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Drinking black tea prevents heart disease
Medicine - Health

Drinking black tea prevents heart disease

Tea is a popular drink of many peoples in the world. Especially in Asian countries, people consider enjoying it an artistic pastime. A recent study found that drinking b…

December 14, 2018
Mosquitoes raging in Bangkok
Medicine - Health

Mosquitoes raging in Bangkok

The walls of many houses in Bangkok turned black because of the presence of thousands of mosquitoes.

December 14, 2018
IAEA seeks feasible solutions for cancer treatment
Medicine - Health

IAEA seeks feasible solutions for cancer treatment

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on November 30 urged scientists and manufacturing industries around the world to step up efforts to find a possible solutio…

December 14, 2018
'7th billion citizen' is just a symbolic number
Medicine - Health

'7th billion citizen' is just a symbolic number

The fact that the world welcomes the 7th billion baby today is just a symbolic act, because the current world population may be 56 million lower or higher than this huge…

December 14, 2018
High tax on high-fat foods
Medicine - Health

High tax on high-fat foods

Denmark became the first country in the world to tax high-fat food items including butter, meat, milk, and pizza in an effort to limit the fertility of the country.

December 14, 2018
Coal mining and burning are very harmful to health
Medicine - Health

Coal mining and burning are very harmful to health

Australian Medical Journal recently published a new study that there is a lot of evidence that the exploitation and burning of coal is very harmful to health and can ser…

December 14, 2018
Critical treatment for only 1.20 USD / year
Medicine - Health

Critical treatment for only 1.20 USD / year

With only 1.20 USD / person / year, poor countries can prevent and treat millions of cases of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.

December 14, 2018
Medical equipment for poor countries
Medicine - Health

Medical equipment for poor countries

The World Health Organization estimates that up to three quarters of medical equipment donated from the West are completely useless in the world's poorest countries.

December 14, 2018
Breastfeeding helps mothers reduce fat
Medicine - Health

Breastfeeding helps mothers reduce fat

Women often gain a lot of weight after birth and have to abstain from abstinence or use slimming pills to get back to normal. However, experts say that breastfeeding is…

December 14, 2018
Home repair increases the risk of cancer in women
Medicine - Health

Home repair increases the risk of cancer in women

The Australian Journal of Medicine cites research by scientists in the country, suggesting that home repairs have a negative impact on women's health with increased mort…

December 14, 2018