According to a study, breastfeeding may offer broad protection against breast cancer that extends to women who delay having children.
Miscellanews Tidbits
Minute Traces Of Melamine In Most Foods Are Not Harmful – FDA
Since melamine has set off a global food safety scare, the consuming public has raised the health concerns of most foods tainted with the chemical.
Older Children More At Risk Of Drowning Than Toddlers
Older children between five and twelve are most at risk of drowning, not toddlers as commonly thought, a Singapore study said.
Condom Lubricant Popular Acne Cure In Cambodia
A condom lubricant designed for sex workers and gay men has become popular acne cure among female Cambodians, women in the capital and local media have reported.
Heart Attack & Strokes As Devastating To Women As They Are To Men
The World Health Organization (WHO) of the United Nations recently reported that fewer people worldwide now die of infectious diseases and more of chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke.
Viagra Abuse Could Taint Olympic Games
This month’s Olympics may be remembered more for the abuse of Viagra and other legal drugs among athletes, a leading Australian scientist said.
Lemon Grass Yields Essential Oil
Lemon grass or “Tanglad” as it is locally called in the Philippines, a backyard plant, is going mainstream as its oil is now being extracted for industrial use.
Philippines’ Rice Terraces – A Historic Civil Engineering Feat
The rice terraces in Banawe, Philippines was adjudged as one of the best among the man made structures to receive an award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
MiscellaNews Tidbits
*** On Men’s Fertility
Fertility starts declining around the age of forty and its downward path is more swift among those who drink, smoke, take drugs and are overweight.
MiscellaNews Tidbits
**On Global Warming
World Bank Carbon Fund sets up a facility for forest protection in poor countries. It would pay developing countries hundreds of million dollars and provide financial incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emission from deforestation.