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Canadian food guide snubs dairy
A new Canadian food guide has changed healthy eating requirements once again. The new version of the food guide, which purportedly took three years of consultations, shuns the daily dose of dairy and recommends eating more unprocessed foods. Canadians use […]
Clinical trial packaging gets green light in Asia-Pacific
Clinical trials are fundamental to test the efficacy of a drug prior to mass production or marketing. Previously, many Asian countries were not considered suitable to run clinical trials or evaluations for various reasons, but recent globalisation and regulatory changes […]
You can help medical research with Fitbit
Fitbit is a smart watch-cum-fitness tracker. For the casual jogger to hardcore athletes, there is a recommended Fitbit for everyone. Recently, Fitbit and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have launched a digital health technology initiative for both fitness and […]
Understanding corn: the benefits, risks and tips for you
Corn – widely known as sweet yellow corn – is a large form of maize. It is found in various foodstuffs and is sometimes eaten on its own. Selective breeding has domesticated this simple grain and changed the size, color, […]
Low-carb diets, healthy or not?
Low-carb dieting is a new millennial trend where the consumption of carbohydrates is lessened while more protein, natural fats and vegetables are eaten instead. These carbohydrates come in the form of sugary foods, pasta, white rice, and white bread. This […]
Social media can likely affect self-perceived image in young women, says study
The popularity of social media has highlighted both its pros and cons on our health and well being. Some experts observe that the more time spent online, lesser time is spent on real life social interaction. Studies have also linked […]
Keep close watch on volume depletion and here’s why
The term “volume depletion” may not ring a bell to most of us. Sharing a few similar symptoms with dehydration, they seem to be identical, but not quite. Volume depletion refers to the reduction of the volume of water in […]
Fall proofing the home for older adults
Falls are dangerous to the elderly. Head injuries or complications from bone fractures resulting from falls are not uncommon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that yearly, more than one in four older adults aged 65 and […]
New technology developed for malaria treatment
Researchers from MIT, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed an ingestible capsule to treat malaria, a mosquito-borne illness that is attributed to an estimated 219 million morbidity cases and 435 000 related deaths globally in 2017, according […]
Dogs may help diabetes patients regulate blood sugar
New research by the University of Bristol in collaboration with Medical Detection Dogs has found that the best trained alert dogs have the potential to vastly improve the quality of life of people living with Type 1 diabetes. As reported […]
