Medicine - Health
Doctors do not correctly diagnose overweight in children
Despite the widespread attention of mass media on research that shows that one-third of US children have weight problems, a new study indicates that only about one-third…
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Medicine - Health
South Africa: simultaneously circumcised to fight HIV / AIDS!
A conference on AIDS prevention in South Africa last week called for a series of mass circumcision after studies showed that this would reduce the rate of HIV infection…
Medicine - Health
Is BMI an accurate measure of body fat or fat?
Body mass index or BMI, long considered a standard for measuring a person's body fat, may not be as accurate as long thought, according to a new study. BMI is calculated…
Medicine - Health
Pregnancy when too thin is easy to lose
Women with a body mass index of less than 18.5 (considered underweight) during pregnancy will have a 72% increased risk of miscarriage in the first 3 months. That is the…
Medicine - Health
Silk spider healing
Scientists at Tufts University in Medford, Massachussets (USA) are trying to mass produce artificial spider silk to help restore damaged ligaments and tendons and use in…
Medicine - Health
Guess the disease by measurements of hips and waist circumference
We already know that a BMI (overall body mass index) that is excessively high may be a sign of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Recently another sign is concerned, w…
Medicine - Health
Prevent weight gain in menopause
Muscle mass decreased by an average of 50% since the young to the age of 80, while the fat mass tended to increase. Therefore, women need to consider weight problems rig…
Medicine - Health
The mass of the brain is related to intelligence?
Many people think that the human brain is bigger and more intelligent. So this view make sense or not? Because of this view, scientists have done a lot of research. The…
Cancer
What is a thyroid tumor? How to treat thyroid tumors?
Thyroid tumor is a phenomenon of birth of a mass of tissue or cells concentrated in the neck, at the bottom of the throat. This block will change the health system of th…
Cancer
The more waist circumference increases, the higher the rate of liver cancer
A new study shows that every waist increases to 5.08cm, the risk of liver cancer is difficult to detect will increase to 10%.
Cancer
Obese genes cause skin cancer
As we all know overweight and obese people with high BMI (Body Mass Index), there is a high risk of a myriad of dangerous diseases such as diabetes, kidney disease, and…
Flu epidemic
Ho Chi Minh City: Wild birds die massively for unknown reasons
The phenomenon of mass deaths of wild birds continues to occur in the area of Hoang Hoa Tham, Nguyen Thuong Hien, Ward 5, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City causing…
Flu epidemic
Ba Ria - Vung Tau: Chicken begins to die mass!
According to the new news, up to this point in the province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, there have been a number of breeding farms that started to have chicken deaths. But now…
Science invention
Electromagnetic pulse bombs: A mass destroyer of electrical equipment
ElectroMagnetic Pulse (EMP) is a weapon intended to be used to destroy electrical and electronic facilities at a certain target.
Science invention
Solar panels have the ability to filter water straight from the air
By filtering and absorbing water vapor directly in the air, each battery can filter 5 liters of water per day and has a tank of up to 30 liters.