Category: Health

A new study shows that people who eat certain foods that at lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality than those who do not.   The study was published in the Oxford University Press’s European Heart Journal, a peer-reviewed medical journal of cardiology. The relationship between diet and mortality and CVD is well known. […]

Gum disease and tooth loss have been linked to brain shrinkage in the hippocampus that plays a role in memory and Alzheimer’s disease – so taking good care of your teeth may be linked to better brain health. The study, just published in the online issue of Neurology (the journal of the American Academy of […]

Cheat days are a controversial concept among dieters. Some see them as just a small break from a very strict diet, like having one piece of chocolate cake or one slice of pizza over the weekend. However, it seems that social media has taken this concept to the extreme, with cheat days now seeing people […]

The Health Ministry in Jerusalem has finally commented on the official announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), that there is “certain evidence that shows that there may be a connection between certain types of cancer and the consumption of aspartame, an […]

Practicing mindfulness can help reduce the impact of intense negative emotions, a new study published on May 25 found.  The peer-reviewed study, which is published in the academic journal Frontiers, found that the emotionally impact of fatigue can be heavily alleviated through using mindfulness.  The study collected data from 145 participants from a Chinese university. […]

Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are thousands of them around the world, and they claim to be able to cure everything from autism to cerebral palsy. The highest concentration of stem cell therapy clinics is in the US, Mexico, India and China. And people are travelling far and wide […]

The joint assessment from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which is part of WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization, represents the first public intervention by the UN health agency on the widely used sweetener. Aspartame has been used in multiple food and […]

As the current dry heatwave continues, which is expected to continue until the middle of next week, it brings not only discomfort and heatstroke but also poses risks to the skin, including sunburn. In the last two weeks, four girls and a boy – all teens – have been brought to the emergency department of […]

Riffing off 2019’s “hot girl summer” and 2022’s “Adam Sandler summer”, online magazine The Cut has declared 2023 the year of the “barefoot-boy summer”. American musician Mike Sabath and Euphoria actor Jacob Elordi were both papped walking barefooted earlier this year in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Alexander Skarsgård’s Succession character (tech mogul Lukas Matsson) was also […]

Premature ejaculation is a common problem among men of all ages, and it is relatively easy to treat it. A number of pelvic floor muscle and relaxation exercises, such as Kegel exercises, have been shown to help men “last” up to two minutes longer during sex. For women, Kegel exercises aren’t considered anything new. Many […]