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Scent test to detect bladder cancer developed
A test to detect bladder cancer from certain odors in the urine has been developed by British researchers. The technique was inspired by reports about how dogs may be able to sniff out certain cancers, said researchers from the University […]
On liver cancer, your risks, and how to minimise it
MALAYSIA – The liver has the distinction of being the largest internal organ in the body. It performs several vital functions, like processing and storing many of the nutrients absorbed by the intestines, making some of the clotting elements […]
Palm phytonutrients may help combat stress-induced health problems
MALAYSIA – Phytonutrients found in palm may play a role in helping to restore the body’s natural biochemical equilibrium that stress disrupts. The demands of modern living can have a disruptive effect on the human body. The bills won’t stop […]
120,000 dengue cases projected in Thailand in 2013
BANGKOK- The dengue outbreak, which has been surging sharply in Thailand during the current rainy season, is feared to strike 120,000 cases for the whole year, a sharp rise from the previous years, health officials said Monday. There have been […]
Dengue outbreak strikes 1,800 in the Central Philippines
A provincial official revealed that dengue fever has surged in the central Philippines, infecting more than 1,800 people and killing at least ten. The number of people struck down by the mosquito-borne disease in the central province of Iloilo this […]
New 3D printed cast could be a boon for victims of fracture
It is quite uncomfortable when the hand is placed in a cast. Most casts are huge and sometimes get smelly and itchy when used for a long time. Jake Evill, victim of a fracture needed to be in a cast […]
Two new MERS deaths in Saudi: Ministry
RIYADH – A Saudi man and a child have died from the MERS virus, bringing the number of deaths from the respiratory infection in the kingdom to 38, the health ministry said on Sunday. The 53-year-old man died from the […]
Beware those killer heels
It rightly pointed out that humans are meant to walk heel-to-toe with the leg at a 90-degree angle to the foot, and the ankle joint employing a 60-degree range of motion during normal daily activities. High-heeled shoes alter the position […]
First test-tube baby born after new, cheaper genome screening
The first test-tube baby to come from an embryo screened for genetic defects using a new, low-cost technique that could improve in-vitro fertilisation success rates was born last month and is a healthy boy. The birth in June was announced […]
Meat-eating habits linked to cancer mortality
People who report eating the most red and processed meat before being diagnosed with colon cancer are more likely to die during the next eight years, a new study has found. Dr Marjorie McCullough, the study’s lead author from the […]
