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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 […]
McDonald’s to halt using chicken raised on antibiotics
Amidst growing worries of antibiotic resistance, fast-food giant McDonald’s announced that it would stop serving chicken raised with antibiotics that are important to human health. The company has agreed to follow the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines on not using […]
Prenatal blood check-up that detect cancer signal in some women
A new genetic test that sequences the blood of pregnant women for signs of diseases such as Down Syndrome in their fetuses are turning up unexpected results: a diagnosis of cancer in the mother. In as many as 40 cases, […]
ADHD sufferers more prone to fatal accidents
People diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more than twice as likely to die prematurely, mainly due to accidents, a Danish study says. The risk was higher for women than for men, it added, and for people diagnosed […]
The calorie count in different types of alcohol
r. No Alcoholic drink 1. Wine 150 ml (red) 125 cal (white) 120.5 cal 2. Whiskey (30 ml) 65.1 cal (60 ml) 130.3 cal 3. Rum (30 ml) 65.1 cal (60 ml) 130.3 cal 4. Gin (30 ml) 65.1 cal […]
A glass of alcohol a day not beneficial to everyone
Based on a new analysis, the health benefits of having a drink a day may be exaggerated, UK researchers say. Only women over age 65, if anyone, might get a protective effect from light drinking, compared to people who never […]
1 out of 33 babies in Mata born with birth defects
One out of 33 babies born in Malta has major congenital anomalies, according to a report published by the archipelago’s Department of Health’s Information and Research Unit on the International World Birth Defects Day which falls on Wednesday. It said […]
