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Buzz about mosquitoes as winter starts in UAE
Dubai – A spate of enquiries about mosquitoes as winter sets in has prompted a pest control firm to raise awareness about what needs to be done to control their spread. Sean Baker, managing director of National Pest Control (NPC), […]
FL118 demonstrates potent antitumor efficacy
A research team led by Fengzhi Li, PhD, and Xinjiang Wang, PhD, of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has reported new findings regarding therapeutic targets of the anticancer agent FL118. Previous studies from these researchers have showed that FL118 induces […]
Marker for aggressive breast cancer identified
Scientists at A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have identified a biomarker which is strongly associated with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), a highly aggressive carcinoma that often has early relapse and metastasis following chemotherapy. The newly identified biomarker, a […]
Major reason behind headaches may be salt rich diet
A new study has revealed that the major cause of headaches may be diets containing high salt content. The study found that people who ate foods high in sodium (8 grams a day) had nearly one-third more headaches than people […]
Raw food diet – good or bad?
Diet involves eating food in their natural unprepared state. Raw foodism involves eating uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods as a large percentage of your daily diet. It’s mostly raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains. Speaking to ‘Emirates24|7’, nutritionist Kristina […]
Vasalgel could spell end to vasectomies in men
PETALING JAYA – We’ve heard how men dread getting a vasectomy as a form of birth control. We have also heard about the reluctance of some men to wear condoms or worse yet, simply abstain from sexual intercourse as alternative […]
89% lung cancer cases detected late in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi – Despite the fact that lung cancer causes more deaths each year than the combined mortality rates of breast, colorectal and prostate cancer, a staggering 89 per cent of patients in the emirate of Abu Dhabi continue to […]
HSA warns of illegal weight loss pills
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) yesterday alerted the public to two illegal weight loss products which have landed two people in hospital. After taking Nutri Drops Grapefruit Diet for more than a month, a female teen suffered hallucinations and was […]
Sweet temptations mask harmful substance
A new form of addiction is sugar-coated and the sweetness is masking the danger to young people. Drug pushers have come up with a novel way of getting young people hooked on drugs: Sweets laced with cannabis. It is all […]
New glasses bring color to the colorblind
EnChroma this week announced a new line of EnChroma Cx eyewear intended for the colorblind to safely engage in sports and other activities while distinguishing more color. Using the company’s Digital Color Boost technology, the Cx lenses work by removing […]
