![What your hands say about your health What your hands say about your health](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2019-10/71572134230_clapclappinghand.jpg)
What your hands say about your health
Nails arent the only part of the hand that can reveal ill health, though. The palms can tell a story too.
Sun Aug 27 2023
![Bandits release 10 students kidnapped two months ago from Nigerian school Bandits release 10 students kidnapped two months ago from Nigerian school](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-09/61632023933_KADUNA.jpg)
Bandits release 10 students kidnapped two months ago from Nigerian school
An undisclosed ransom was paid to release eight students while another two were set free due to ill health and 21 remaining in captivity.
Sun Sep 19 2021
![Syrian government denies rumours Assad in poor health Syrian government denies rumours Assad in poor health](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2015-12/51448944193_BasharalAssad.jpg)
Syrian government denies rumours Assad in poor health
Speculation swirled in recent days on social media and some Arab news websites saying Assad, 51, was in critical condition, citing rumours of stroke, or even that he had been shot.
Mon Jan 30 2017
![Biggest catalogue of DNA variants yields its secrets Biggest catalogue of DNA variants yields its secrets](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-08/71471521134_doctordna.jpg)
Biggest catalogue of DNA variants yields its secrets
The catalogue highlighs mutations mistakenly blamed for causing rare diseases and others that may play an unexpected role in ill health.
Thu Aug 18 2016
![Ill health does not hamper Ahmad Zahid from keeping promise Ill health does not hamper Ahmad Zahid from keeping promise](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2016-06/51466579636_UMNOBaganDatoh.jpg)
Ill health does not hamper Ahmad Zahid from keeping promise
Ahmad Zahid also took part in the tadarus programme with 1,245 participants in Bagan Datoh.
Wed Jun 22 2016
![Hiring a smoker employee costs US firms $6,000 a head Hiring a smoker employee costs US firms $6,000 a head](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2013-06/61370303559_295x200.jpg)
Hiring a smoker employee costs US firms $6,000 a head
An employee who smokes costs his or her employer nearly $6,000 (RM18,218) more per year than a non-smoker.
Mon Jun 03 2013
![No health risk from Fukushima radiation No health risk from Fukushima radiation](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2013-01/81357026998_295x200.jpg)
No health risk from Fukushima radiation
Radiation leaked after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 is unlikely to cause any ill health effects in the future.
Fri May 31 2013