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Indonesia strives to lower mother mortality rate
JAKARTA- Indonesia’s Health Ministry on Thursday launched a campaign to reduce mother mortality rate during childbirth, which has been growing. Based on a health survey last year, 359 women died in every 100, 000 child births, compared with 228 women […]
For weight loss, every extra minute of intense physical activity can help
BEIJING- Good news for people disliking exercises: even very brief periods of intense physical activity can help with weight loss. In a recent study in the American Journal of Health Promotion, researchers collected data from 2,202 women and 2,309 men […]
Indian health minister asks people to take preventive steps as dengue cases rise
Following a spurt in dengue cases in Delhi, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Thursday asked people to take preventive steps and also directed private hospitals to reserve beds for those suffering from the mosquito-borne disease. Speaking to reporters after […]
Long time no sunlight may surge railway suicides: study
TOKYO- A group of researchers from two Japanese universities said that railway suicides cases tend to increase due to less of sunlight, such as after a series of cloudy and rainy days, according to local media. The study that published […]
Why women develop heart disease 10 years later than men
A biological ability to compensate for the body’s reduced response to insulin may explain why women typically develop heart disease 10 years later than men. This is according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal […]
Drink green tea for healthy heart
Most of us begin our day with a cup of tea. An expert suggests to replace the commonly consumed black tea with green tea. Anil Bansal, chief cardiologist, Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurgaon, shares the benefits of green tea for the […]
Acupuncture as good as counseling for depression: Study
People with depression may benefit as much from acupuncture as they do from counseling, suggests a new study. Researchers found one in three patients was no longer depressed after three months of acupuncture or counseling, compared to one in five […]
Who ensures food safety in Malaysia?
MALAYSIA – After the practice of some errant poultry traders to dye their farm chickens with yellow dye to pass them of as “kampung chickens” was exposed by the Sin Chew Daily, consumers were shocked and once again, the people’s […]
Experts: Be alert of H7N9 amid flu seasons
The avian influenza strain of H7N9 is highly likely to return and affect humans in the autumn and winter on the Chinese mainland, warned Zeng Guang, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. China has remained […]
Depressed smokers more likely to quit smoking
Depressed smokers are more likely to successfully quit than their non-depressed counterparts, shows a new study. A new evidence review in the Cochrane Library finds that depressed smokers may stop smoking longer and benefit overall from mood management interventions after […]
