Category: 8. Health

  • What does it mean for pregnant women’s health?

    What does it mean for pregnant women’s health?

    A Solar or Lunar Eclipse is interpreted as a negative omen in many cultures. Science has shown that the only known adverse health consequence of an eclipse is that it can cause eye damage if you look straight at a solar eclipse. Blindness may result from retinal burns from the sun’s beams, according to BabyCenter.…

  • How your mom’s pregnancy cravings shape your appearance

    How your mom’s pregnancy cravings shape your appearance

    A mother’s diet may influence certain facial features of their child from the womb. — Pixabay You are beautiful but have you ever wondered why you are that way? Well, you should thank your mom’s pregnancy cravings for your great looks. A new research exploring the origins of facial features found that a pregnant mother’s diet…

  • Elon Musk’s daily health routine can make you billionaire

    Elon Musk’s daily health routine can make you billionaire

    Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and X (formerly Twitter), is popular for his extraordinary work ethic, often working for over 120 hours per week. Spending hours and often days in the office to get things right, he often shares how he throws himself into work. But what’s his secret? Musk once revealed that he…

  • Dengue outbreak forces imposition of health emergency in US territory

    Dengue outbreak forces imposition of health emergency in US territory

    Representational image. — AFP/File Officials in the US territory of Puerto Rico have declared an epidemic after a massive rise in dengue infections, Time.com reported. As many as 549 cases have been reported in the island of 3.2 million people and around half of the infections have been detected in San Juan. Dengue, also known…

  • US dairy cows catch bird flu for first time raising fears of big drop in milk production

    US dairy cows catch bird flu for first time raising fears of big drop in milk production

    Cows on US dairy farms are suffering bird flu. — Unsplash/File Cows on US dairy farms have tested positive for bird flu as the deadly virus was found in their unpasteurised milk samples and throat and nasal swabs. In the first known cases in cows in the US, dairy cows on farms in Texas and…

  • Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez follows this diet to stay in shape

    Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez follows this diet to stay in shape

    Georgina Rodriguez follows this strict diet to maintain her shape. — Instagram/@georginagio Georgina Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend, consciously follows a strict diet routine and maintains her shape and weight. She believes that in the competitive world of modeling, appearance is often paramount. As a result, maintaining a healthy and fit physique is crucial for all…

  • New study shows how breast cancer cells evade treatment

    New study shows how breast cancer cells evade treatment

    Breakthrough discovery: Study shows how breast cancer cells hide in hibernation. — The Institute of Cancer Research in London Scientists  uncovered how some of these cancer cells manage to evade treatment by slipping into a state of “hibernation”.  According to findings from The Institute of Cancer Research in London, certain breast cancer cells, when exposed to…

  • Video games can make you blind sooner than you think

    Video games can make you blind sooner than you think

    Gaming can make you blind and your peers don’t want you to know about this. — Vecteezy/File Video games remain a popular leisure activity in the fast-evolving digital entertainment landscape, drawing millions into increasingly sophisticated and realistic gaming environments. Recent research published in Nature sheds light on a darker aspect of being a hardcore gamer…

  • This new medicine can treat types of pancreatic cancer

    This new medicine can treat types of pancreatic cancer

    Pancreatic cancer has an average life expectancy of only eight to 11 months. — Gi Cancer/File In a scientific breakthrough, a new medicine has been approved by the United States Foods and Drug administration (FDA) that can treat types of pancreatic cancer, Fox News reported. Onivyde (irinotecan liposome) is the first medicine in nearly a decade…

  • Over 42% world population have neurological disorders: WHO study

    Over 42% world population have neurological disorders: WHO study

    A new study by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that out of the 8 billion world population, 3.4 billion people have a neurological condition, Medical News Today reported. This means that 42.5% of the world’s population has a neurological disorder. The study, published in the Lancet Neurology, further found that nervous system disorders…