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Our hearing plays an important role in how we interact with the wordls around us. It facilitates the forming of relationships amd opens up a wealth of sensory experiences. Hearing loss is often gradual and subtle, hense usually ignored. Often, it can only be detected through carefully performed hearing...
When it comes to staying active, we all tend to procrastinate a little bit. However, it’s very important that you get enough physical activity every single day in order to stay healthy. There are numerous benefits of staying active and those such as reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and keeping...
Imagination and adventure are key ingredients to getting a child to be responsive and productive. Kids are most at home when running around, getting involved with others and playing. There are so many ways this can be harnessed for educational purposes as well. Sticking with the great outdoors, there are...
Stress is something most of us deal with to some degree in our everyday lives; whether it’s a result of pressure at work or problems at home. This can have serious negative effects on our overall physical and mental health, and it shouldn’t be just ‘one of those things’ you have to put up with.
LOS ANGELES: A new study from US Arizona State University (ASU) led by two Chinese scientists showed the first promising link between capsaicinoids, the active ingredient in chilli peppers, and one’s energy-burning ability, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Spicy foods will “not reduce one’s...
The level of care needed for a burn depends on how extensive the tissue damage is. Minor burns can often be treated at home without seeing a healthcare provider. Burns considered “minor” include first-degree burns and second-degree burns that are no larger than 2 inches in diameter. Immediately evaluate...
With one in eight women diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, this disease is the most common cancer in American women. In fact, the National Breast Cancer Foundation predicts that more than 246,600 women and 2,600 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. And this disease will ultimately...
You expect heavy drinkers, smokers and meat-eaters to be more likely to suffer from a heart attack. But, why do people who exercise every day, are vegetarian and non-smokers keep suffering from heart attacks? Sitting on your butt all day at your desk job may be a huge contributor to the rise in diabetes and...
According to Bloomberg, the Food and Drug Administration has announced the names of nine companies participating in a pilot program that could let them pre-clear products instead of going through the agency’s traditional application process. The program, called Pre-cert, will include Apple, Fitbit,...
Most people know to drink a lot of tea with honey and lemon and eat chicken soup when they catch a cold. But did you know that fatty fish and certain nuts are just as good, if not better, at preventing you from getting sick in the first place? 1) BRAZIL NUTS These delicious nuts have a very high content of...
PARIS: One in 12 global deaths over a five-year period can be prevented through 30 minutes of physical activity which can include house-cleaning or walking to work five days a week, researchers said on Friday (Sep 22). Being highly active (750 minutes a week) is associated with an...
Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus making it harder for HIV to resist its effects. The work is a collaboration between the US National Institutes of Health and the...
Water parks can be fun, but they also can pose unexpected health risks – in this case, eye and respiratory problems. And that shower you never take before you get in the pool plays a role. In July 2015, patrons at an indoor water park resort in Ohio started to complain about eye and respiratory problems.
It can be difficult to focus at work when the phone keeps ringing, you’re constantly getting new e-mails and colleagues keep dropping by for a chat. How do you actually get stuff done if you can’t get any peace and quiet? There are no ready-made concentration tips that work for everyone, but some of...
GENEVA: Antibiotics that are currently in clinical development are insufficient to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a World Health Organisation (WHO) report said. Most of the drugs currently in the clinical phase are modifications of existing classes of antibiotics and are only...
Theres always a run on grocery stores in advance of a hurricane or blizzard—and with good reason. If you won’t be able to leave your house for a few days or if the power is out for longer than a couple of hours, what to feed your family becomes a major concern. The food experts at Consumer...
It is common knowledge that the consumption of large amounts of sugar is detrimental to our health, and most of us will be aware of the type of foods and drinks that are laden with sugar content. What tends to fall under the radar, though, is that numerous food and drink items which are branded as healthy...
This particular test may still need professional equipment, but there are similarly easy health tests that you can do at home that don’t require technology to interpret the results. All of the below tests take no longer than a minute, and they can highlight an array of serious health issues, from dementia...
(CNN) Are nations around the globe on track to meet health-related sustainable development goals for the year 2030? A new analysis finds outstanding achievements but a great deal of work still needed before the goals can be reached This is based on measurements of 37 of 50...
With Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) policies becoming increasingly common in many school districts in the United States, we take a look at how students can prevent eye problems when working on a tablet or laptop. In the short term, blue light is tiring for eyes, causing eye...