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Double vaccine can effectively boost immunity in polio patients
A new study has revealed that giving combined polio vaccines can effectively boost immunity in patients. According to the study, giving the Salk inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) to individuals who had already been given the Sabin live-attenuated oral poliovirus vaccine […]
Personalised breast cancer treatment? Possible
Scientists from A*Star and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have identified a unique gene that could help doctors prescribe personalised treatments for different cases of breast cancer – the most common cancer among Singaporean women. By examining the levels […]
Metaball puts the gym in your gymbag
After five years of blood, sweat and tears, former army ranger and fitness model Greg Plitt has made his modular, multi-use, portable gym available for pre-order. Because Metaball has handles, all the kettlebell movements are possible, but that’s just the […]
Surgeons complete the first scar-free thyroid surgery in Asean
A team of Thai surgeons at Bangkok’s Police General Hospital have successfully completed the Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy (TET) surgery for the first time in Southeast Asia, following a small number of successful operations in Germany, Japan and China. The hospital […]
Blink enough to keep away dry eye
Dry eye is a common condition without a cure and if you are one of those suffering from the burning, gritty condition that can impair vision and damage the cornea, check if you are blinking your eyes enough. With computer […]
Pizza chain to launch marijuana-laced sauces in US
It may sound half-baked but a pizza chain is developing a line of pizza sauces made with cannabis for states in the US where weed is legal for medical or recreational use. Unique Pizza and Subs based out of Pennsylvania […]
Could a two-legged chair keep you more active?
It requires the user to shift position in order to keep stable, encouraging the use of different muscle groups. The design of the beech chair also encourages an upright posture. We are constantly being told that inactivity is the disease […]
Kids who are in shape may have healthier brains
Researchers say that kids in good aerobic fitness have brains that could be in better shape to quickly process neural messaging and have better capacity for memory than those whose fitness is mediocre. Researchers at the University of Illinois say […]
Busted for adding Viagra in beer
CHINA: A businessman was arrested for adding a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction to a white liqour known as baijiu, to gain profit. The man, known as Huang, owns a liquor factory in Jianshi County in the province of […]
Melbourne is world’s most liveable city
Australia and Canada dominate a newly released list of the world’s most liveable cities, with Melbourne taking the top spot for the fourth year in a row. For the 2014 edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s liveability survey, 140 cities […]
