Category: Community
HIV epidemic is smaller than UN estimates
Anti-AIDS drugs have helped save 19 million years of human life since 1996, said an analysis Tuesday which also slashed U.N. estimates for HIV deaths and disease by a quarter. “The HIV epidemic is smaller than estimated by UNAIDS,” wrote […]
Chinese town trades lead poison test results for milk
After a test showed farmer Zhao Heping’s toddler grandson had high levels of lead in his blood two years ago, local officials in China’s Hunan province offered the child medicine, he says – and milk. In return, Zhao says, officials […]
China seals off city after bubonic plague death
A Chinese city has been sealed off and 151 people placed in quarantine since last week after a man died of bubonic plague, state media said Tuesday. The 30,000 people living in Yumen in the northwestern province of Gansu are […]
World’s top AIDS experts among MH17 victims: IAS
Some of the world’s top AIDS experts, bound for an international conference in Melbourne, Australia, were among those killed in Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash, the International AIDS Society (IAS) announced on Friday. In a statement on its website, IAS said […]
Westerners in the UAE not heeding sun-safe advice
ABU DHABI – Western expatriates are choosing vanity over their health by avoiding sun-safe practices in the pursuit of a tan, skin cancer experts have said. Unlike some nationalities, who go to great lengths to protect themselves from potentially dangerous […]
CSI launches Singapore’s first breast cancer cell bank
The first University-based Breast Cancer Cell Bank has been set up in Singapore NUS’ Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI) to help develop better understanding of and treatments for tumors. With the support of Royal Philips, the facility will house […]
Traditional Korean medicine industry struggles to expand
For many years in the past, Koreans would seek doctors of traditional Korean medicine for herbal medicine to boost their energy levels, or to get acupuncture treatment for chronic muscle pain. The industry, however, has been struggling to expand its […]
Indonesia ‘Being Left Behind’ in HIV fight
Jakarta – A new United Nations report has highlighted a massive increase in the number of AIDS-related deaths in Indonesia between 2005 and 2013, even as other countries in the region and elsewhere recorded declines, with experts attributing the rise […]
UAE attracts couples seeking infertility treatment
DUBAI: Having a baby is a life-defining moment for every new parent but the path to parenthood is not always easy. Almost 50 million couples around the globe are struggling with infertility, with an estimated one in six couples in […]
15,000 expected for ‘Your Child in Gold’
Dubai Municipality has announced that its health awareness initiative, ‘Your Child in Gold’, has attracted great interest with around 4,000 people registering online to participate in the weight-loss contest. Walid Al Shaibani, head of DM Club and coordinator of the […]
