MEDICINE & HEALTH

Mother and son brushing their teeth

Brush Your Teeth Often to Lower Risk of Diabetes

Brushing the teeth thrice a day or even more is associated with an eight percent lower risk of acquiring diabetes, while the dental disease's presence is linked to a nine-percent increased risk, not to mention, many teeth (of about 15 or even more) missing, is linked to more than 20 percent increased risk.
Oral Health: A Window To Your Overall Health

Oral Health: A Window To Your Overall Health

Many people take their oral health for granted, avoiding flossing until it's time to see the dentist, only brushing for 10 seconds once a day, and so on. But, did you know that your oral health can act as a window into your physical health?
Coronavirus Outbreak Wreaks Havoc on Tech Industry

Coronavirus Outbreak Wreaks Havoc on Tech Industry

The outbreak has now affected not only people but also businesses like those in the tech industry. (Photo : Pixabay)Microsoft building EU The outbreak has now affected not only people but also businesses like those in the tech industry.
Anthele drinking his energy drink

Electrolytic Sports Drinks: Are They a Myth?

Workout buff, ultramarathoners, and other endurance runners should take note of what boosts performance; apparently, it's not an electrolyte sports drink.
Parent and child workout

Too Lazy to Exercise? Is It Genetic?

In an attempt to figure out why individuals with a limited capacity to exercise behave the way they do, a team of researchers conducted a case study. After several tests, including genetic analysis, the scientists found that the mutated gene being examined "was the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene."
U.S. to Start Human Testing of Antiviral Drug to Cure the Novel Coronavirus

US to Start Human Testing of Antiviral Drug to Cure Novel Coronavirus

The first US study of a drug to cure the illness is already in progress. (Photo : Reuters)U. S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks next to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar during a tour of the secretary's operation center following a coronavirus task force meeting in Washington, February 27, 2020.
Japan Confirms First Case of Reinfection

Japan Confirms First Case of COVID-19 Reinfection

Just weeks after recovering, a Japanese woman is tested positive yet again for COVID-19. (Photo : Reuters)A man wearing a protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past an advertising billboard of Tokyo Olympics 2020, near the Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Japan, February 27, 2020.
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