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Drinking greens can booth your health
Even if you love eating fruits and vegetables, juicing or blending them provides you additional benefits as they are more easily bioavailable in their liquid form. Interest in the consumption of raw foods and whole foods has been steadily increasing […]
Air pollution damages the heart
Heart disease patients have been advised to avoid being outside during rush hour traffic in a paper published recently in the European Heart Journal. The position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease was written by experts from the European Society […]
Microsoft starts program to hire workers with autism
S technology giant Microsoft has launched a pilot program to hire autistic workers at its headquarters in Washington state. “People with autism bring strengths that we need at Microsoft,” Mary Ellen Smith, a corporate vice president wrote in a company […]
Food safety focus of new health campaign
The United Nations launched a food safety campaign Tuesday for an era in which millions are dying of hunger or tainted produce even as more and more people fall ill from eating too much. “Food safety, quality and quantity must […]
Remove financial barriers to organ donation: experts
Taking the financial burden of organ donation off the shoulders of donors and their families is not only more fair, but it might also lead to more organs for transplant, experts say – and they urge Americans to find ethical […]
Bird flu detected in Ontario
Preliminary testing by the province of Ontario has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on a turkey farm near Woodstock, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday. The CFIA said it has placed the farm and a neighboring farm on […]
7 health foods that can be bad for you
Nutritionists are continually spouting the benefits of foods like tomatoes, avocados and fish, but overdoing these healthy food actually can be harmful. “Even nutritious food can be too much of a good thing if you eat it in too large […]
Health benefits of Indian spices
If spices are consumed in moderation you can derive health benefits, but an overdose of any spice can lead to indigestion or even ulcers. Cinnamon: This spice is aromatic and has a refreshing taste. You can add cinnamon in curries, […]
Gene mutation that causes autism found
Argentine scientists have discovered the gene mutation that causes autism, the country’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation announced Monday. According to the ministry’s website, a three-member team of researchers “who sequenced and decoded for the first time in […]
Clinics in Malaysia found using outdated sterilising equipment
Several clinics under the Klinik Nur Sejahtera chain have been using sterilising machines whose certificates of fitness expired between three months and nine years ago. The Auditor-General’s 2014 report said failure to renew the certificates could result in legal action […]
