breast cancer in women
Researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in Boston have found that when it comes to health, moderate consumption of alcohol doesn’t prevent illness, but causes various health problems. These include numerous cancers, especially those of the […]
Those who smoke the most before quitting likely to gain most weight
Whether you continue smoking or quit, you will al gain weigh over time. But those that smoked the most prior to quitting may gain more, a new research suggests. How much more might also be predicted by the smokers’ starting […]
Why antibiotics are vital
70 years ago, a minor scratch could kill you, and so were surgery and childbirth. Penicillin had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming, but human trials did not begin for over a decade. The first patient was an […]
Generic drugs for eczema may be costly
Patients, beware: those generic drugs for eczema that you had previously thought would be affordable can actually be costly. Researchers compared the average co-payments, or out-of-pocket prices, for several commonly prescribed topical corticosteroids, which have been used for decades to […]
Teens less likely to smoke and drink if peers counselled not to
Teens whose friends undergo counselling to not smoke and drink are less likely to smoke and drink themselves. The new study involved sixth graders in Iowa and Pennsylvania. These students attended schools that offered seven weeks of counseling to both […]
Endometrial cancer increasing in the U.S
A new study has announced that the rate of endometrial cancer is rising fast. Most of its victims are black women who tend to get the most aggressive types of tumour and die from it. Researchers analyzed cancer registry data […]
