Metabolically ‘Healthy’ Obesity – Higher risk of mortality?
News Analysis | ‘Metabolically Healthy Obesity’ refers to the absence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes in people who suffer from obesity. This has led...
You don’t need anxiolytics when you can eat dark chocolate!
News Desk| According to recent research findings, there might be health benefits to eating certain types of dark chocolate. Findings from two studies, being presented...
How can you stop a panic attack?
News Analysis | Panic attacks can be sudden and overpowering. They can affect anyone and may be caused by general anxiety, panic disorder, or depression....
Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO
AFP | While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too little...
Smoking: a rundown on lighting up
AFP | Every minute, smokers get through nearly 11 million cigarettes and 10 die from the habit, experts say, in an industry that generates billions...
Artificial Intelligence better at finding skin cancer than doctors: study
AFP | A computer was better than human dermatologists at detecting skin cancer in a study that pitted human against the machine in the quest...
Walk and chew gum, it may keep you thin: study
AFP | Still looking for the secret to effortless weight loss? It may be as simple as chewing gum while walking, Japanese researchers suggested on...
Texas school shooting survivors step up calls for gun reform
AFP | Survivors of a recent gun rampage at a Texas school intensified their calls for reforms including tougher gun restrictions Friday, as several of...
Poor Sleep quality comes from all the things you do since morning
Leon Ho | When I was twenty-something, I didn’t really care much about my sleep quality because I could recover very quickly even if I had a...
Abortion bans around the world
AFP | The focus this week of a referendum in Ireland and a supreme court challenge in South Korea, abortion is still banned in some...
Australian Scientist commits assisted suicide in Switzerland
AFP | A 104-year-old Australian scientist on Thursday committed assisted suicide in Switzerland where he went to die after his home country denied him the...
Do you want your brain to function faster? Here are some simple tips
Eloise Best | You go to the gym to train your muscles. You run outside or go for hikes to train your endurance. Or, maybe...