The world’s laziest teenagers: Only 7% of children in South Korea are active for an hour a day – while teens in the US are the fourth MOST active and the UK ranks 29th World Health Organization data shows where children are least active South Korea, the Philippines and Cambodia had the most inactive children […]
Biomarkers confirm higher incidence of thyroid cancer among World Trade Center responders
The incidence of thyroid cancer among first responders who volunteered or were employed as firefighters, rescue personnel and cleanup workers at Ground Zero in New York on or after September 11, 2001, is three times higher than that in the general population. This difference has been confirmed by a method involving a panel of four […]
How to avoid despairing when the world is going to sh*t
The past two weeks I’ve been having a bad time. I’ve been in a funk, you might say. I’m down in the dumps. It’s a case of the mondays, but every day. I’m having a severe depressive episode with suicidal ideation, if you want to get into mental health diagnoses. As someone with depression and […]
World-wide recall of dangerous breast implants
Because of the increased risk of cancer of the breast implants of the pharmaceutical company called Allergan back in the world. In about 500 cases of a rare cancer related to the implants was observed, such as the U.S. food and drug administration (FDA) on Wednesday (local time) said. “A recall is appropriate, in order […]
Salt intake in China among highest in the world for the past four decades
Salt intake in China is confirmed to be among the highest in the world, with adults over the past four decades consistently consuming on average above 10g of salt a day, which is more than twice the recommended limit, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London. The systematic review and meta-analysis, […]
Study eyes how human brain ‘sees’ world
It is plain to see that the world moves pretty fast—but the human brain moves even faster to see. A new Brain and Mind Institute study is offering insights into how the our brains process a world in which the images of people, places and things are constantly shrinking, expanding and changing on the retina […]
Baby talk is similar all over the world
There are vast differences in early child-rearing environments across cultures. For example, the popular French documentary Babies, which documents the life of infants in five different cultures, depicts the multitude of ways infants can be raised across different ecological and cultural contexts. These differences illustrate the reality of infants growing up in distinct contexts. Anthropologists […]
You want to fall asleep in 2 minutes? A military Trick from the 2. World war to make it possible – Video
Can’t sleep: everyone knows. Instead of hot milk, and eternal read to help now a Trick in the US Army, developed in the Second world war against the insomnia. In a maximum of two minutes he shall put you to Sleep. Many people fall Asleep hard in the evening. To recover instead from the day, […]
Cannabis could be downgraded by the World Health Organization
Cannabis could be downgraded by the World Health Organization to make it more available in medicines WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has proposed to relist substance May also strike non-THC products, such as cannabis oil, from all drug controls UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs will vote on recommendation next month Cannabis regulations could be […]