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16 surprising home uses for onions
Onions can spice up any dish, but they’re also pretty useful out of the kitchen. From polishing metal to de-icing a windshield, we rounded up 16 surprising uses for this cooking staple. 1. Repel insects – Rubbing an onion on […]
Sunlight may lower blood pressure
Exposing skin to sunlight may help lower blood pressure and cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study has found. Research carried out at the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh found that sunlight alters levels of the […]
Managing a fever
Worried about your child’s fever? Here’s a guide for parents FEVER in infants is probably one of the more common worries among parents. It is also normal for fever to occur in the wee hours of the day, which means […]
Biocon announces launch of new drug to treat Metastatic Breast Cancer
Bangalore-based biotechnology firm Biocon has joined hands with US-based pharma major Mylan to develop a new drug to treat metastatic breast cancer. Claimed to be the world’s first bio-similar version of Herceptin, a monoclonal antibody used to treat certain breast […]
South Korea steps up measures to contain bird flu
South Korea is stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of bird flu ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, after migratory birds were found to be infected with the same strain of the virus that hit poultry farms last […]
Flu spreading rapidly in Japan, 200,000 cases in a week
The number of influenza patients is rising sharply nationwide, up an estimated 200,000 in the week from January 6 to 12, according to statistics compiled by the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry. There is a growing number of infections with […]
Kangkung can kill you: Hazards (and health benefits) of a noxious weed
There’s nothing like a celebrity endorsement – deliberate or otherwise. Why, even a humble vegetable like the water spinach can get its 15 minutes of fame. So we’re here to tell you what you really should know about the kangkung. […]
Cambodia malaria cases down 40 pct in 2013
PHNOM PENH-Cambodia recorded 41,850 malaria cases in 2013, down 40 percent from 69,550 cases a year earlier, a health official said Sunday. The disease killed 12 people last year, down 74 percent from 46 deaths a year earlier, Char Meng […]
What’s that lump in my breast?
The many causes, benign and otherwise, of breast lumps. THE other day, I attended a public forum where they taught us how to do a breast self-examination. I did it on myself, and to my alarm, I think I felt […]
Public warned vs ‘fat burner’
Beware of slimming underwear products that claim to detoxify the body and burn fat. Kenneth Hartigan Go, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acting director general, recently warned consumers against buying Onami slimming underwear that are advertised in print and online. […]
