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Negative consequences of noise on overall health
The combined toll of recreational, environmental and occupational noise exposure poses a serious public health threat going far beyond hearing damage. This is according to an international team of researchers writing in The Lancet. The review team, including a Perelman […]
Baldness cure a step closer with promising new treatment
For the first time, a team of scientists reports successfully growing human hairs from dermal papilla cells taken from the inside of donor hair follicles. The team, from Columbia University Medical Center in the US and Durham University in the […]
What is the osteopathic view of wellness health care for my heart?
From the Osteopathic perspective, wellness health care for the heart closely resembles the optimal strategies applied for the overall health of the body. In fact, since osteopathy holds that the body is a single organism, that structure and function are […]
Scientists report transplant advance for type 1 diabetes
Using a specially designed chamber, an international research team has transplanted islet cells into a patient with type 1 diabetes. The new technique avoided having to use immune-suppressing medications, while still allowing the islet cells to function and make insulin. […]
Radiation for breast cancer may raise heart risks: Study
Radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer carries a small, but real, risk of heart disease, new research finds. The lifetime risk ranges from 0.05 percent to 3.5 percent, depending on how the radiation was delivered and a woman’s overall […]
The next wave of manufacturing: Human Organs
If manufacturing is a manifestation of creativity, then the gold at the end of the rainbow may be the ability to manufacture that which sustains human beings — their organs. While growing cells has been feasible for years, what has […]
Singapore hospitals to use robots to pick and pack medicine
SINGAPORE – More than 15 health-care institutions, including two public hospitals, have signed deals to buy a robotic drug storage-and-dispensing machine that was on display at the recent Digital Healthcare Week 2013 exhibition. The Rowa Vmax from Germany, which costs […]
Brunei hospitals put on encephalitis alert
BRUNEI – Hospitals across the country are placed on alert following cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) infections that have recently been detected in the Sultanate for the first time. Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health Datin Paduka Hjh Norlila […]
Too much sugar can affect your libido: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had Gerakan members in stitches when he said that one’s libido may be affected if they consume too much sugar and subsequently suffer from diabetes. According to Najib, diabetes can […]
Good health good for wealth
“To good health, a long life and prosperity” – we hear these words often, during gatherings with friends, in birthday toasts, and many celebrations that come our way. Indeed, all three are what many Singaporeans aspire to. It is interesting […]
