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    Mexican lower house passes junk-food label law

    Mexican lower house passes junk-food label law

    02 Oct 2019

    Mexico's lower house unanimously passed a bill Tuesday to make manufacturers put warning labels on junk food, defying industry pressure in a bid to protect consumers' health in one of...

    Citing 'unhealthy air', Vietnam tells people to limit outdoor activities

    Citing 'unhealthy air', Vietnam tells people to limit outdoor activities

    02 Oct 2019

    Vietnam warned its people to limit outdoor activities because the air quality in the Southeast Asian country has persistently been at "unhealthy" levels for days. The levels of hazardous...

    In Kenya, doctors and nurses carry medicines on speedboats to islands forsaken in terror war

    In Kenya, doctors and nurses carry medicines on speedboats to islands forsaken in terror war

    01 Oct 2019

    Laden with medicines, the speedboat sets off before dawn, its path lit only by the full moon as it cuts between miles of thick mangroves towards Kenya's border with...

    Drinking coffee before going to bed does not affect quality of sleep, study finds

    Drinking coffee before going to bed does not affect quality of sleep, study finds

    01 Oct 2019

    Drinking coffee or tea just before bed does not affect quality of sleep, a new study has found. US researchers from Florida Atlantic University and Harvard Medical School monitored...

    Nicotine is dangerous, no matter how you ingest it

    Nicotine is dangerous, no matter how you ingest it

    01 Oct 2019

    Manjula Ramakrishnan “Smoking is responsible for 12.84 per cent of total national and expat male mortality within the UAE, killing 52 men each week – so it’s easy to...

    Is red meat linked to cancer? Scientists say they are not sure about it

    Is red meat linked to cancer? Scientists say they are not sure about it

    01 Oct 2019

    Cutting back on red meat is standard medical advice to prevent cancer and heart disease — but a review of dozens of studies has concluded that the potential risk...

    Animation series to fight NCD launched in Dubai

    Animation series to fight NCD launched in Dubai

    01 Oct 2019

    Mariecar Jara-Puyod , Senior Reporter A Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHaP)-approved series of animation conceptualised and produced in the UAE was launched on Monday afternoon in Dubai to...

    Bangladesh bans heartburn drug ranitidine over cancer fears

    Bangladesh bans heartburn drug ranitidine over cancer fears

    30 Sep 2019

    Bangladesh's drug regulatory authority on Sunday issued a ban on sales of popular heartburn drug ranitidine while it investigates a potential cancer-causing substance in the drug. The move comes...

    Severe consequences for children lacking in sleep

    Severe consequences for children lacking in sleep

    30 Sep 2019

    Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter A consultant paediatric neurologist has seen patterns of sleep disorders rooted in childhood. He reminds parents as well as other adult family members to discipline...

    Skin-lightening creams containing banned ingredients should be avoided

    Skin-lightening creams containing banned ingredients should be avoided

    29 Sep 2019

    Skin-lightening creams which contain banned ingredients can pose a serious threat to consumers’ health, councils have warned. Illegal products were still available to purchase on the high street, said...

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