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Salt therapy, or halotherapy, is often offered in salt rooms and caves at saunas, day spas, fitness and wellness centres, yoga studios, and medical facilities around the world. Photo: Shutterstock

Breathing problems? How salt therapy could help your lungs and skin

Salt therapy, or halotherapy, is a wellness trend claimed to have many breathing benefits. Doctors weigh in on the scientific evidence.

16 Feb 2025 - 6:15PM

Babies like to eat what mums ate while pregnant, study shows

16 Feb 2025 - 11:15AM

6 prescriptions for lifelong love from Hong Kong doctors married 57 years

15 Feb 2025 - 7:58AM

Why holidays are good for workers and bosses, and making time off count

A break from work can help well-being and performance more than previously thought, research suggests – if we disengage properly. Here’s how.

14 Feb 2025 - 3:15PM

To maximise the mental health benefits of your holiday, close that laptop and disengage. Photo: Shutterstock

Celebrate the funny side of life at HaHaHouse museum of laughter

Sumo fights in fat suits, distorted karaoke and choir of rubber chickens among attractions at museum that plays on laughter’s healing power.

14 Feb 2025 - 9:45AM

She got breast cancer, then married. Survivor in her 20s spreads hope

When Miyabi Kuroiwa learned she had stage 4 cancer at 26 her partner proposed and they began enjoying life. Now she counsels others online.

13 Feb 2025 - 5:59PM

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Microplastic levels in our brains are rising fast, study finds

The research also found a big jump in microplastics in people’s livers in an analysis of samples of deceased people taken in 2016 and 2024.

12 Feb 2025 - 7:45PM

Microplastics are being found in human livers and brains in larger quantities than before. Photo: Shutterstock

More bosses allow naps to reap staff productivity benefits

A short power nap helps you recharge and makes you more alert, advocates say. Studies show it can also boost memory.

12 Feb 2025 - 12:32PM

How to safely take your medication and avoid dangerous mistakes

People with chronic diseases and the elderly often have complex medication regimens, and mistakes are easily made.

11 Feb 2025 - 4:15PM

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Feb 14-16

A yoga flow and journaling session, a hyper-feminine fashion collection and immersive dining are among our top picks for this weekend.

15 Feb 2025 - 9:09AMvideocam

Move Inwards co-founders Steph Cuvelier (leg raised) and Camille Cheng (centre), who will lead a yoga flow session as part of a Saturday afternoon event co-hosted by Girls Lift Girls at The Lawn @ The Upper House, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Photo: instagram.com/moveinwards

How to avoid falling asleep at the wheel, and signs to watch out for

If you start nodding off at while driving, you put yourself and everyone on the road in danger, so you need to take a break.

11 Feb 2025 - 4:15AM

Closing your eyes, even for a second, while driving can be dangerous. If you feel drowsy, pull over and take a break form driving. Photo: Shutterstock

How this city became a hair transplant hub, and the headwinds it faces

Istanbul is a hub for hair transplants, with 5,000 clinics seeing patients from around the world. But competition from elsewhere is rising.

10 Feb 2025 - 2:45PM

A loved one had a heart attack? Don’t bottle up how you feel

Relatives of survivors tend to hide their feelings, but this can create distance and affect mental health, say heart specialists.

11 Feb 2025 - 8:08AM

Why superfood goji berries are good for you – in moderation

Goji berries are known to help fight eye degeneration as you age. What else might they be good for, and is there anything to watch out for?

10 Feb 2025 - 11:15AM

Dried goji berries have long been used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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How men with breast cancer are more likely to die than women who have it

Around 8 in 10 women with breast cancer are still alive 5 years after diagnosis, but only 7 in 10 male patients, study of German data shows.

8 Feb 2025 - 6:15PM

Male breast cancer accounts for less than 1 per cent of all breast cancer diagnoses. It can develop in men at any age, but usually happens between the ages of 60 and 70.
Photo: Shutterstock — Male breast cancer accounts for less than 1 per cent of all breast cancer diagnoses. It can develop in men at any age, but usually happens between the ages of 60 and 70. Photo: Shutterstock

‘I realised it wasn’t all her fault,’ says love expert on fixing marriage

Bestselling author and Instagram influencer Diego Perez, aka ‘Yung Pueblo’, talks about how to have great relationships with less conflict.

9 Feb 2025 - 4:15AM

Hong Kong marathon runner who’s conquered the world now helps others

Hong Kong lawyer and marathon runner Catherine Lau has gone from chasing personal bests to helping others achieve theirs.

8 Feb 2025 - 7:45AM

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Home-testing kits for cervical cancer can end discomfort, save more lives

Pap smears save many lives, but many women avoid the uncomfortable and intrusive procedure. New self-test kits could change this.

7 Feb 2025 - 5:57PM

The PadX kit for non-invasive screening for HPV, developed by WomenX Biotech. Photo: Mannings HK

Do you touch your face a lot? You might be stressed, say researchers

You touch your face more times each day than you realise. If you do it more than usual, your body could be telling you that you are stressed.

7 Feb 2025 - 5:45AM

What is fatty liver disease? How lifestyle changes can prevent it

Simple changes, including drinking more water and less alcohol, and eating better, can help ward off a potentially fatal health risk.

6 Feb 2025 - 7:15PM

Food and Drinks

What are the best, healthiest vegetables? The ones you’ll actually eat

Raw or cooked? Blanched, sautéed or roasted? How you prepare vegetables matters less than choosing ones you want to eat, nutritionists say.

6 Feb 2025 - 4:15PM

What is the healthiest way to prepare vegetables? Experts explain. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Healing and freeing,’ how making music helped save Ariana Grande’s life

After a terrorist attack at one of her concerts and the death of an ex-boyfriend, the Wicked star released two albums in quick succession.

7 Feb 2025 - 11:15AM

Ariana Grande at the Los Angeles premiere of Wicked in 2024. After a terrorist attack at one of her concerts in 2017 and the death of an ex-boyfriend in 2018, the singer says music helped save her life. Photo: FilmMagic

‘Don’t ignore the signs,’ says super fit man who had heart attack at 39

A fitness instructor left hospital just three days after open-heart surgery and was running soon after, thanks to his cardiovascular health.

6 Feb 2025 - 4:15AM

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Feb 7-9

Float away your stress, feast on butter chicken pizza washed down with Indian-inspired cocktails, rummage a retro mart and more this weekend.

7 Feb 2025 - 5:58PMvideocam

Feeling depressed? Bacteria in your gut may be the cause, study says

Intestinal bacteria that set off an autoimmune inflammatory response could be the reason you are feeling down, researchers find.

5 Feb 2025 - 7:15PM

A study by scientists at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital links bacteria found in the human gut to the onset of depression. Photo: Shutterstock

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ComplexCon Hong Kong 2025 unveils a star-studded music lineup featuring headliners Metro Boomin and Zico. Photo: ComplexCon

ComplexCon Hong Kong announces Metro Boomin and Zico as 2025 headliners

A meeting of American and Asian hip-hop, the concerts also feature Quavo, Hong Kong favs MC Jin and Jace, and South Korea’s Changmo and B.I.

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Tilda Swinton hits Hong Kong to make the case for film preservation and praise the magic of old cinema. Photo: Courtesy of Chanel

Tilda Swinton brings star power to a conversation on classic Hong Kong films

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farmer’s residence in Kuk Po, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

An abandoned village is brought to life in this debut Hong Kong festival

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NJZ, formerly NewJeans, are coming to ComplexCon Hong Kong

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