Curcuma longa, popularly known as turmeric, is a yellow-colored spice that has been used in medicinal preparations in the East for thousands of years. It is only in the past few decades that Western science has started recognizing the health benefits of this spice. What gives turmeric its unique medicinal value is a substance called ...
From Legionella bacteria and non-tuberculous mycobacteria, safe transport of mains drinking water depends on best practice and good policy, environmental health experts say. However, Flinders University academics warn current systems and legislation may not always be supported by solid scientific research or best practices in public health. Flinders University Associate Professor Richard Bentham, who presented ...
Studies show that exposure to pesticides — specifically those containing chlorpyrifos, which attack an insect’s nervous system — can harm a child’s physical and mental development. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey detected chlorpyrifos in 96 percent of the children sampled nationwide, with those aged 6 to 11 ...
Tibetan singing bowls have been an important tool used by Buddhists of Tibet in their meditative practices for centuries. These are musical instruments that produce sound through vibration when struck, scraped, or shaken. Tibetan singing bowls Oral traditions state that the singing bowls were brought to Tibet from India around the 8th century A.D. by a ...
The Breaking Bad movie El Camino‘s storyline focusing on drug production is more relevant than ever — with a new study revealing methamphetamine contamination in houses is a public health problem around the world. Dr. Jackie Wright, Associate Professor Stewart Walker, and Dr. Kirstin Ross analyzed the contamination levels in everyday household items from a ...
A study by Tulane University has found that high lead levels in the soil are resulting in increased lead contamination risk among children. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study analyzed soil samples from New Orleans. Lead problem Lead dust is invisible and almost indistinguishable when mixed with soil. ...
Many people sacrifice their bedtime to work extra hours or party all night. Over time, the lack of sleep produces some negative effects on the body. The latest studies show that sleep deprivation can essentially shut down the production of certain brain proteins that might be crucial to memory. Brain effect When human beings become ...
A control systems engineer in charge of product design and solutions and the creation of product manuals had an intriguing insight one day after reading The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine (Huangdi Neijing), a Chinese medicine medical text that’s generally dated between the late Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.) and the Han Dynasty (206 ...
It seems the onion is a powerhouse packed with both nutrition and healing properties. In fact, the more experts find out about the onion, the more powerful its properties seem. In Ayurvedic medicine, onions have been used for ages as a poultice for the chest or feet to cure coughs, flu, and fevers. This ancient Indian branch ...
The inability to maintain a healthy weight continues to develop as one of the most widespread health ailments among citizens of developed societies. Despite the numerous industries revolving around calls for positive, health-driven lifestyles, obesity remains an imminent global health concern. In addition to the health risks that it presents, weight-maintenance issues must also be ...
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