Category: Community
PH hosts int’l meet on barcoding system
The Philippines hosts an international meeting on the globally-recognized GS1 barcoding system today to protect consumers from fake or expired drugs and hopefully reduce deaths associated with mismedication or drug problems associated with certain flaws in the drug delivery system. […]
A half-cup idea: Portion control in the Philippines
Half-cup of rice option soon a must in Philippines’ city restaurants. Soon, all food establishments in Quezon City, Philippines – including those in hospitals, schools, even catering businesses – will be required to offer their customers the option of ordering […]
Ebola kills Liberian doctor, 2 Americans infected
One of Liberia’s most high-profile doctors has died of Ebola, officials said Sunday, and an American physician was being treated for the deadly virus, highlighting the risks facing health workers trying to combat an outbreak that has killed more than […]
Air quality ‘unhealthy’ as haze obscures skies
KUALA LUMPUR – Air quality around Kuala Lumpur and on Borneo island was ‘unhealthy’ yesterday, with one town reaching ‘very unhealthy’ levels as haze – mostly from forest fires in Indonesia – obscured skies. Kuala Lumpur residents wore face masks […]
Japan gets anti-radiation pills ahead of nuclear restart
Tokyo – Japanese officials are handing out radiation-blocking iodine tablets to people living in the shadow of two nuclear reactors slated to restart this year, underscoring concerns about atomic power after the Fukushima crisis. The move to distribute the pills […]
Foot-and-mouth disease strikes livestock in central Vietnam
Duc Tho District of the central province of Ha Tinh reported an outbreak of foot-mouth in herds of local cattle on July 25. Foot-mouth disease has affected multi domestic animals of four houses in Quang Tien Village. These animals suffer […]
India wages war on highly contagious brain fever as deaths mount
NEW DHELI – India is struggling to contain the seasonal contagious disease encephalitis, commonly known as “brain fever” with 570 people reported to have died already and health authorities warning the death toll may rise with more people still at […]
Cardiac arrest? An IV to the leg could save you
SINGAPORE: From August, paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will adopt a new method to help those suffering from cardiac arrest: An intravenous (IV) drip to the leg. The SCDF said on Friday (July 25) that the new […]
Poisonous spiders spotted in Dubai communities
DUBAI – Reports of poisonous redback spiders are increasing among people living in new developments around the city. Residents in communities such as Emirates Hills and Al Furjan in Dubai, and Al Ghadeer in Abu Dhabi, have encountered the small […]
S.Korea confirms foot-and-mouth outbreak at hog farm
South Korea has confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a hog farm, the country’s first outbreak in more than three years, a provincial government said on Thursday. The case comes as Asia’s fourth-largest economy strives to contain a six-month […]
