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Genes may play role in tooth decay
July 10 (PTI) - Hereditary traits and factors such as obesity, education and personality may play a role in tooth decay and gum disease, according to a study. Tooth decay and periodontitis, also known as gum disease, are among the most common diseases around the world but unlike many other well-known diseases knowledge of how genes affect the risk of developing these dental...
Jaishankar lauds US$ 22.7 million India-funded island-wide Lankan ambulance service
“India is committed to partnering with Sri Lanka on people-oriented projects based on Sri Lanka’s own choices and priorities," the Indian High Commission said.
“The media has killed us” : Kurunegala doctor’s wife speaks out
Declared guilty by the mainstream and social media before being proved innocent, the family of Dr.Shafi is in tatters, says Aanya Wipulasena in The Sunday Observer.
You may be eating a credit card’s worth of plastic each week
June 17 (Reuters) - Plastic pollution is so widespread in the environment that you may be ingesting five grams a week, the equivalent of eating a credit card, a study commissioned by the environmental charity WWF International said on Wednesday. The study by Australia’s University of Newcastle said the largest source of plastic ingestion was drinking water, but another major source was shellfish,...
Meals taste better when you are seated
June 12 (Hindustan Times) - Food tastes better when you are sitting down, say scientists who found that holding a standing posture for even a few minutes prompts physical stress, muting taste buds. The research, published in the Journal of Consumer Research, looked specifically at how the vestibular sense, which is responsible for balance, posture and spatial orientation, interacts with the...
You’re accidentally eating more than 50,000 plastic particles a year
June 6 (CNET) - Think you know what you're consuming each day? Think again. A recent study reports that the average American eats at least 50,000 particles of microplastic every year. Yum? The news comes from a report published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. The scientists behind the study used data from 25 earlier studies covering common...
For wrapping, supermarkets in South East Asia switch from plastic to banana leaves
“When I see vegetables wrapped in these beautiful banana leaves I’m more willing to buy in larger quantities,” a customer said.
Japanese scientist got Nobel Prize for explaining benefits of fasting
Looking at all the research, it is hard to find any other intervention that has such compelling benefits on health and longevity than eating just 20-30% less food.
The Ohana Project – Mental health awareness for general public in Sri Lanka
Colombo, April 27 (newsin.asia) - The Ohana Project has been created by a multidisciplinary group of professionals from diverse backgrounds such as; Medicine, Psychology, Counseling, Education, and Public Health in Sri Lanka. The Ohana Project Team Despite notable efforts to increase awareness and transparency surrounding mental health issues in Sri Lanka, the stigma associated with the need for...
What a Buddhist “sand mandala” taught an Indo-America doctor about treating patients in a terminal state
A chance encounter with a sand painting helped palliative doctor Dr. Sunita Puri how to manage patients in a terminal stage.
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