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Why Asian Culture May Be Promoting Social Smoking
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Smoking is becoming a big problem for Asian Americans. All the leading causes of death for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) — lung cancer, heart disease and stroke — can be caused by smoking cigarettes, according to the CDC.
15 Things Asian American Kids Could Never Get Away With
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For Asian American kids, perhaps nothing is more relatable than the things you got in trouble for growing up, things very specific to having Asian parents. Sometimes they were right, sometimes they made no sense, and other times you found ways to get away with it.
86% of Filipino Americans Who Vape Started Because of Friends
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by the California Department of Public Health.
California is home to two growing trends: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as the fastest growing ethnic group and vaping.
Gwyneth Paltrow Claims Inserting Jade Egg Into Your Vagina is an ‘Ancient Chinese Practice’
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder, Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow has apparently launched two products on her lifestyle website Goop that can help women “increase their sexual energy” by inserting items inside their vagina.
The items, a Rose Quartz Egg ($55) and Jade Egg ($66), can apparently help women balance their hormones, regulate their menstrual cycles, prevent uterine prolapse, and increase bladder control, according to a lawsuit that Goop had to settle last September, according to USA Today.
Seoul Now Provides Free Sanitary Products to Women to Tackle ‘Period Poverty’
To tackle the problem that officials called “period poverty,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government recently launched a program that will give out free sanitary products to women around South Korea’s capital city.
The program, which is part of the city’s newly revised Gender Equality Basic Ordinance, was launched on October 8, Monday, according to its official press release.
Asians Eat Less Fast Food Than the Rest of America, Study Finds
Asian Americans, known to have genes that make them crave unhealthy food, consume fast food the least among all ethnic groups in the United States on any given day, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Only 30.6% of Asian American adults consumed fast food between 2013 and 2016 on a single day, behind African Americans (42.4%), Caucasians (37.6%) and Hispanics (35.5%).
China’s Air Pollution Kills 1 Million People and Costs $38 Billion EACH Year, Study Finds
China’s air pollution cases the deaths of around 1 million people per year, new research has revealed
Based on the study conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the early deaths and lost food production caused by fine particles and smog-inducing ozone also cost the Chinese economy 267 billion yuan ($38 billion) annually.
Pakistani Model Reportedly Takes Own Life Days After Taking a Stand Against Bullying in Viral Video
A model/fashion designer from Pakistan was found dead at her home earlier this month, just days after taking to social media to speak out against cyberbullying.
Anam Tanoli’s body was discovered hanging from the ceiling fan of a room at her residence in Lahore’s Defence-B area on September 1. Her body was later moved to a local hospital.
Man Donates 67% of Liver to Former Teacher He Used to ‘Hate’ For Hitting Him
A 25-year-old soon-to-be doctor saved his former primary school teacher’s life by donating 67% of his liver in what can be considered a very heroic act.
Jerome Chin bravely volunteered to give part of his liver to his former teacher, Leong Fong Peng, who used to discipline him when he was still studying as a child at Kong Min primary school in Kuantan, Malaysia in 2003, according to The Star.
Dr. Pimple Popper Squeezes Cyst Out of Logan Paul, Netizens Disgusted
Logan Paul is Dr. Sandra Lee’s latest celebrity patient.
In a new eight-minute video, the YouTube star pays a visit to the famed dermatologist’s clinic to have what he suspects is either a “lump, cyst or lipoma” removed from his back.
Planned Parenthood Names First Asian-American Doctor and Immigrant as President
Dr. Leana Wen, Commissioner of Health for the City of Baltimore, is Planned Parenthood’s first Asian-American president.
In a press release Wednesday, the reproductive health nonprofit said that it chose Wen after “an extensive search.”
South Asians in the U.S. Are at High Risk for Heart Disease
New reports claim that South Asians living in the United States have a high risk for cardiac disease.
After a comprehensive review of existing studies, researchers found that South Asians are more prone to develop early diabetes and have high cholesterol, which consequently increases the risk for plaque buildup in the arteries (atherosclerosis).