Category: Health

Sat 13 July 2019: Not enough breastfeeding costs the global economy almost $1 billion each day due to lost productivity and healthcare costs, researchers said Friday, as health experts urged more support for nursing mothers. A new website developed by researchers in Canada and Asia showed that the world could have saved $341 billion each […]

Fri 12 July 2019: Media reports said the British government plans to eradicate smoking in the country by 2030. The plans leaked to The Daily Mail newspaper, say leaflets on how to quit would have to be inserted into every cigarette packet. Those plans will be officially announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock next week. […]

Thu 11 July 2019: The World Health Organization published an updated list of “essential medicines” on Tuesday, adding drugs for cancer, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. According to Reuters, the list included five new cancer therapies based on improved survival rates for lung, blood and prostate cancers. It also recommended two new immunotherapies: […]

Sat 06 July 2019 Breastfeeding increases hormone levels to reduce risks of vessel stiffness, says expert Breastfeeding can reduce risks of cardiovascular diseases among women, a medical doctor has said. Quoting recent studies, Dr. Okan Bulent Yildiz told Anadolu Agency on Friday that breastfeeding after birth has potential to reduce the risk of many diseases, […]

Fri 05 July 2019: Your clodhoppers track in dirt, yes, but also fecal germs and diarrhea-inducing bacteria, studies show, and the shoes themselves can get dirtier than a toilet seat. And science has shown just what makes up that filth, too. Even Charles Gerba, a University of Arizona microbiologist who conducted a seminal study on the subject, was surprised. “I’m […]

Sun 30 June 2019: A team of Turkish researchers developed a nano-technological drug delivery system that can overcome the natural defense mechanism that prevents drugs from reaching the tumor in brain cancer patients, without harming any healthy tissues, unlike the chemotherapy method that is generally used in treatment of the disease. The system, which involves […]

Mon 24 June 2019: Young mobile phone addicts could be developing hornlike spikes at the back of their skulls, according to a recent study by a pair of Australian researchers. For years now, experts have warned of health issues related to the use of technology, such as “text neck” and “texting thumb”. We take a […]

Wed 19 June 2019: A global survey has revealed the country with the highest rate of people who believe vaccines are unsafe and/or ineffective. Prepare for a shock. The French have emerged in a large global survey as the biggest sceptics in the world about the safety of vaccines. The study, conducted by Gallup and […]