Category: Health

Fri 20 September 2019: Google on Thursday announced a record-high boost to its green electricity purchases, saying the deals will spur construction of millions of solar panels and hundreds of wind turbines. The US-based internet giant increased its wind and solar energy portfolio by more than 40 percent with deals for 1,600 megawatts of electricity. […]

Thu 19 September 2019: New York became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, following several deaths linked to vaping that have raised fears about a product long promoted as less harmful than smoking. Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday that he hoped to pass emergency legislation to outlaw flavored vaping products after […]

Sat 14 September 2019: Study shows an association between early death and drinking up to two diet soft drinks If you think you can placate your conscience by swapping a regular soft drink for a diet one, think again. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is now warning that consuming up to two diet drinks a […]

Sat 14 September 2019: An afternoon nap or siesta can lower the risk of heart diseases, a recent study in Switzerland has revealed. According to an article published in Time magazine, Swiss experts studied the sleep habits, general health conditions and lifestyles of 3,500 people, aged between 35 and 75, for nearly eight years. The […]

Fri 13 September 2019: Medical experts in the US are applauding President Donald Trump’s announcement of a forthcoming ban on flavored e-cigarette products. Trump, accompanied by the acting head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which regulates e-cigarettes, said that the government must take strong action against vaping. “We can’t allow people to […]

Fri 13 September 2019: A Turkish university hospital has been awarded by the International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) for its contributions and innovative methods on hand hygiene to improve patient safety while reducing hospital infection rates. Erciyes University’s Medical Faculty Hospital in central Turkey’s Kayseri province received the award given every two […]

Thu 12 September 2019: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes to combat a recent surge in underage vaping. The Food and Drug Administration will develop guidelines to remove from the market all e-cigarette flavors except tobacco, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told […]

Tue 10 September 2019: Agency launches investigation after vaping-related illnesses claimed 4 lives in US last week The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned JUUL Labs over false marketing practices for its tobacco products, accusing the vaping company of modifying the risks especially when outreaching to the youth. The agency said it issued […]

Sun 08 September 2019: Despite little scientific literature on the long-term ill effects of vaping on users’ health, there’s a clear emerging trend: Vaping is ‘deceptively safer’ at the very least, and deadly, too, at the very most. On Thursday, September 5, US doctors reported the fifth death from vaping, after it has left at […]