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Foot-and-mouth disease infections confirmed in Tibet
BEIJING- The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Wednesday said infections of foot-and-mouth disease have been confirmed in cattle in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. On July 5, a village in Bomi County in Nyingchi Prefecture reported that 72 head of […]
Visually Impaired can Convert Sound into Image
Dr. Peter Meijer of the Netherlands has developed an innovative device called the vOICE that is capable of converting noises into pictures. Researchers are hopeful that the device will be a great boon to the visually impaired and can possibly […]
Soy doesn’t prevent prostate cancer return: study
Men who took soy supplements after having their prostate cancer removed were just as likely to see their cancer return as men who didn’t take soy, in a new study. “I think this study clearly demonstrates men in this particular […]
Nearly six million die from smoking every year: WHO
Despite public health campaigns, smoking remains the leading avoidable cause of death worldwide, killing almost six million people a year, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday. If current trends hold, the number of deaths […]
Safer Treatments for Arthritis on the Way
Thanks to a new study, the risk of heart attacks and stroke associated with arthritis drugs, is now avoidable. Drugs such as Vioxx, diclofenac, ibuprofen and Celebrex operate by blocking an enzyme known as COX-2, whose presence in blood vessels […]
Irregular sleeping time negatively affects kids’ brains
A new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests that sleeping late in the night and not having a fixed time of going to bed each night tended to negatively affect children’s brains. The study was […]
‘Smoking alcohol’ a dangerous, growing trend to lose weight
A dangerous trend is going viral on YouTube and other social media platforms, where young people are inhaling the fumes of alcohol instead of drinking it. Called “smoking alcohol”, it involves the vaporisation of alcohol with air pumps or over […]
Choir Singing Helps Synchronize Heartbeats, Study Finds
A new study conducted by a group of Swedish researchers suggests that choir singers not only manage to synchronize their voice with others in the group but also synchronize their heartbeats. Researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University in Sweden […]
Introducing solid foods for babies after six months of life increases risk of type 1 diabetes
A new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests that introducing solid foods to babies before and after the recommended time could increase the risk of type 1 diabetes, especially among babies who already have a higher risk of […]
Watch out for inflammatory foods
MALAYSIA – Inflammation has been clearly identified as the key culprit in many chronic diseases that kill millions of people every year, including heart disease and cancer. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), cardiovascular disease caused an estimated 17.3 […]
