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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...

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...

Image: Calories advice Eggs are nutritious, but you can make your eggs even healthier by choosing a low-calorie cooking method. Boiled eggs are lower in calories than fried eggs.    

Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) make up a relatively small share of all registered pesticides. Yet, they cause the most severe harm to human health and the environment. Each year, around 400 million farmers and farmworkers are poisoned by pesticides, resulting in at least 11,000 deaths. Because they are highly toxic, HHPs are responsible for a large number of these acute unintentional...

18 civil society organisations in Asia – including Consumers Association of Penang and Sahabat Alam Malaysia – have sent a letter to the European Union (EU), urging for a ban on amalgam exports and manufacturing. Amalgam is a primitive, tooth unfriendly holdover of dentistry of an earlier era, an uncontrollable pollutant that poisons fish and vegetables that children eat. This is their...

Sitting too much can be a risk to your health. Studies have linked being inactive with being overweight and obese, Type 2 diabetes, some types of cancer, and early death. Sitting for long periods is thought to slow the metabolism, which affects the body's ability to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure and break down body fat. If your work or studies require you to sit for long hours, it’s...