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Drinking from plastic bottles left in cars not dangerous
THAILAND – Drinking water from plastic bottles that have grown hot when being left in cars is safe, according to the Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health. The announcement was made on Monday by Dr Aphichai Mongkol, Director […]
NCKU team discovers new liver disease treatment
A National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) team has discovered the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis and developed antibodies that reduce liver damage, inhibit hepatic fibrosis and recover liver function, according to a press release from the school. Ming-shi Chang, chair professor […]
Nepal declares itself ‘free’ from bird flu
KATHMANDU – The Animal Healt Directorate (AHD) has declared that Nepal is free of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu. Bijay Kanta Jha, programme director at AHD, said the declaration was made on May 22 after the samples […]
Doctor exposes China’s medical corruption epidemic
MIANYANG – Ordering an unnecessary pacemaker, urging a woman to be hospitalised for a sore throat – a doctor’s allegations of corruption spotlight troubles so endemic in China’s healthcare system that patients frequently turn violent. Lan Yuefeng, a former hospital […]
‘Text neck’ on the rise in S’pore due to heavy usage of mobile devices
SINGAPORE – You might love that smartphone of yours but it sure does not love you back. All that bending over to peer at the screen for long periods may well be causing serious repetitive stress injuries to the neck. […]
40 per cent of patients don’t take medicine as told: Study
Many patients who suffer from acid reflux may complain that their medicine does not work. But this could be because they fail to pop the pills as instructed, a local study has found. Conducted by the Gastroenterological Society of Singapore […]
Untapped treasures in Malaysian herbal products
Last week, we met a team of scientists working to transform misai kucing, a local plant with a long history of traditional medicinal uses, into a cancer-fighting herbal extract. Yet this Penang-based team is an anomaly in the landscape of […]
Seatbelt use helps traffic death fall continuously in Japan
TOKYO – High seatbelt use rate and improved braking system have contributed to a further decrease of fatalities in traffic accidents in Japan in 2013, according to a white paper on road safety approved by the Japanese cabinet on Tuesday. […]
To sound Mers alarm or not…
Despite the growing number of Mers-related deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not declared it a public health emergency or issued a travel advisory against Saudi Arabia, where the virus is thought to have originated, prompting questions about the […]
70% of dentists in Japan leave drills inadequately sterilized
Up to 70 percent of dental clinics use instruments for drilling teeth that are improperly sterilized, according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by a team comprising researchers from the National Institute of Infectious Diseases and other entities, called […]
