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Killers – Areca nut and smokeless tobacco
SRI LANKA – The chewing of smokeless tobacco and areca nut allied products such as babul and betel has proved to be the main cumulative factor for oral cancer, it has been found, and therefore he called for a concerted […]
Health conditions in Iraq become alarming
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders reports the health situation in Iraq is alarming. The group, known by its French initials MSF (Mo?decins Sans Frontio?res), says conditions are particularly dire for hundreds of thousands of people trapped in conflict […]
Mom’s iron intake may be important for autism risk: study
Iron intake during pregnancy might be associated with autism risk in the infant, a new study suggests. Researchers found that moms of kids with autism were less likely to remember taking iron supplements before and during pregnancy than other moms. […]
New app allows the blind to read non-braille documents
A revolutionary app called the KNFB Reader was unveiled last week, combining advanced digital photography with Apple hardware, allowing the blind and visually impaired access to almost any kind of printed text. The Voice Over function guides the user through […]
Cardamom for good health
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamom) known as Karadamungu in Sinhala and Elakkay in Tamil is native to East Asia and is grown abundantly in India, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, Indo China and Tanzania. Cardamom is known to have many plant derived chemical compounds […]
Watch out, heart disease catches you young!
Risk to your heart begins almost the moment you are born. Underweight newborns (weighing less than 2.5 kg at birth) who gain weight rapidly in early childhood are at higher risk of developing the metabolic syndrome, which is used to […]
Can a broken heart kill you?
Believe it or not, losing a loved one can cause someone to die from a broken heart. Scientists studied the effects of bereavement on blood cells called neutrophils, which help in combating bacterial infections such as pneumonia etc. They took […]
Pink-eye spreads throughout northern provinces in Vietnam
HANOI — Kindergarten and primary schools in northern provinces have been hit by an outbreak of pink-eye disease (conjunctivitis). Dien Bien Phu City Health Centre in Dien Bien Province reported more than 350 infections last week. Le Trong Canh, director […]
Security Council: Ebola threatens world peace
UNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution declaring the Ebola outbreak a threat to world peace and security, and calling on countries to provide urgent aid. The resolution was adopted unanimously after UN Secretary General […]
Four signs to watch out for Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s causes long-term loss of the ability to think and reason. Trouble with memory is one of the early signs of Alzheimer’s. On the World Alzheimer’s Day, here are four signs of the deadly disease: 1. One should watchout for […]
