Category Archives: Health

Radiation from your cell phone

By ShamsOctober 9, 20091 commentHealth, Technologycell phone, environmental working groupm cancer, nokia 9300i, radiation, sar, smartphone, sony ericsson p910a, specific absorption rates, t-mobile mytouch 3g, text message, voice connection

Do we know how much radiation our cell phones are emitting while we are phoning or sending text messages.

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Secrets of Mr. Breuning’s long-Life

By ShamsSeptember 27, 20092 commentsHealth, Sciencelarger than life, mr. breuning, secrets of long life, usatoday, walter breuning

At 113^th years, Mr. Walter Breuning told some of his secrets to the world, USAToday reports.

The secrets are as follows:

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How many people died from ‘Swine Flu’ till todate?

By ShamsAugust 4, 200913 commentsHealthA(H1N1), antivirals, bird flu, flu-like symptoms, H1N1, H5N1, influenza, inhaler, Mexico, pill, relenza, swine flu, tamiflu, treatment, vaccine, Washington state department of health, WHO

The H1N1 virus that’s responsible for the deadly ‘swine flu’ has killed so far till todate, 4^th of August 2009, at least 1,154 people worldwide, WHO says.

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Some Carrots, Facebook and Youtube

By ShamsJune 18, 20091 commentHealth, Technologycancer, carrots, Comscore, credit Suisse, dr. Kirsten brandt, Facebook, falcarinol, ramprate, Reuters, university of Newcastle, YouTube

Scientists found that carrots are die-hard fighter against cancer if you cook them ‘whole’.

What does this ‘whole’ mean? 🙂

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‘Silent Heart Attacks’

By ShamsMay 25, 2009Healthchest pain, ecg, electrocardiogram, silent heart attack, stress

A recent study found that not all heart attacks could be traced by electrocardiogram (ECG). These ‘not all heart attacks’ include a little known category (in mass public) – ‘silent’ heart attacks. (more…)

Arsenic, Vitamin A, and blood cancer

By ShamsFebruary 21, 2009Health, Sciencearsenic, arsenicosis, Bangladesh, BGS, blood cancer, British Geological Survey, brown algae, Hijiki, India, leukaemia, Oregon Department of Human Services, point source maps, sea food, secondary cancers, vitamin A, West Bengal, WHO, World Health Organisation

Arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and West Bengal (India) drinking water is a well-known issue in the last many years. Arsenic is a poisonous metalloid that naturally occurs in soils, and is soluble in water.

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Fast Food!!… What’s the consequence?

By ShamsDecember 25, 20081 commentHealthalzheimar, disease, fast food, junk food, Karolinska Institute, mcdonald

Junk food, (in fact) fast food that is rich in sugar, fat and cholesterol can be a serious factor for developing Alzheimer’s. That’s what Swedish researcher from the Karolinska Institute suspects. Reuter’s reported about the findings a month earlier in November.

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Pesticides may hit the brain growth directly

By ShamsOctober 26, 2008Environment, Healthbrain growth, European Union, pesticides

Studies found exposure to pesticides may damage the brain growth of offspring in the womb and to a lesser extent may harm the adults as well. The study focused on the European Union.

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