Category: Community
Health shows scrutinized in China
New rules for such programs aim at curbing misleading advice and the pushy sell of ungrounded theories on TV. China’s top media regulator has tightened control over health-related TV programs, in a bid to provide viewers with better scientific content. […]
Nepal lacks preventive measures despite rise in suicide rates
KATHMANDU – The World Health Organization ( WHO) has underscored the need to develop suicide preventive measures in countries like Nepal where a national response to reduce suicide rates is still largely non-existent. “Suicides are preventable. For national responses to […]
Cambodia -Thai kidney trafficking sparks fears of new organ market
Phnom Penh -The seven-inch scar runs diagonally across the left flank of his skinny torso, a glaring reminder of an operation he hoped would save his family from debt but instead plunged him into shame. Chhay, 18, sold his kidney […]
China warns against eating nassarius snails
BEIJING – China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) issued a circular advising people not to eat toxic nassarius snails to avoid food poisoning on Monday. CFDA said it is now a peak sales season for edible snails and the administration […]
Women in UAE ignore cancer symptoms to avoid mastectomy
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the UAE, with the number of sufferers increasing by 20 per cent since 2009, according to figures released by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). According to an Abu […]
Can India’s ban on import of animal-tested cosmetics be harmful for your skin?
Recently, the government banned the import of cosmetics which have been tested on animals. India already has an existing ban on animal-testing of cosmetics. This puts India in the league of European Union and the Humane Society International (HSI India) is […]
Thermal scanners at airports secretly scan for Ebola fever
India has installed thermal scanners at international airports to “secretly” screen passengers for fever to avoid panic in view of the raging Ebola epidemic in West Africa and other areas, a senior health ministry official said on Tuesday. Two scanners […]
UAE warning against water-diet capsules
The Ministry of Health monitored a website that promotes water-diet capsules. The advertisement reads: “We live outside your country but we can direct you to a specialised centre that is licensed by us when using our medical tablets or capsules. […]
China’s companies, billionaires must step up to fight Ebola: WFP
BEIJING – China’s corporations and billionaires have lagged behind in contributions to fighting the Ebola epidemic in West Africa despite vast economic ties to the region, the World Food Programme said on Monday. An Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the […]
Breakthrough seen in dengue treatment
MANILA, Philippines–The Department of Health (DOH) has adopted a two-day regimen that combats dengue, a mosquito-borne disease that has claimed the lives of at least 1,680 people in more than 416,000 cases reported in the Philippines over the past three […]
