Weight loss app helps fight obesity
Regardless of where in the world we live, most of our New Year’s resolutions probably include losing weight. Fortunately we can count on some support from an unlikely source: the… Read more »
Author Archives: Bill Cariker
AXA ranked world’s largest insurer
France’s AXA is (still) the world’s largest insurer, according to rankings by A.M. Best Co., making it an attractive choice for expats the world over. AXA operates in 61 countries… Read more »
Mental health meds fight drug resistant bacteria
One of the most pressing concerns in international health is drug-resistant disease. In some cases drugs that have been used to fight infections for decades, like sulpha and penicillin, are… Read more »
International controversy over dangerous breast implants
Fears about potentially lethal breast implants are spreading around the world after it was revealed implants produced by French Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) could rupture. According to Reuters as many… Read more »
Plasma “toothbrush” burns out bacteria
It sounds like something out of science fiction–maybe a mad scientist’s lab–but a “plasma toothbrush” could soon arrive at a dentist near you. We half-expected it to use a laser beam…. Read more »
Some cancer drugs may cause heart failure
There are few things that terrify a parent more than the thought of a child falling ill with cancer. Worse yet, for some kids the very drugs used to treat… Read more »
Smoking out the truth about electronic cigarettes
For years people have been trying to escape the health risks of smoking. So those not ready to quit today are looking for safer ways to get nicotine into their… Read more »
Bad melons kill 30 in the US
Of all the health issues concerning expats, food safety is right at the top of the list. Hardly a month goes by, it seems, without some failing, whether it’s radioactive… Read more »
Exercise can cure snack cravings
Most of us have sat in an office where there are little bowls of candy set out everywhere. Some next to a co-worker who passes them out relentlessly. Depending on… Read more »
Japan recalls radioactive milk
You may want to think twice about feeding your baby Meiji powdered milk. Yesterday the Japanese company announced some 400,000 cans of its STEP powdered milk for infants had been contaminated… Read more »