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Eat your way to good health
THERE is a delicious, fulfilling way to good health — by choosing good foods as well as lifestyle practices which nourish your body and soul. Those who have made the switch to eating healthier experience a remarkable transformation and they […]
Google tests ‘smart’ contact lens
Google wants to go in a totally different direction with a project announced today: smart contact lenses that can detect glucose levels via the wearer’s tears and alert them when levels dip or rise, GigaOm reported. “It’s still early days […]
Thousands of poultry culled in South Korea following bird flu scare
Thousands of poultry are being culled after South Korea confirmed that a preliminary test indicated a possible bird flu outbreak for the first time since 2011. A suspected case of avian influenza was reported Thursday at a poultry farm in […]
Food, water in Japan ‘within safety limits’
Food and drinking water in Japan are within international safety limits, said the country’s minister in charge of science and technology policy Ichita Yamamoto. The assurance came amid lingering concerns about contamination following a nuclear plant incident in Fukushima prefecture […]
3-D tech reduces pain, boosts accuracy in dental surgery
The use of 3-D technology has expanded to medicine, especially in dentistry, helping to maximize accuracy in surgery while reducing pain. In the past, the most developed method of putting in dental implants was cutting into the gums after looking […]
FDA warns public against buying medicines, vaccines online
MANILA, Philippines — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against buying vaccines and prescription medicines over the Internet, saying the government prohibits any advertisement of such kind of drugs in any form of mass media. In […]
Vaccine-related deaths reach 11 in Vietnam
HANOI- An infant in southern Vietnam’s Lam Dong province has died after receiving Quinvaxem vaccine, bringing the total of such cases to 11 in the country since the begining of 2013, local press reported Friday. A three-month-old boy died Wednesday, […]
India’s maternal mortality rate sees sharp fall
Here is a good news. The maternal mortality rate (MMR) has dropped down substantially by 34 points, an indication that India is well on track to achieve United Nations proposed Millennium Development Goals (MDG), 2015. According to the recent figures, […]
Ending the smoking scourge
SINGAPORE- Non-smokers in Singapore not only have to endure second-hand smoke, but also smokers’ anti-social behaviour that includes leaving burn marks on trash bins, tossing cigarette butts out of car windows and other acts of littering. It is true that […]
Study reveals benefits of eating walnuts
Walnuts are a powerhouse of nutrition and good for weight management, says study. An ounce of walnut contains 2.5g of omega 3 fats, 4g of protein and 2g of fibre that help provide satiety, Diabetic Living India magazine reported. Any […]
