According to the Joint United Nations’ Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), there were more than estimated 36 million people living with HIV at the end of 2014. In Australia, there were more than 23 thousand people living with diagnosed HIV infection in 2014. People from CALD backgrounds represented 40 per cent of new diagnoses in Australia […]
The second, and final, report from the Independent Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation has been released. It highlights the importance of cutting red tape for the rapidly expanding complementary medicines sector, while improving access to information for consumers and health professionals to inform their health and health expenditure decisions. This is important to […]
New York, Daily exercise can protect the brain against decline as we age, finds researchers after conducting an animal study. In lab tests with mice, researchers from Johns Hopkins University found that exercise helped boost levels of an enzyme called SIRT3 which may protect against stressors that contribute to brain cell energy loss. In tests […]
New York, Three to five cups of coffee a day may lower the risk of dying prematurely from some illnesses than those who do not drink or drink less coffee, new research suggests. The researchers from Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that drinkers of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee saw benefits, […]
Headaches and Migraine are the most common health challenges. At one time or another, most people suffer from headaches. When suffering from a headache, most people reach for Panadol, Asprin or Ibuprofen. While pain killers offer temporary relief, they do not address the cause and often headaches return. Ayurved, the traditional and comprehensive medicine from […]
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt Bali (Indonesia) As one walks down the market street on the way to the pristine Kuta beach on Bali island, Indonesia’s major tourist destination, it is hard to miss the Queen’s of India. For the Indians who come to this beach resort for rest and recreation, but crave for “desi” food, especially […]
BASCHI Quick Slimming capsules pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested a product labelled BASCHI Quick Slimming capsules and found that: the capsules contain the undeclared substance sibutramine consumers are advised that sibutramine is a prescription-only substance Sibutramine was withdrawn from world markets in […]
Fast food companies advertise children’s meals on TV with ads that feature toy premiums, and the use of these toy premiums may prompt children to request eating at fast food restaurants, a study suggests. The researchers found that the more children watched television channels that aired ads for children’s fast food meals, the more frequently […]
In partnership with a commercial lab, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a simple and affordable diagnostic test to detect the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya. While not often deadly, chikungunya causes severe, incapacitating and often chronic joint pain. To create the test, the researchers used another mosquito-borne virus named Eilat […]
Star chef Manish Mehrotra believes Indian food doesn’t need inventions to be on the top spot in the global food map but it could do with a lot of exploring of the variety that the nation has to offer in terms of flavours. “Indian food doesn’t need inventions. All we need is exploring. If we […]