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How to improve your health as you age
When geriatrician Mehrdad Ayati first met Lee Katz in 2011, he encountered yet another patient – and her spouse – who were in despair over the conflicting and contradictory information they received in her care. Lee was in a downward […]
Food labels promote better choices among consumers
Giving junk food the red light as part of an easy-to-understand labeling system could be an effective means to help shoppers make healthy food choices, according to researchers at the University of Bonn in Germany. The labeling system cautions against […]
Exercise at your workplace for a healthier you
A new study shows a healthy lifestyle intervention programme administered at the workplace reduces risk factors for diabetes and heart diseases. The programme was developed by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and administered at the workplace. M. […]
Spider venom may be key to new painkillers
Scientists who analysed countless chemicals in spider venom say they have identified seven compounds that block a key step in the body’s ability to pass pain signals to the brain. In research they said could one day lead to a […]
Colour therapy a stress-reliever for adults
A growing trend among adults, coloring books are said to help de-stress and unwind and are slowly taking off outside Europe, where the trend originated. The latest example, “Colour Therapy: An Anti-Stress Colouring Book,” is out this week in Britain […]
What to eat for gorgeous skin
I have to admit, I tucked into a good number of kueh kapit and pineapple tarts during this year’s Chinese New Year season. Not to forget the odd one or two kueh bakul as well, another lunar new year must-have. Nothing like ushering in […]
How to structure your meals if you have diabetes
A small study done by researchers in Sweden and Israel has found the key to better sugar management for type 2 diabetes patients: eat a high-energy breakfast and a low-energy dinner. In the new study, published in the journal Diabetologia, they […]
Youths are at risk of hearing loss due to loud music
MORE than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through listening to loud music, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed recently. The WHO estimates that around half of those between the ages of 12 and 35 in middle- and […]
Two out of three smokers will die: study
The first large-scale, direct evidence on smoking and mortality in Australia shows up to 1.8 million of our 2.7 million smokers are likely to die from their habit if they continue to smoke, losing on average ten years of life […]
Marijuana a top policy issue for years to come
Growing scientific evidence about the medical benefits and a rollback of laws banning the drug mean that health agencies will have to make a determination on marijuana’s use, experts said. “The WHO (World Health Organization) will probably have to come […]
