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Discover the wondrous health benefits of royal jelly
Royal jelly is a thick and milky substance made by worker bees as food for the queen bee. They do this by mixing honey, bee pollen and enzymes from their throat glands. Because the queen bee is larger, stronger, has […]
Scientists reviewed 343 studies to see if organic food is better for you
Are organic foods really healthier than non-organic foods? Researchers from Newcastle University in England have reviewed and conducted meta-analysis on 343 peer-reviewed scientific studies in an effort to find out if organic foods contained greater nutritional value than conventional foods. […]
Fight off the blues with black pepper
Black pepper, known as kali mirch in hindi is commonly used to spice up your meal along with adding an extra zing to your dishes. Widely used in rasams and soups, this humble spice provides a wide range of health […]
Fukushima monkeys show possible ‘effects of radiation’
Monkeys near the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant have lower blood cell counts than cousins living further away, possibly because of radiation exposure, a study said Thursday. A Japanese research team wrote in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that although […]
Optimal sulfur levels can reverse chronic disease
Are you unable to lose excess weight? Do you have a family member at risk of dying from an “incurable” disease? According to a growing community of health experts, medical professionals need to consider the danger of sulfur deficiencies in […]
Cardiac arrest? An IV to the leg could save you
SINGAPORE: From August, paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will adopt a new method to help those suffering from cardiac arrest: An intravenous (IV) drip to the leg. The SCDF said on Friday (July 25) that the new […]
Poisonous spiders spotted in Dubai communities
DUBAI – Reports of poisonous redback spiders are increasing among people living in new developments around the city. Residents in communities such as Emirates Hills and Al Furjan in Dubai, and Al Ghadeer in Abu Dhabi, have encountered the small […]
Anti-tank missile detector to fight malaria
An anti-tank Javelin missile detector, commonly used in warfare to detect the enemy, has been found to rapidly identify malaria parasites in blood. The technique is based on Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy which provides information on how molecules vibrate. […]
Controversial trend for inhaling alcohol gets domestic
Taking your booze in vapour form has been a steadily growing — if controversial — trend in certain bars for some time now, but a new invention is bringing the practice into American homes. Vapshot Mini is a miniature portable […]
S.Korea confirms foot-and-mouth outbreak at hog farm
South Korea has confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a hog farm, the country’s first outbreak in more than three years, a provincial government said on Thursday. The case comes as Asia’s fourth-largest economy strives to contain a six-month […]
