Category: Community
Killer skin disease blamed on bad rice
QUANG NGAI — Mouldy rice has been blamed for a new outbreak of a killer skin disease in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Ba To district. The ailment has affected more than 230 people to date, mainly in mountainous […]
Vietnam at risk of hand-foot-mouth outbreak
The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health April 29 warned of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the country. Tran Dac Phu, head of the Department of Preventive Medicine said since early this year, the country has […]
India may turn out to be ‘World Capital of Liver Diseases’
India might soon become the “world capital of liver diseases”. A sedentary lifestyle, increased alcohol consumption and obesity are causing fatal liver diseases in India. Speaking at a press conference, Abhideep Choudhary, consultant surgeon of surgical gastrology and liver transplantation […]
What caused jump in thyroid cancer cases in Korea?
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Koreans diagnosed with thyroid cancer in recent years. But is the growth, which has been significantly faster than the world average, a result of better health checkups or over-diagnosis? Lee […]
No false claim: Virgin coconut oil is good for you
The Philippine Coconut Authority has asked the Bureau of Agricultural and Fishery Products Standards (BAFPS) to allow producers of virgin coconut oil to remove the phrase “no therapeutic claim” from the labels of PCA-certified VCO products. PCA administrator Euclides Forbes […]
International SOS sees increase in demand for Malaria advice
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk services company, has seen a 27% rise in the number of calls for information and advice on malaria since 2010. In 2013 the Group dealt with approximately 870 malaria cases […]
Thai health officials say eating fish lessens diabetes and heart disease
The Office of Disease Prevention and Control 5 (Nakhon Ratchasima) reports that diabetes is still regarded as a major health problem among Thai people, and its incidence is known to be directly related to food consumption. Diabetes patients have high […]
Yemenis resorting to alternative medicine instead of modern medicine
Many Yemenis are increasingly treating themselves with alternative medicine rather than modern medicine. There are many reasons for this, such as high prices, and a lack of therapeutic services in Yemen. Yahya Derham al-Shaik, Chairman of the Board of Directors […]
200,000 Vietnamese suffer from stroke annually
The country has 200,000 people suffer from stroke annually, 11,000 of them died of the disease and the remaining have sequela, according to the Vietnam Stroke Association. There has been an upward trend in the stroke patients as recorded in […]
MMA 2014: Biennial industry show to boost further Singapore’s medical manufacturing
Following the government’s announcement that it is investing S$500 million over 5 years in a bid to boost Singapore’s advanced manufacturing technologies (which include those for 3D printing), the Medical Manufacturing Asia (MMA) 2014 will complement this move. The biennial […]
