Vaping helps smokers kick habit, UK study finds
E-cigarettes may have helped some 18,000 smokers in England kick the tobacco habit last year, according to research released today. The survey-based study was not a clinical trial, which means the...
US doctors: Zika money ‘essentially all spent’
Money to fight the spread of Zika virus in the United States is “essentially all spent,” top US doctors said Tuesday, urging Congress to come to agreement on new funding measures. The...
If you drink hard, you’ll need to exercise hard to lower health risk
Heavy drinkers who exercise are less likely to die from alcohol-related diseases than those who don’t, a study suggests, although its authors were cautious about the implications of their data....
Exercise may offset health risks of drinking
Heavy drinkers who exercise are less likely to die from alcohol-related diseases than those who don’t, a study suggested Thursday, although its authors were cautious about the implications of...
Malaysia reports first Zika case in pregnant woman
Malaysia today reported its first case of Zika infection in a pregnant woman, whose husband works in Singapore. The 27-year-old Chinese patient is 3 to 4 months pregnant and lives in Taman Desa...
World Health Organisation declares Sri Lanka malaria-free
The World Health Organisation has certified that Sri Lanka is a malaria-free nation, in what it called a truly remarkable achievement. WHO regional director Poonam Khetrapal Singh said in a...
This pretty mooncake can do pretty bad things to your body
It is a time of year when sugar and fat-laden mooncakes fill shelves and shop windows in Asians countries that celebrate the Chinese mid-autumn festival. Hong Kong is one of those place where the...
Malaysia reports first locally transmitted Zika case
Malaysia reported its first locally transmitted case of the mosquito-borne Zika virus on Saturday, news likely to add to fears of a full-blown outbreak in the tropical nation. The patient was a...
