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Apple announced last week that its Apple Watch Series 4 (available today on apple.com) would have some serious heart-health features. The wearable will allow users [...]
Any of the top podcasts make it a point to teach you about new concepts. They show you how economics applies in a way you [...]
What are Tonsils? Tonsils are collections of lymphoid tissue in the oral cavity. There is a tonsil on each side at the back of the mouth, they are usually visible with the uvula hanging down between them. Being lymphoid tissue they play a role in immune function. There is however a lot of other lymphoid...
A lot of people play doctor when it comes to relatively minor ailments, for example, when chilly and damp weather brings on a cold or the flu. Instead of consulting a medical specialist, they simply reach into their medicine cabinets for a remedy – and its associated risks and side effects. In a recent...
When fitness trackers alone fail to get families moving enough, turning step counts into a competition might help people get more exercise, a small experiment suggests. Researchers gave fitness trackers to 200 adults and asked them to set daily step-count goals to increase their activity levels. All had at...
Oolong tea could be used to treat a number of health conditions, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It’s rich in antioxidants, and contains vital vitamins and minerals, including vitamins A, B, C, E and K, it’s been reported. It also contains polyphenol chemicals, which contribute to the...
A new cancer pen promises to help surgeons immediately detect and completely remove cancerous tumor tissue, without having to send samples off to a lab for testing while the patient languishes on the table. The MasSpec Pen is a hand-held device that allows doctors to test in real-time whether...
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...
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,...
Infrared saunas have been growing more and more popular recently, after being endorsed by scientists and even celebrities like Gwneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston. As opposed to regular wet saunas, infrared saunas use infrared light and heat to warm the skin quicker and provide a number of health benefits.
A teenager in Mexico has invented a bra to detect breast cancer. But does it work? And if so, how? Julian Rios Cantu, 18, has made a bra that he says will be an early warning system for breast cancer symptoms. The Eva bra, made by him and three friends who formed a company together, []
Virtual reality headsets are often associated with video games and fun, but companies are also working to use them for mental health therapies, to treat phobias, anxiety or addictions. Some phobias, for instance, can be effectively treated by gradually exposing a patient to his or her worst fear, be it...
Product developers at Omron Healthcare, a leading manufacturer of medical-grade home healthcare products, said the Omron HEAT Pain Pro™ represents an evolution in at-home TENS therapy. It is currently the only device on the market that combines TENS technology with heat – a combination used by physical...
Following a slew of consumer complaints, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert (which is rare for beauty products) regarding a line of cleansing hair conditioners by Wen — products that are already the target of an ongoing class-action lawsuit from 2014 over hair-loss...
In the febrile world of health startups, entrepreneurs are racing to quantify every possible bodily and environmental function. And so if we can monitor air quality, sleep and heart rate, why wouldn’t we monitor sperm quality as well? In May, America’s Food and Drug Administration approved Trak, a new...
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has confirmed that the Quaker Oats brand available in the local market does not contain glyphosate, a type of weed killer. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said according to sub-regulation 41(3) of the Food Regulations 1985, the permitted amount of glyphosate...
This is the powerful and the potent oral androgen and this was the authentic solution to treat illnesses like anemia and the rest. Thus, at the time when you are suffering from acute blood loss you can take this medicine as the best solution. You can even have the same for a considerable gain in weight. In...
Pain in lower back or any other part between ribs and legs, is the most common cause of work related disability or basis for missed job. As most back pains go on their own, sometimes it becomes chronic pain. Around 8 out of 10 individuals in US face at least one session of such pain in their lives. As...
Apple announced today the launch of CareKit, a new open source software platform that allows people to develop their own health care apps. The softwares design is similar to that of Apples ResearchKit, a software platform that lets scientists run studies through apps available in the Apple app...
