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Are fruits a good breakfast substitute?
Most of us rely on fruits for ‘healthy breakfast substitutes’ without really checking up on how healthy that is. Do you always end up eating a piece of fruit for breakfast, due to lack of time? Many of us, though […]
China vows harsher punishment for production, sale of fake drugs
BEIJING – China will hand out harsher punishment for the production and sale of fake and substandard drugs as the country combats increasingly severe drug scandals, judicial authorities said on Tuesday. The decision came after the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) […]
Eating too much of a good thing is also bad
Just because nuts and fresh fruits are good for you doesn’t mean you eat a bowlful. Dieticians discuss the science of portion It’s greed of another kind. But city dieticians are concerned that health conscious Mumbaikars are taking it too […]
New vaccine to fight four strains of the flu
KUALA LUMPUR – Now, there is a vaccine that will give protection against four strains of the flu. Sanofi Pasteur has launched the vaccine here also offers protection against the Influenza B strain. Influenza B is the major cause of […]
Team devises ingenious method to attack cancer at its genetic source
MicroRNAs may be tiny—as few as 20 genetic letters, compared to 3 billion in the DNA of a human—but they play a major role in biology, helping to determine which genes are expressed or silenced. In the last 10 years, […]
NEC technology alleviates stress of taking blood pressure
TOKYO — NEC Corp has developed a first-of-its-kind blood pressure measurement technology that enables high-precision blood pressure measurements with a low application of pressure (stress). This new technology provides high-precision blood pressure measurements that can be applied for medical use […]
Yahoo! Japan starts simple and easy genomic analysis service
Yahoo! Japan has announced the release of a genomic analysis service for the public from the HealthData Lab project offered by its healthcare division, Yahoo! Healthcare. The service allows users to investigate disease risk factors including 22 different kinds of […]
Sanofi introduces pentavalent paediatric vaccine ‘Shan5’ in India
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, has launched its paediatric pentavalent vaccine, ‘Shan5’, developed and manufactured by its affiliate Shantha in India. The vaccine is a fully-liquid five-in-one, convenient, safe and high-quality vaccine that provides efficient protection for children […]
Soon, wearable tech for troop, civilians to get personalized health alerts
Researchers are working on developing a wearable technology that would help troops and civilians to get personalized health alerts, it has been revealed. The sensor and software development company has been working with UB engineering professor Albert H. Titus to […]
Drug prices in GCC countries to be standardised
The Gulf Central Committee for Drug Registration has revealed a standardised price reduction for 2,432 out of 4,000 drugs registered in GCC countries. Price reductions range from 5 to 60 per cent. These drugs are used to treat a variety […]
