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Docs urge revelers to take heart (test) before partying
Before going on party mode this Christmas, a reminder from your doctor: Live a healthy lifestyle and don’t wait until the holidays for a checkup. Warning of heart-related ailments that come with excessive partying, a cardiologist reminded the public to […]
Delhi diabetes center to offer free insulin for poor diabetic children
A Delhi-based diabetic center announced that it will be providing insulin free of cost for diabetic children who come from economically weaker sections of the society. Delhi Diabetic Research Center (DDRC) will provide insulin free of cost to 150 poor […]
Beijing to remove high-polluting companies
CHINA – Haidian district in Beijing plans to remove all high-polluting enterprises by the end of 2017 in order to improve its air quality, Beijing Morning News reported on Monday. According to Sun Wenkai, head of the district government, all […]
U.S. gov’t launches HIV research project in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – The United States government on Wednesday launched a HIV research project in Cambodia, aiming to collect and disseminate critical data that will help the country in the fight against HIV. Men Chean Rithy, coordinator for the newly-launched […]
Integrated healthcare
LIKE most countries in the region, healthcare in Pakistan is delivered through a mixed public-private system. While private healthcare provision was initially on a small scale, it has grown exponentially over the years, so much so that according to a […]
Thai Health Promotion not amused with beer ice-cream!
BANGKOK: Thailand’s newest ice-cream is beer flavoured! Leading local beer brewer Chang recently introduced its new product with alcohol levels of around 3%. The Chang Export Soft Serve ice cream is available with three toppings namely almond, chocolate chips and […]
Do you sound tall or small?
Your voice might help listeners determine your approximate height without seeing you, according to a new study. Researchers had men and women listen to recordings of identical sentences read by men and women of different heights. The listeners were asked […]
27 Amazing benefits of cinnamon for skin, hair and health
Cinnamon has been known from remote antiquity. It was so highly priced back then that it was considered as a gift fit for monarchs and even god! It was so expensive that it was considered more precious than gold. Cinnamon […]
Pomegranate found to prevent coronary artery disease progression
A new study published in the journal Atherosclerosis confirms that pomegranate extract may prevent and/or reverse the primary pathology associated with cardiac mortality: the progressive thickening of the coronary arteries caused by the accumulation of fatty materials known as atherosclerosis […]
Mentally strong people: The 13 things they avoid
For all the time executives spend concerned about physical strength and health, when it comes down to it, mental strength can mean even more. Particularly for entrepreneurs, numerous articles talk about critical characteristics of mental strength—tenacity, “grit”, optimism, and an […]
