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Iodine deficiency has made a comeback. The risks, and how to get enough
Iodised salt all but eradicated iodine deficiency years ago, but cases are now rising. Pregnant women and children are especially vulnerable.
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11 Jan 2025 - 2:15PM
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 10-12
Indulge in some self-care, do yoga in a museum, get inspired by a Hong Kong ultra-running film and stock up on some half-price sports gear.
10 Jan 2025 - 5:15PM
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An Acme Wellness contrast therapy suite in Hong Kong featuring a cold plunge tub and sauna. Experience both and discover their benefits by joining a New Year Self Love Ritual on Saturday, January 11. Photo: Acme Wellness Hong Kong
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How writing therapy can help you get to know yourself better
Done right, therapeutic writing can be a tool for psychotherapy and self-help. But who is it suitable for and how can you get started?
8 Jan 2025 - 7:15AM
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How a Japanese electric spoon could help reduce the salt in your diet
The spoon uses an electric current to make food taste saltier, so you don’t feel the need to add more, and the risks of salt overconsumption.
10 Jan 2025 - 12:45PM
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5 wellness retreat trends in 2025, from sexual healing to psychedelics
Want to restore your libido, get help conceiving, or find relief from stress and addiction? Here is what’s trending in wellness tourism.
9 Jan 2025 - 11:15AM
SHA Wellness Clinic in Spain and Mexico offers a Sexual Wellbeing package - one of several wellness trends this year. Photo: Instagram/shawellness
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Inside Myanmar drug rehab centre where tough love is the prescription
Weightlifting, karate drills and tug-of-war contests are all activities at the facility in a country that produces huge amounts of narcotics.
9 Jan 2025 - 7:15AM
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Coffee drinkers less at risk of head and neck cancers, new study finds
People who drink more than four cups of coffee a day are less at risk and even decaf coffee is found to have benefits, the analysis says.
7 Jan 2025 - 7:15PM
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5 simple checks for dementia, starting with a clock drawing test
Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient’s brain.
8 Jan 2025 - 11:02PM
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5 million people. 1 psychiatric hospital. Many patients are chained to beds
At Mauritania’s Nouakchott Centre for Specialised Medicine, most patients stay for only a few days as beds and staff are too scarce.
4 Jan 2025 - 11:15AM
A woman brings food to a relative at the psychiatric centre of the CHS hospital in Nouakchott. Photo: AFP
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Time to stop smoking? Study shows a smartwatch app could help
Smartwatch app detects movements that indicate smoking, sends vibration alert, a text offering moral support and tally of cigarettes smoked.
6 Jan 2025 - 11:15AM
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Hong Kong researcher on how TCM could be used to fight dementia
A neuroscientist describes how traditional Chinese medicine may provide modern solutions to preserving cognitive function as we age.
10 Jan 2025 - 12:09PM
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What I realised reading my dad’s letters to my late mom as he lay dying
It took all her courage, but Barbara J. Ferraro read the wartime letters aloud to her father as his body withered, and finally understood.
4 Jan 2025 - 6:15PM
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Mind-body interaction: a healthy body makes a healthy mind and vice versa
Our mindset, attitude and emotions affect our physical health, and having a healthy lifestyle improves our mental well-being.
3 Jan 2025 - 7:55AM
Positive self-belief is linked to lower stress levels and better physical health. It is one example of mind-body interaction. Photo: Shutterstock
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A pole dancer’s journey from meat-eating athlete to vegan pastry chef
This month is Veganuary, a good time to try a plant-based diet. A convert, and experts, describe its many health benefits.
7 Jan 2025 - 5:36PM
Asia travel
Will Japan’s hot spring culture be added to Unesco list in 2028?
A group of governors is lobbying to get the centuries-old Japanese onsen practice included on Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list.
3 Jan 2025 - 6:15PM
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Vietnam bans vapes, to impose fines for users and jail producers
Country joins others including Singapore, Thailand, India and Australia in banning travellers from bringing in e-cigarettes.
3 Jan 2025 - 11:45AM
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Vietnam has announced a ban on the sale and use of vapes. Photo: Shutterstock
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Pancreatic cancer needs catching early. The signs and symptoms to look for
The disease is rarely found in time for lifesaving treatment, and kills about half a million people annually; here is what to look for.
7 Jan 2025 - 5:34PM
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How gender stereotyping of girls with ADHD delays diagnosis often until adulthood
Despite signs of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during childhood, it is often not diagnosed until adulthood, especially in women.
2 Jan 2025 - 6:22AM
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Dentist who gritted her teeth to beat depression, and the help there for you
Charlotte Chan had professional care for her mental health issues. Many in Hong Kong face a long wait. Four groups have stepped up to help.
3 Jan 2025 - 8:10AM
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Should museums return antiquities to their countries of origin? Some say no
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