Category: Community
Obesity and prayer damages knees, UAE doctors warn
ABU DHABI – Muslims in the UAE are among the most common sufferers of degenerative knee problems in the world because of soaring obesity rates and a kneeling-to-pray culture. The practice of praying five times daily coupled with the pressure […]
Kids may be dry but still in danger wearing ‘toxic raincoats’
Toxic rain gear may protect children against the common cold but they can make kids sicker in the long run. An environmental advocacy group on Saturday said raincoats from discount retail stores in Manila and Pasay City contained high levels […]
Surging hand-foot-mouth disease in Beijing
Beijing saw an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease with more than 2,600 cases reported per week from May 26 to June 22, said the capital’s disease prevention center on Sunday. In the four consecutive weeks during the period, the number of […]
Malaysia sets up task force to fight dengue as deaths rise
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has set up a task force to combat dengue fever as deaths from the mosquito-borne tropical disease have soared, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Tuesday. Najib said he hoped the task force led by his deputy […]
Japanese encephalitis cases increase in Vietnam
Because of increasing trend of Japanese encephalitis cases in the country, Vietnamese Ministry of Health issued June 27 some warning of the disease. The Ministry asked people to practice environment hygiene to eliminate residence of mosquitoes. Cattle rearing farms should […]
Yemen’s breastfeeding challenge
The decline in the number of women breastfeeding their babies in Yemen is contributing to the high rates of malnutrition among the country’s children who are under five years old, according to UNICEF representatives in Sanaa. Yemen’s child malnutrition rates […]
“Himalayan Viagra” source of income, violence in Nepal
KATHMANDU – A rare fungus, also known as ” Himalayan Viagra,” is both a source of income and violence across the Himalayas in Nepal. Every year from May to June, entire villages are left deserted as locals rush to higher […]
More mothers crave own placenta
SINGAPORE – Even as the European Union moved to ban the consumption of human placenta, mothers here seem to be becoming more keen on the practice. In a shock ruling earlier this month, the European Food Safety Authority classified placenta […]
500,000 Thais have HIV, many don’t know it
About 500,000 Thai people are infected with HIV but only half of them know they have the virus and receive treatment, the Public Health Ministry said on Thursday. Dr Narong Sahametapat, permanent secretary for public health, said only 250,000 of […]
Flu bug in the air in UAE: What to do to avoid it
Changing weather is resulting in more cases of common illnesses like cold and flu among both young and old people in the UAE. Dr Rema Muhaisen of the University of Sharjah Hospital said common cold cases are now at the […]
