6 April 2017

Senior HKU students breakfast more often than younger students

By Xinyue Ji | A quick ( and not necessarily scientific) survey by this website found that  HKU students above the age of 22 tend to eat breakfast more than four times a week compared […]
5 April 2017

Could skipping breakfast be good for you?

By Queenie Wong “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” Is that true? A recent study published by Frontiers showed that skipping breakfast could be beneficial. Skipping breakfast could be a way to force […]
5 April 2017

Regular legume consumption could help reduce diabetes risk

By Ray Zisong Yu | April 2, 2017 Eating lentils and other legumes regularly may help prevent type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study by scientists at Rovira i Virgili University, Spain. The study […]
20 March 2017

Illegal sale of antibiotics still common in Hong Kong

By Natasha Fernandes Pharmacies in Hong Kong are selling antibiotics over the counter without asking for a prescription from customers, an investigation by this health news site  has found, despite the government’s latest effort to combat the drug […]
2 March 2017

Traditional Chinese Medicine May Offer Hope for AIDS

By Raymond Yu | Feb. 16, 2017 — Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is often used as either a complement or an alternative to western medicine for a variety of illness. A recent study indicates that […]
2 March 2017

H7N9 bird flu cases soar in China

By Queenie Wong The H7N9 bird flu outbreak has killed 79 people in China this January, which was 16 times more of same period in last year. 5 people were died from H7N9 bird flu […]
2 March 2017

Nicotine Craving Can Be Possibly Decreased with the Help of Medicine

By Xinyue Ji | Feb. 19, 2017 — It’s a story all too familiar – you hear people talking about quitting smoking for the sixth or seventh time, only to see them relapsing within a short […]
2 March 2017

Need for Mental Health Support in Schools Recognized in the UK and Hong Kong

By Gigi Chiu 12 Feb 2017 With rapid rise of student suicide cases in the UK and Hong Kong,  both governments have recently taken steps to implement student mental health support systems in schools in […]