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Tips to prevent toe deformities
Few parts of our body are treated as badly as the feet, especially when they are stuffed into very high heels or ill-fitting and uncomfortable shoes. And while they can put up with a lot, problems can develop and the […]
Endoscope surgeries to become 3-D
JAPAN – Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Sony Corp. have jointly developed a new system that enables multiple doctors wearing head-mounted displays to see 3-D images of a target area taken by an endoscope during surgery. The system was […]
Do I refreeze or not refreeze raw food?
I pondered over this question when I was faced with a packet of frozen pork mince in too large a quantity to consume in one sitting. I really should have cooked the whole lot before freezing the cooked dish. But […]
China gets tough to remedy loss of faith in locally made milk powder
BEIJING – When her friends go on an overseas trip, Ms Cheng Hailin, who has a two-year-old daughter, asks them for a big favour. Like many other Chinese parents these days, the 33-year-old teacher does not trust made-in-China infant formula. […]
Stress: It Should Never Be Ignored, Experts Say
Work pressure, tension at home, financial difficulties … the list of causes of stress grows longer every day. There have been several studies in the past showing that stress can have negative effects on health (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, high blood […]
South Asians advised to exercise more to cut diabetes risk
South Asians (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) may have to increase their physical activity levels to reduce the risk of diabetes, say University of Glasgow researchers. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that lower fitness levels in middle-aged men […]
Helping to save lives with 3-D
It may not be as complicated as rocket science, but Hexalotus Technology’s 3-D imaging work has the potential to help doctors save lives. Mr Ho Poh Fwai’s chance meeting with a research scientist at a former colleague’s precision engineering company […]
Lithium greatly reduces suicide risk: study
The mood-stabilising drug lithium reduces suicide risk by more than 60 per cent among people with depression, a study said Thursday. Lithium has long been prescribed to treat unipolar disorder (also called clinical depression) and bipolar disorder (manic depression) — […]
Oily fish helps fight breast cancer
Eating a portion of tuna, salmon, sardines or other oily fish once or twice a week reduces the risk of breast cancer, according to a review published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). Researchers based in China looked at 26 […]
Drug residue found in Taipei eggs: DOH
TAIPEI – Eight out of 30 randomly tested batches of eggs currently on the market in Taipei were found to contain small amounts of drug residues that could harm humans if overexposed, Taipei City’s Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. […]
