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Signs you have not been taking care of yourself
Shawdesh Desk: In life, we juggle several responsibilities on the regular. And amid all this, we sometimes forget to take care of our own self. Self care is important, becauseReadMore
‘Turning point’ as number of male smokers drops: WHO
Shawdesh Desk: The number of male tobacco users is falling for the first time, the World Health Organization said Thursday, hailing a “major shift” in efforts to kick the world’sReadMore
Eating chili peppers may prevent fatal heart attacks and stroke
Shawdesh DEsk: Chili peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from heart attack and cerebrovascularReadMore
FDA testing levels of carcinogen in diabetes drug Metformin
Shawdesh DEsk: The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating levels of possible cancer-causing chemicals in metformin diabetes medications. Metformin is a prescription drug used to control high blood sugarReadMore
Outdated, dangerous childbirth practices persist in Europe
Shawdesh DEsk: When Clara Massons was in labor with her son, a midwife climbed onto her bed and pushed down on Massons’ belly, explaining that she was helping to deliverReadMore
Measles deaths ‘staggering and tragic’
Shawdeh Desk: More than 140,000 people died from measles last year as the number of cases around the world surged once again, official estimates suggest. Most of the lives cutReadMore
Drinking too much water affect health
Shawdesh Desk: Are you drinking too much water. Before drinking many bottles of water every day, read up on how it can harm you, and the signs to look outReadMore
Unvaccinated to show red flags as Samoa battles measles epidemic
Shawdesh Desk: Authorities in Samoa asked unvaccinated families to display a red flag outside their homes on Wednesday to help a mass immunisation drive aimed at halting a measles epidemicReadMore
