Bad breath and poor tooth care
LOCAL doctors hope regular dental cleaning, increasingly popular in Shanghai, will help improve people's teeth.
Ginseng soup for some get-up-and-go
GINSENG is the root of a slow-growing perennial herb native to the mountain forests of northeastern China, the Korean peninsula, and the far eastern regions of the Russian Federation.
Dangers of later pregnancy warmed
LONDON - Despite the growing number of older mothers, Danish doctors advised women on Friday not to postpone pregnancy because the risks are still high and the chances of a successful outcome are poor.
Umbilical blood same as bone marrow
BOSTON - A new study of 2,165 blood and bone-marrow transplants in children has found that using a sibling's umbilical cord blood is less likely to cause the recipient's body to reject the donated material.
Facing death with dignity
THE mention of cancer seems a taboo for most cancer patients, because the disease used to indicate certain death.
Clay beads not 'plain Janes' of jewellery world
I USED to find clay beads dull and lacklustre compared with jewellery made with precious stones.
Look to winter fashion
SUMMER is still with us, but designers are preparing autumn/winter collections to be shown on September 26 to 28 at Shanghaimart for the China International Fashion Trade Fair for Casual and Career.
Apple keeps doctor away
LONDON - The old adage that an apple a day keeps the doctor away looks to have acquired an important scientific dimension. It might keep cancer away too. Fresh research by scientists at Cornell University in New York published on Wednesday shows that plant substances such as flavonoids and polyphenols, known as phytochemicals, are the essential healthy ingredients in the fruit. "What this study shows is that the combination of phytochemicals plays a very important role in anti-oxidant and anti-cancer activity, and the real health benefits may come from a phytochemical mixture," food science professor Rui Hai Liu said in a statement. Researchers found that just 100 grams of fresh apple with skin had the anti-cancer properties of 1,500 milligrams of vitamin C. (Agencies via Xinhua)
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