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Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, can last about five months of the year. Here is how to check if you have it, and how to combat it. Photo: Shutterstock

Recap | Diabetes facts you need to know, air pollution link to dementia and more health stories

Explore expert insights on diabetes, seasonal affective disorder, healthy ageing, dementia risks from air pollution and China’s weight-loss camps.

More than 800 million adults have diabetes globally, many untreated: study

9 crucial facts about diabetes, from worrying trends to how to avoid it

Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu

Officials are trying to figure out how the teen – who had no farm exposure – was infected.

Avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles. Photo: CDC/NIAID via AP

Breast cancer now second most common form of disease in Hong Kong

Lung cancer remained the most prevalent type with 5,707 new cases recorded in 2022 while colorectal cancer was third.

Celebrity weight-loss drug gets nod in Hong Kong but experts warn over use

Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro joins list of obesity and diabetes drugs made popular by celebrities who lost weight.

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Thin, beautiful, refined? In China, weight-loss camps promise all three

China’s growing obesity crisis sparks the popularity of strict camps aimed at fat loss for those who ‘can’t control their diet outside’.

Yang Chi’ao exercising at a weight loss camp in Chengdu, in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. China’s growing obesity crisis has made popular strict camps aimed at fat loss for those who “can’t control their diet outside”. Photo: AFP

26 Hong Kong pupils fall ill during study tour to Guangdong cities

Centre for Health Protection says 15 boys and 11 girls, aged 10 to 11, developed symptoms including vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and fever.

China’s ‘bat lady’ Shi Zhengli opens path for new coronavirus research

Shi and a team of Chinese, US and Swiss researchers have developed a customised virus receptor that could pave way for new treatments.

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How lifting weights gave 2 older Singaporeans stronger bones

He was 52 and had endless back pain; she was 62 and had osteoporosis. Weightlifting increased their bone density. Now both do powerlifting.

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When Raj Grover developed severe back pain, he hit upon a surprising remedy: lifting weights. Here he is seen squat lifting 155kg. Photo: Shaun Pang

Celebs with adult ADHD help shine a light on the condition

More grown-ups are admitting to having adult ADHD, calling attention to a disorder that affects about 2.58 per cent of the global population.

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Will Smith, Howie Mandel, Simone Biles and Trevor Noah are just some of the stars who have said they have adult ADHD, shining a light on a disorder that affects about 2.58 per cent of the global population. Photos: Reuters/AFP/Getty Images/Twitter

Editorial | Covid case sends jabs reminder to Hong Kong parents

Ordeal of 10-month-old Hong Kong girl, whose condition has improved, gives reason to get children vaccinated against coronavirus and flu.

Bruce Willis’ stutter masked his dementia, actor’s wife says

‘Just a part of a stutter,’ Emma Heming Willis thought. Then came dementia diagnosis. She’s writing a book to remind carers about self-care.

How Grand Theft Auto and World of Warcraft became virtual film sets

Filmmakers explain using Grand Theft Auto to host Shakespeare’s Hamlet and setting the life story of a dying gamer in World of Warcraft.

Custom characters from World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment in a scene from the documentary “he Remarkable Life of Ibelin. Photo: World of Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment/Netflix via AP

5 wellness events this weekend in Hong Kong, November 1-3

Up your tennis game, sweat at a fitness fest with rescued dogs, combat anxiety at breathwork and meditation sessions or go to an autism fair.

Simon Yuen will hold a breathwork session to combat anxiety this weekend in Hong Kong, one of several wellness events you can catch. Photo: Breathless Expeditions

US spots 1st H5N1 bird flu case in a pig, raising concern for humans

There is concern that hybrid viruses can emerge from pigs with characteristics that allow them to infect humans more easily.

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Why wearable glucose sensors could be the next wellness trend

Devices like the Lingo and the Stelo work exactly like a diabetic glucose monitor, although some experts doubt their value for non-diabetics.

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Why are healthy Hong Kong infants still at risk of severe Covid infections?

Health authorities earlier urged public to get vaccinated after infant girl sent to paediatric intensive care unit with Covid infection.

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Experts have also urged children to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the light of a recent severe case. Photo: Sam Tsang

McDonald’s sued by US consumers in proposed class action over E coli outbreak

One person was killed at at least 75 sickened by infections linked to onions in the fast-food chain’s Quarter Pounder burgers.

6 hit by food poisoning after eating at Hong Kong Italian restaurant Pirata

Victims developed symptoms of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting and fever, with two hospitalised, health authorities say.

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Hong Kong infant critically ill after Covid infection, public urged to get jabs

Centre for Health Protection says child being treated at Kwong Wah Hospital’s paediatric intensive care unit.

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The infant is currently being treated at Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei. Photo: Jelly Tse

The early signs of dementia, from falls to rudeness to driving problems

Memory loss is not the only early warning sign of dementia conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Experts describe other symptoms to watch for.

A driver with cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer’s disease can get lost, react too quickly or too slowly, or - worst case - have an accident. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese study might explain why men are more vulnerable to respiratory disease

Researchers say different structures in nasal microorganisms might explain why women can fight off certain infections more easily.

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Suffering in silence: how elephantiasis stole this mother’s life in India

As her leg swells and her spirit dims, Sunita’s story reveals the harsh realities of living with a neglected tropical disease in rural India.

Hong Kong McDonald’s ‘not impacted by E coli outbreak linked to burgers in US

Company says ‘issue does not impact McDonald’s operations in Hong Kong in any way’.

According to McDonald’s menu in Hong Kong, it does not serve the Quarter Pounder. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

McDonald’s Quarter Pounders linked to deadly E coli outbreak in US

McDonald’s has removed slivered onions and beef patties used for Quarter Pounder burgers from stores in affected states.

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A McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burger. File photo: McDonald’s Corporation via AP

Editorial | Lessons to be learned from Hong Kong monkey deaths

Hong Kong authorities have responsibility to exercise greater care after infectious disease claims 12 primates at city zoo.

Tally of Hong Kong monkey deaths reaches 12 as experts call for biosecurity review

Authorities say a De Brazza’s monkey at Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens has died after undergoing quarantine since October 13.

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