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Smoothie bowls for a smarter morning
Smoothies are quintessential summer drinks. With the right ingredients, they can be healthy, portable and convenient — drinks you can feel good about slurping. While you may enjoy them for their refreshing, delicious flavors, some days you just might crave […]
Hawaii becomes first U.S. state to raise smoking age to 21
Hawaii’s governor on Friday signed a bill raising the legal smoking age statewide to 21, the first U.S. state to do so. The law takes effect on Jan 1, 2016, and will also ban the sale, purchase or use of […]
Think outside the gym: Preparing for endurance-sports vacations
Summer is fast approaching and the mountains are calling. As sports like mountain running, climbing and the novel Scandinavian swim-run competitions become popular, the question of how to transition from urban life to nonstop action can be tricky. We spoke […]
Two chocolate bars a day ‘reduce risks of heart disease and stroke’
Chocolate may no longer be just an indulgent sweet treat according to new research showing that eating up to two bars a day may reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Heart researchers at the University of Aberdeen found […]
Milk does not do a body good: massive study
Milk seems to be making its way through various stages of truth, especially within the past couple of years. Like many other examples, what we once thought to be healthy for us to consume is turning out to be the […]
Singapore Continence Week launched
Jointly organised by Singapore Urological Association and Society for Continence (Singapore), a series of free public forums will be organised in conjunction with Singapore Continence Week A new class of treatment for overactive bladder The Singapore Urological Association (SUA) and […]
Does knee surgery do more harm than good?
Middle aged and older people with persistent knee pain should avoid arthroscopic knee surgery, according to a new review published in the BMJ. The benefits of the procedure are said to be “inconsequential” and there are potential harms. Knee arthroscopy […]
New Drugs May Prevent Migraines Before They Start
Competing teams of researchers are closing in on a new class of drugs that can prevent chronic migraines by interrupting the chain of events thought to create the headaches. The drugs target a biochemical called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). The […]
Putting off parenthood might be good for your children
Older mothers may have babies who grow up healthier and better educated than infants born to women in their twenties, an international study found. While the risk of having a premature baby was stronger for both teen mothers and women […]
Ebola showed aid delivery desperately needs an overhaul
The Ebola epidemic exposed long-standing holes in aid delivery, which desperately needs an overhaul before the next international emergency hits, aid experts said on Thursday. Many of the shortcomings seen during the Haiti earthquake of slow responses and uncoordinated relief […]
