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Water pipes more harmful than cigarettes
World health experts warned Thursday that smoking water pipes, long popular in the Middle East and North Africa and with a growing fan base elsewhere, can be more harmful than cigarettes. “A single puff from a water pipe is nearly […]
Liver disease encourages better testing
As drugmakers develop new medicines to battle a liver disease epidemic, they have created an urgent need for better diagnostics to select patients for treatment and assess their drugs’ effectiveness. About 30 % of people in the U.S. now suffer […]
Tobacco companies profit US$9, 700 for each cigarette-related death
The tobacco industry makes US$7,000for each of the more than 6 million people who die each year from smoking-related illness, the health campaign group World Lung Foundation (WLF) said on Thursday. Last year, more than 5.8 trillion cigarettes were smoked, […]
5 Natural ways to remove stretch marks
Removing stretch marks often involves laser surgery or outright excision of the skin similar to tummy tucks. With the advent of new technology and the rapid rate at which these technologies are advancing it has become quite safe and easy […]
Swallowable wearable takes care of tummy troubles
Gas sensing capsules to assess the state of things inside your gut and send the data to your smartphone before passing through your digestive system could soon be available thanks to a team of Australian researchers. They designed the sensors […]
Scientists working on new way to regenerate damaged heart
In a discovery that could help pave the way forward for heart tissue regeneration, U.S. and Chinese scientists said Wednesday that they have successfully used a tiny molecule that fine-tunes gene expression to stimulate the mouse heart to grow new […]
Taiwan, US combat spread of Ebola with training course
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A training course jointly launched by Taiwan and the US to teach medical personnel in the Asia- Pacific region how to combat the Ebola virus yesterday kicked off in the southern city of Tainan. In a ceremony […]
Pau d’arco – A versatile and powerful herbal remedy for many health issues
What if you could treat and prevent a wide range of illness just by drinking tea or by swallowing a few drops of a powerful herbal extract? It turns out that you can, and this natural medicine has been in […]
Pakistani product against hepatitis wins award
500 products of various nature were presented by institutions from public and private sector. A Pakistani product ‘Taraxasil’ against hepatitis won award in the science exhibition organized by Pakistan Science Foundation, in Lahore on Thursday. As many as 500 products […]
China on brink of heart disease ‘epidemic’: study
Unhealthy eating, smoking and obesity are threatening a heart disease epidemic in China, where three out of four people are in poor cardiovascular shape, said a study on Monday. The findings published in the Journal of the American College of […]
