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Preventing winter health hazards
While the crisp air and snow-covered streets can paint a pleasant wintry picture, cold weather can also bring a number of serious health hazards, including hypothermia and frostbite. This winter has been particularly harsh in South Korea, with its average […]
Japan first nation to approve Novartis psoriasis drug
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis said Friday it has won approval to market its Cosentyx psoriasis treatment in Japan, making it the first country to authorise commercialisation of the drug. The Japanese decision allows Novartis to sell secukinumab, sold under the […]
Wanted: Volunteers to try new depression treatment
Volunteers are wanted to test out a new depression treatment, which involves passing a weak electric current through the brain. The treatment – known as transcranial direct current stimulation – is still in the clinical trial phase and not yet […]
Brussels sprout, the ‘christmas veggie’, can help fight cancer
Brussels sprout is not only a specially served Christmas vegetable, but is also a superfood that could help fight against cancer, claim scientists. The little green vegetable is a nutrient-dense powerhouse, and having only a cup of the smelly food […]
Reshape your face without surgery
Want a V-shaped face? Here’s a way to achieve it without going under the knife. Like the cupcakes that I once tried (and failed miserably) to bake, human faces come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Oval, round, square, […]
Why everyone should be eating more hempseed
A group of centenarians in a Chinese village seem to have stumbled upon a veritable fountain of youth in the form of a well-known seed. Revered for their life expectancy of 100+ years, inhabitants of Bama Yao live in one […]
Somebody gets ‘stroke’ every hour in UAE
Average age people in UAE get stroke is lower than in other places. Every year 7,000 to 8,000 people in the UAE get a stroke. This means every hour, one person gets a stroke. Fifty per cent of stroke patients […]
New health care strategy to introduce personalised medicine
A comprehensive new health care strategy for the emirate of Abu Dhabi will focus on reducing critical gaps across medical specialities and improving access to health care, senior health officials announced in the capital on Wednesday. One of the hallmarks […]
Use cinnamon instead of sugar in your coffee
It’s safe to say that your day is usually incomplete without that hot cup of coffee, and it better be healthy! You can replace a teaspoon of sugar that goes into your coffee with cinnamon or dalchini which is extremely […]
Firm selling tainted aphrodisiac and diet pills in Malaysia shut down
The Selangor Health Department raided a company for marketing aphrodisiac and diet pills that allegedly contained life-threatening chemicals, China Press reported. The company in Bandar Puteri, Puchong, was said to be selling the products costing over RM200 (S$75) each via […]
