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In the aftermath of radiation, is fish from the Pacific Ocean safe to eat?
Radioactive water leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has some people worried about contaminated seafood. So long, salmon. Buh-bye, halibut. Farewell, tasty, succulent crab. Are your days of eating Pacific fish over? That’s the menacing message from blogger Gary […]
Encephalitis claims over 200 lives in Gorakhpur
The deaths of over 200 people, mostly children, due to an outbreak of viral encephalitis were confirmed by health officials in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Symptoms associated with encephalitis include headache, fever, convulsions, drowsiness, fatigue and the inflammation of the brain. […]
Obesity tied to semi-frequent migraines: Study
Overweight and obese people are at higher-than-average risk of migraines, suggests a new study. Researchers looking at so-called episodic migraines – headaches that occur less than every other day – found they were almost twice as common among obese people […]
Purple potato chips in to wipe away the blues of artificial food coloring
Synthetic food dyes that lend different colors to food to make them look attractive have come in for some flak which has led food chemists to explore natural alternatives to artificial food coloring. This led them to discover food pigments […]
Low levels of chloride might post high risk: study
Sodium in salt is widely acknowledged as a major risk factor for high blood pressure, however, scientists have found that salt’s other constituent chloride might play a role. A study by researchers at the University of Glasgow has revealed that […]
Rinse for oral health
SINGAPORE – Many people use mouthwash as part of their dental regimen. But it should not be a substitute for brushing or flossing, says Dr TramHoang, a dental surgeon at Q&M Dental Centre. “Mouthwash or mouth rinse can be used […]
Men more prone to fall ill than women, finds study
A recent study finds that men are more likely to develop illness than women. The research conducted by St. Michael’s Hospital over a period of 10-years found that having a mental illness increases the risk of developing a physical illness […]
New water-purification plant saves 32,000 lives
An ambitious partnership among more than 100 organizations and governments led by Procter & Gamble’s (P&G’s) nonprofit program, Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW), has saved an estimated 32,000 lives. It has helped provide more than 6 billion quarts of clean […]
Danger lurks in air fresheners
KUALA LUMPUR – The air fresheners in our cars or at home may smell sweet, but they could be doing us more harm than we realise. Six commonly used household air-fresheners found at shops and supermarkets in Malaysia were tested […]
New solar energy technology kills germs on medical, dental instruments
A revolutionary new solar energy technology turns water into steam without boiling the entire container of water. This has become the basis for new devices to sanitize medical and dental instruments and human waste in developing countries, scientists said. Prototypes […]
