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Artificial knee joints tailored for Chinese people
CHENGDU- Artificial knee joints based on the bone proportion of Chinese people were released in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu on Wednesday. Co-developed by a team of 21 experts from France and China’s Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, the joints mean […]
New malaria vaccine may be too costly for success
A promising new malaria vaccine being tested by GlaxoSmithKline is a step in the right direction, but much more economical methods are needed. Laura Harrington, professor of entomology at Cornell University and an expert in global health and epidemiology, said […]
Component in breast milk can protect babies against HIV
Recent research has found that breast milk has the ability to protect babies from getting infected with HIV. Researchers say that they have found a component in breast milk which has the power to destroy the virus that causes AIDS. […]
Back to nature for answers
BEIJING- A Canadian medical scientist has moved to China in the hope of discovering a cure for cancer using a mix of Western and Eastern medical practices. Yaacov Ben-David is an internationally renowned molecular biologist and he recently put down […]
Drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis spike worry
Though the global efforts to keep back tuberculosis has helped cut down the death toll to 1.3 million last year, drug resistant forms are still spiking worry. The TB toll is the world’s second-highest for an infectious disease, after HIV/AIDS. […]
How to live past 90
SINGAPORE – Living healthily and staying active well into your 90s is no longer such an anomaly. Singapore is home to 12,800 people aged 90 and above, according to resident population estimates at the end of June. This is 700 […]
High level of lead found in many paints in Thailand
THAILAND – Most paint products, including those touting to be lead free, contain more lead than the standard set by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI). Lead exposure is deemed harmful to health and, in some cases, might cause lifelong […]
Kanebo whitening creams spark 15,000 complaints in Japan
TOKYO – More than 15,000 people in Japan have been left with skin blotches caused by a chemical contained in popular skin-whitening creams, the maker of the products said Tuesday. Japanese cosmetics giant Kanebo said it had received 15,192 complaints […]
Health experts hail camel’s milk
The use of camel milk instead of cow milk has been hailed by experts. A shopkeeper has revealed that the milk, which is priced at 6 pounds a pint, has been a big hit and has been flying off the […]
Exercise is brain-food for teens, says study
A new study finds that regular exercise boosts teenagers’ school grades. The more physically active they were, the better children performed in school, reveal findings published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. And “girls’ science results seemed to […]
