Category: Community
Coverage of antenatal care in India has to be increased: WHO
In 2013, globally, preterm birth complications were responsible for 15 per cent (0.96 million) of deaths in children under five years of age. It is a leading cause of death in neonates (0-27 days after birth). According to WHO, about […]
Outcry over unnecessary medical tests and diagnosis
PETALING JAYA – Already struggling to cope with high medical costs, Malaysians are now worried about over-diagnosis and over-treatment – a growing global trend. Shirley Yeh, 56, complained that she was charged over RM50,000 when her mother was recently admitted […]
Guangdong dengue fears reach fever pitch
GUANGZHOU – South China’s Guangdong Province is on high alert for dengue fever with more than 1,000 new cases reported every day since Monday. Over 1,300 new cases were reported on Thursday, bringing the total to almost 18,000 including four […]
Does India have a Young Heart?
What is alarming is that younger population is becoming more vulnerable to coronary heart disease resulting in premature deaths. 23%, who develop heart attacks today are below the age of 40 years of age. The common factors are smoking, sedentary […]
Thai hospital says it has Ebola cure, could be mass produced within a year
BANGKOK – Doctors at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hosptial, Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand claim that they have developed a new antibody that could cure Ebola patients. The antibody could be a year away from being produced on a […]
3,000 Cambodians killed by AIDS per year: official
PHNOM PENH – Approximately 3,000 HIV/AIDS patients in Cambodia die per year, Ieng Mouly, chairman of the National AIDS Authority, said Thursday. “Some 3,000 patients have died naturally each year after they have contracted the disease for years,” he told […]
10 million elderly in Thailand
Thailand’s number of elderly has reached 9.93 million (15%) in this year reports Thai News Agency (TNA). A recent study discovered that 5% of the elderly are healthy while the other 500,000 suffer from chronic diseases such as osteroarthiritis, hypertension […]
Singapore, a nation of pill poppers?
For many Singaporeans, it is not an apple but a pill a day that keeps the doctor away. According to market research firm Euromonitor International, people here spent $638 million on vitamins and dietary supplements last year, an increase of […]
China to open first high security bio laboratory
BEIJING – China’s first high-security biosafety laboratory will be ready for use by December, in a move hailed as a “crucial” moment in the fight against pathogens such as the Ebola virus, officials said Tuesday. The facility, which has been […]
When ‘remedies’ make things worse
KUALA LUMPUR – Soy sauce, toothpaste, butter, egg white and salt – these are just some of the things that ill-informed parents apply to burns suffered by their children. “Parents often don’t know what to do when children are burnt […]
