Spanish study finds mixing Pfizer, AstraZeneca jabs effective
OVIEDO, Spain: Vaccinating coronavirus patients who have received the AstraZeneca jab with the Pfizer vaccine is safe and effective, according to preliminary results from...
Can festive overeating trigger a heart attack?
By Muhammad Basir Roslan
KUALA LUMPUR: In Malaysia, festivals equate with indulging in elaborate meals and all kinds of delicacies all day long.
Hari Raya Aidilfitri...
WHO study says long working hours increase heart disease, stroke deaths
MOSCOW: A World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) study showed that long working hours were the cause of 745,000 deaths from...
Spotting a silent killer, cholangiocarcinoma
By Thivyamalini Ramalu
PUTRAJAYA: In November 2020, Raj (not his real name) started feeling the symptoms of bile duct cancer or cholangiocarcinoma — light-headedness, heartburn...
TCM can help halve Covid-19 death rate
BEIJING: A recent study has shown that Qingfei Paidu soup, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) widely used to treat Covid-19, can help reduce the...