A sharp rise in chronic kidney disease has prompted Caritas in Kandy and Anuradhapura dioceses to introduce farmers and young people to the benefits of organic farming. The rise in kidney disease in agricultural communities there has alarmed doctors, researchers and Caritas officials alike, all of whom are struggling to pinpoint the causes of the [...]
Drinking Tokyo’s radioactive tap water could lead to a slight increase in thyroid cancer risk over the course of a lifetime, especially in young girls, according to a preliminary assessment by a leading risk analyst. The analysis found that the amount of radioactivity found in Tokyo’s tap water could cause approximately six excess thyroid cancers [...]
Potassium Iodide (KI) is used by health officials worldwide to prevent thyroid cancer in people who are exposed to radioactive iodides caused by nuclear reactor accidents and nuclear bombs. It protects against radioactive iodine by preventing its absorption by the thyroid gland located in the neck. Thyroid cells are unique among all cells of the [...]
The Trans-Fat in food content has become one of the major causes of heart attacks. This has been revealed after a study was conducted in Sri Lanka. Following the unpleasant situation, the World Bank has requested Sri Lanka to improve the laws for the processed food. The concern is to improve the quality and packaging [...]
Every person loses around 100 hairs from their head every day, but serious hair loss isn’t a “one cause fits all” type of problem; many factors lead to hair fall The most generally known causes of hair loss are noted here Genetics: Yes, you knew it all along: It’s Mom’s (or Dad’s) fault that you [...]
The study conducted by the Ministry of Health has revealed that nine percent of the Sri Lankan population is ailing from mental illnesses. Most of them are not even aware of their condition, the study adds. The Health Ministry has started a series of island wide programmes to create awareness on this regard. Noting that [...]
Popular energy drinks — which may contain high levels of unregulated ingredients — could pose a health risk to children, adolescents, and young adults, who consume many of the drinks sold, a review suggests. The review found that almost half of 5,448 caffeine overdoses reported in 2007 involved people under age 19, according to Sara [...]
Psychologists report that most people can remember up to 90 percent of the details of their first romantic kiss, a memory that is even more powerful that their first sexual encounter. The “Shoop-Shoop Song, (It’s in His Kiss),” sung by both Betty Everett and later Cher, says it all. “Think about all those date-movies where [...]
The United Nations Organization has been drawn into the debate as to whether flu vaccine for A H1N1 (otherwise known as swine flu) can cause narcolepsy after a Finnish study showed that children who were vaccinated against this strain of influenza had nine times more probability of developing this disease. Slurred speech, impaired vision, suddenly [...]
Despite the cumulative number of confirmed cases of AH1N1 in the country (513) rising over last week’s figures (475), health sources said that the numbers were decreasing with positive signs of the diseases waning. “The number of confirmed cases in the previous week (January 3-9) was 31 which is half the number recorded between December [...]
Swine flu in Sri Lanka has killed 22 people and infected more than 300 over the past two months, the island’s health ministry said Monday. Official figures showed that 22 people infected with H1N1 — swine flu — had died since October 25 while 342 cases were reported during this period. “The strain of influenza [...]
A patient, who had both HIV infection and leukemia, has been cured. German researchers who used a bone marrow transplant to treat the patient have declared him cured of the virus. The patient received the bone marrow transplant in 2007 from a donor who had a genetic mutation known to give patients a natural immunity [...]
Nearly 235 A (H1N1) patients have been reported from the island since 20th of September 2010 up to date said the Epidemiology Unit. Four deaths have occurred during this period said Dr Sudath Peries addressing a press briefing in Colombo today (07). He also said that 61 A(H1N1) patients have been identified since the 22nd [...]
After reading through these pages, those who produce carbonated drinks are likely to be outraged, while those who consume them die slow deaths. Where does the truth lie? Read on. Medical research comes up against the drinks lobby. Fascinating, yet terrifying, reading. Carbonated drinks…immediate relief from thirst. Or a death trap? Medical research is frightening [...]
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