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Samsung launches new digital health platform
Samsung launched a new digital health technology platform that uses sensors to track a range of body functions such as heart rate and blood pressure. Unveiled at an event in San Francisco the new platform dubbed “Simband” does not include […]
Herbs for boosting immunity
Herbal remedies such as echinacea and astragalus help ward off colds and flus, while certain mushroom extracts have powerful health and immunity benefits. Echinacea Also called purple coneflower, echinacea (pronounced ek ih NAY sha) has been shown to be effective […]
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 […]
Can I eat fruit as much as I like?
This will depend on individual circumstances. It is recommended that all people eat at least three to four servings of fruit per day. Most people can eat more than this, particularly if they spread their intake throughout the day. For […]
Untapped treasures in Malaysian herbal products
Last week, we met a team of scientists working to transform misai kucing, a local plant with a long history of traditional medicinal uses, into a cancer-fighting herbal extract. Yet this Penang-based team is an anomaly in the landscape of […]
10 Glasses of water a day to cut fat
We have all heard this advice innumerable times. Drink eight to 10 glass of water a day. Experts say that if you are overweight or tend to get most of your calories from processed and salty food, eight to 10 […]
A sports drink made of hornet spit?
There is now a sports drink made with – I kid you not – hornet spit. People come up with the strangest things. This particular invention derives from Japan – home to many novel and offbeat inventions. The drink is […]
Use ‘healthy’ parts of food that get discarded
Parts of fruits and vegetables like broccoli leaves and onion skin are often discarded though they contain health benefits — and we can easily include them in our diet, say nutritionists. Onion skin: Onion skin is rich in quercetin, which […]
Eat salmon, walnuts for a slimmer waist
If you want to avoid having extra fat around your waist, eat salmon and walnuts, suggests a new research. The study conducted by Uppsala University reveals that people who eat a lot of polyunsaturated fat gain more muscle than those […]
Stem cells can help kill brain tumors
BEIJING – Stem cells, loaded with herpes virus, can be used to kill brain tumors, according to media reports on Monday quoting Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This breakthrough was made when the survival of mice with glioblastoma multiforme, […]
