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Month: September 2023

Month: September 2023

Climate change: Six young people take 32 countries to court

Lai Cheng September 29, 2023 0 Comments
"What I felt was fear," says Claudia Duarte Agostinho as she remembers the extreme heatwave and fires that ripped through Portugal in 2017 and killed more than 100 people. "The wildfires made me really anxious about what sort of future I would have." Claudia, 24, her brother Martim, 20, and her sister Mariana, 11, are among six young Portuguese people who have filed a lawsuit against 32...
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SINGAPORE RECALLS MOONCAKES FROM TWO MALAYSIAN BRANDS

Lai Cheng September 29, 2023 0 Comments
Excessive Levels of Bacteria, Toxins Found in the Products The Singapore authorities have ordered a recall of two mooncake products sold in Singapore because they contain ingredients that exceeded regulatory limits, namely a bacteria or toxins produced by fungi. The products are: > Joymom’s Musang King Snowskin Mooncake, with an expiry date of March 5, 2024 > Fragrance’s Single Yolk...
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Of Rivers and Heart-ware

Lai Cheng September 29, 2023 0 Comments
Want to know why our rivers continue to be polluted despite all efforts to keep them clean? Here is a royal insight from Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah. We have been focusing on hardware (science and technology) and software (policy, regulations and norms), with not enough attention to a critical element in the fight against river pollution: heart-ware. "The health of our river...
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You ARE Traffic

Lai Cheng September 29, 2023 0 Comments
This signage is a good reminder: When you’re driving, you’re not stuck in traffic. You ARE traffic. You ARE why congestion, bumper-to-bumper queues, and gridlock form. A typical response from traffic planners has often been “let’s widen the roads and build even more of them, too.” But new roads attract more traffic – a concept known as “induced demand”. As the great American...
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DON’T EAT “DEAD FOOD”

Lai Cheng September 29, 2023 0 Comments
In modern society, people are eating more highly processed foods than ever, which are low in nutrients. What we're eating now very often isn't food, cautions Michael Pollan, journalist and author of the book, In Defense of Food. "We are eating a lot of… food-like substances… highly processed things that might be called yoghurt, cereals, whatever, but in fact are very intricate products of...
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NASAL SPRAYS CAN MAKE CONGESTION WORSE

Lai Cheng September 27, 2023 0 Comments
Decongestants are a type of medicine that can provide short-term relief for a blocked or stuffy nose (nasal congestion). They work by reducing the swelling of the blood vessels in your nose. This helps to open up the airways. But do you know: Using decongestant nasal sprays for more than 3-4 days can cause worse nasal congestion, called rebound rhinitis, once the spray wears off. After a few...
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CRAVING UNHEALTHY FOOD? EAT THESE INSTEAD

Lai Cheng September 26, 2023 0 Comments
Craving for salty junk food, sweets or deep-fried snacks? Instead of reaching for potato chips, doughnuts or ice cream, which can lead to weight gain and poor health, try healthier alternatives. If you’re craving: > French fries or Potato chips: Replace with salted cashews or peanuts (but nuts without salt are healthier) – they are higher in good fats and protein. Or munch on an apple....
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FOODS THAT RESEMBLE THE BODY PARTS THEY ARE GOOD FOR

Lai Cheng September 26, 2023 0 Comments
Ever noticed that many of the healthy foods we eat physically resemble different parts of our bodies? Ancient philosophy says the shape of plants give clues as to their purpose. It’s not just a coincidence that kidney beans are actually called kidney beans, or why walnuts look like tiny little brains. Here are some foods that look uncannily like body parts – and they also happen to benefit...
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VAPING BARBECUES YOUR LUNGS, WARNS DOC

Lai Cheng September 25, 2023 0 Comments
A California doctor took to TikTok to explain how vaping compares to cigarettes. He said that vapes are hotter than cigarettes, 'barbequing your lungs'. A doctor has warned that vaping is 'barbequing your lungs' and increases the risk of lung transplants in young people. Dr Brian Boxer Wachler, an eye surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, took to TikTok last week to explain why vaping is more...
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