Health

The percentage of adults suffering from diabetes across the world has doubled over the past three decades, the biggest rises coming in developing countries, a study said Wednesday. The serious health condition affected around 14 per cent of all adults worldwide in 2022, compared to seven per cent in 1990, according to the new analysis in The Lancet journal. Taking ...

A new way of treating serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attacks could be a “game-changer” and is the first leap in treatment for 50 years, reports rte.ie quoting researchers as saying. Offering patients an injection is more effective than the current care of steroid tablets and cuts the need for further treatment by 30%, according to a ...

Dengue claimed the lives of four patients in the last 24 hours, while 888 patients were hospitalised till Wednesday morning. With the new deaths and cases, the death toll rose to 475, while the total number of cases rose to 89,603, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, 3,325 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals of ...

Skin cancer is a very common type of cancer throughout the world. It is a disease that occurs when skin cells grow abnormally in the epidermis (the outermost skin layer), usually due to the overexposure of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. As for Caucasian (white-skinned) people, they are more prone to getting skin cancer due to the exclusion of ...

Travellers are being warned of the dangers of methanol poisoning after six tourists to Laos have died. Methanol is an industrial chemical found in antifreeze and windshield washer fluid. It’s not meant for human consumption and is highly toxic. Drinking even small amounts can be damaging. A few shots of bootleg spirit containing it can be lethal. What does methanol ...

A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Paulo de Meo Filho, a postdoctoral researcher at University of California, Davis, is part of an ambitious experiment aiming to develop a ...

Nine more dengue patients died while 886 people were admitted to different hospitals across the country with the viral fever in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest fatalities, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 448. Among the deceased, four were male and six were ...

Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent and lethal forms of cancer worldwide. It is the top malignancy among the male population in Bangladesh. It is characterised by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lungs, which can form tumors and interfere with normal respiratory function. Lung cancer is primarily classified into two main types: non-small cell lung ...

A balanced diet is fundamental for overall health, but excessive calcium intake might pose risks, particularly when it comes from supplements rather than food sources. Dr Howard E. LeWine, Chief Medical Editor at Harvard Health Publishing, stresses the importance of understanding calcium needs and highlights the potential dangers of overconsumption, reports TBS. For adults, the US recommends 1,000 mg of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has added the LC16m8 mpox vaccine to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL), marking it as the second mpox vaccine to receive this designation following the declaration of mpox as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on August 14, 2024. According to a statement, which came on Tuesday (Geneva local time), this decision aims ...