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Sugar more addictive than drugs, say health experts
Health experts say that sugar has been branded more addictive than heroin. While foods high in fat were once accused of increasing our waistlines, experts said it was foods high in sugar, such as cereals and yoghurts, that are making […]
Bad Food Linked to Liver Diseases
Obesity and bad foods are the main causes of liver disease as opposed to alcohol consumption, liver expert S.K. Sarin explained. “Bad food can cause bad liver. While alcohol causes liver problems in 10-20 percent of the population, fatty food […]
Scientists discover new drug targets for aggressive breast cancer
Genes that are potential targets for therapeutic drugs against aggressive breast cancer have been discovered by Genome Institute of Singapore scientists. Out of the 1.5 million women diagnosed with breast cancer in the world annually, nearly one in seven of […]
Reduce stress to minimise indigestion
Indigestion refers to the discomfort experienced in the upper abdomen. It includes the feeling of fullness – especially after food – pain, burning, bloating and, in some cases, nausea, said Dr Vincent Lai, a gastroenterologist at the Asian Centre for […]
Warning over increase in hepatitis deaths in Asia
An NGO has sounded a warning about the increase in fatalities due to viral hepatitis after recent data showed it killed one person every 30 seconds in Asia. Ding-Shinn Chen, chair of NGO the Coalition to Eradicate Viral Hepatitis in […]
Risk of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria high in Delhi
High risk of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and malaria in Delhi, especially with rain and stagnant rainwater all around. Fourteen dengue cases have been reported in the capital, a civic agency official said Friday. “We have confirmed 14 dengue cases […]
Some blood pressure drugs found to slow dementia
A class of drugs designed to lower blood pressure also slightly brakes the progression of dementia among the elderly and may even boost brain power marginally, a study published on Friday said. Doctors in Cork, Ireland, looked at data from […]
Japanese women retake top spot for life expectancy
JAPAN – Japan’s women retook their place as the world’s longest-lived last year, edging out Hong Kongers as their life expectancy bounced back from the dip caused by the 2011 tsunami, officials said Thursday. Health ministry data showed girls born […]
Women’s height linked to cancer risk
A recent study finds that taller women may face an increased risk of many cancers than their shorter counterparts. Researchers looked at a sample of nearly 145,000 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 for the analysis published in the US […]
The full moon may make it hard to sleep: Study
Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night’s sleep when the moon is full, even when they can’t see it. The results of a study on 33 volunteers published in the journal […]
