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A Jamaican survivor chronicles Americana

People who burn themselves up in pursuit of survival — rarely survive anyone or anything

22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Doubling walnut consumption (eating 3 tablespoons) was associated with a 47 per cent lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating walnuts may halve type 2 diabetes risk: Study

The average intake among walnut consumers was approximately 1.5 tablespoons per day.

02 Jul 2018 3:33 PM

Sleep should be considered an important element in workplace health. (Photo: AFP)

Decreased output at work? Poor sleep is to be blamed

This is further evidence that sleep is not wasted time -- it's wisely invested time!

05 Jun 2018 3:32 PM

American Dream fails generations of blacks: study

While white men who grew up wealthy tend to stay that way, black boys raised in affluent families are more likely to become poor.

20 Mar 2018 1:55 PM

People with the darkest skin tones were most likely to experience side effects and complications. (Photo: Pixabay)

Are chemical peels a safe treatment option for darker skins?

The side effects on darker skin tones lasted an average of 4.5 weeks.

17 Mar 2018 12:04 PM

Students who were overweight or obese were about half as likely to get diagnosed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Eating disorders underdiagnosed in men: study

When it came to treatment, females were almost 1.5 times more likely to get help compared with males.

15 Mar 2018 2:28 PM

White and Asian American children had significantly lower rates of obesity than kids of other racial and ethnic groups. (Photo: Pixabay)

US childhood obesity rates rising again

Parents can create a bastion of protection for children in the home, by keeping junk foods out.

28 Feb 2018 9:06 PM

In 2015 alone 1,100 infant deaths were entirely preventable, suffocation fatalities occurred while babies were in bed. (Photo: Pixabay)

More babies dying of suffocation, often in bed

Parents should also be aware that bed sharing is most dangerous for newborns less than 4 months old, preemies and underweight infants.

20 Feb 2018 12:22 PM

“It is estimated that 70 million patients in India suffer from a rare disease, an alarming statistic of 1 in every 20 Indians.

Mumbai: Organization for Rare Diseases India announces new edition of Race for 7

Event to raise awareness for 7,000 documented rare diseases is planned towards highlighting and addressing needs of community in country.

15 Feb 2018 2:02 PM

Being single increases the social connections of both women and men. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hail the singlehood! It has benefits

Single people may develop more individually and benefit more from alone time, according to the study.

12 Feb 2018 3:11 PM

Previous research has shown that breastfeeding has other long-term benefits for mothers like a lower a risk of breast, ovarian cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breastfeeding for 6 mos cuts diabetes risk in half: study

Researchers suggested that breastfeeding may unleash protective effects via hormones that act in the pancreas.

17 Jan 2018 7:00 PM

Drinking coffee may cut death risk in kidney disease patients

The team found a dose-dependent inverse association between caffeine and all-cause mortality.

04 Nov 2017 4:55 PM

Janka Penther at the Rat Race Dirty Weekend (Photo: Facebook)

Woman with double lung transplant complete’s world’s toughest assault course

Janka Penther who at one point was barely able to walk and needed oxygen tube to breathe changes life around

21 Jun 2017 12:24 PM

Those outcomes may be attributable to their race, gender and socioeconomic status rather than the PCI procedure itself (Photo: AFP)

Outcome of heart surgery may depend on race and gender

These incremental risks appeared to be related to progression of the patient's ischemic heart disease.

14 May 2017 1:29 PM

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