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Eat, pray, exercise: Monks battle weight problems
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/11/2018
» Followers have been giving monks foods loaded with sugar, fat and oil, contributing to a health crisis.
Studies: Drinking coffee "might" give you a longer life
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/07/2017
» Two new large-scale studies show an association between coffee-drinking and a longer life, but experts say they stopped short of proving cause and effect.
Sugar drinks: New tax, higher prices & social engineering
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/06/2017
» New sugar tax to cut future health costs, high sugar consumption means 2.2% lost GDP each year from obesity, diabetes & heart disease.
20% of Thais suffer from insomnia, not enough sleep
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/03/2017
» Getting enough sleep is important for long-term health & a long life. For World Sleep Day learn more about insomnia that you or your loved ones may suffer from.
Some hospitals charging for 'free' services
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/03/2017
» Seriously ill patients and private hospitals often have different opinions of what an emergency is, leading to disputes over whether or not the care should be free. The new NIEM chief vows to clear up misunderstandings.
Vitamin D can protect against colds, flu: study claims
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2017
» Vitamin D supplements for people who avoid the sun entirely & use too much sunblock & thus have low vitamin D levels, likely to benefit greatly from vitamin's protective effects.
Young blood for old: Road to long life?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/11/2016
» Immortality & eternal life, a dream for thousands of years, may become more real with new blood filtering technologies.
Nobel Chemistry Prize: Tiny molecular machines
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/10/2016
» Nanomachines, the world's smallest machines, promising as parts of new materials, sensors & energy storage systems, won the prize this year.
Nobel Prize Medicine: Cell recycling research by Ohsumi
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/10/2016
» Experiments identifying genes for autophagy (cell recycling) wins Ohsumi of Japan Nobel Prize in medicine.
Painkillers linked to heart failure: study
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/09/2016
» Some of the most common drugs to treat pain & inflammation, NSAIDS found to pose risk of heart failure in older people.