Category: Community
UN Scientists: Fukushima meltdown not causing many cancers
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster is unlikely to lead to a rise in the number of people developing cancer like after Chernobyl in 1986, even though the most exposed children may face an increased risk, U.N. scientists said on Wednesday. In […]
China launches website for organ donation
BEIJING – China on Wednesday officially launched a website that provides information on organ donation and allows people to register as donors. The website, operated by the China Organ Donation Administrative Center, will be linked to local administrative offices and […]
Obesity in Korea more severe than expected
The number of obese people that can be seen in Korean cities is seemingly lower than in cities abroad. But recent data from the national statistics office suggested that the obesity problem in the country was much more severe than […]
Restrictions on foreign HIV patients canceled
TAIPEI, Taiwan – The Executive Yuan passed an amendment to the HIV Infection Control and Patient Rights Protection Act yesterday, canceling the entry, visit, and residence restrictions of HIV patients who are not Taiwanese citizens. The Executive Yuan will transfer […]
Vernacare and National University Hospital Singapore work together to implement a new approach for infection control
Vernacare in conjunction with IDS Medical Systems (idsMED) has secured a significant contract from National University Hospital Singapore (NUH) for the full conversion of its reusable bedpan washer/disinfectant facilities to the groundbreaking Vernacare single use disposable system. Vernacare is the […]
Spring in Japan: Beautiful blossoms and hayfever misery
TOKYO – Spring in Japan brings explosions of pink and white cherry blossoms that provide a beautiful backdrop for picnics across this nature-loving country. But it also heralds a mass outbreak of facemasks and speciality goggles intended to fend off […]
PhilHealth to help make gov’t hospitals self-sustaining
Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona has expressed optimism that government hospitals would become self-sustaining as the Aquino administration was pushing for more PhilHealth enrollment, particularly among the poorest of the poor. Ona, who was here to speak at the “soft […]
Do more or fat chance Malaysia will reduce obesity, govt told
KUALA LUMPUR – The Government needs to be more serious in battling obesity, the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity says. Its president Prof Dr Mohd Ismail Noor said that creating awareness and public education were not enough. “At […]
1/4 of older Taiwanese have sleeping problems
TAIPEI, Taiwan – One in four people aged 65 and above has sleeping problems in Taiwan, a newspaper reported yesterday. A survey of almost 800 people aged 65 and above by the Taiwan Society of Sleep Medicine (TSSM) shows that […]
China needs comprehensive tobacco advertising ban: WHO
BEIJING- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that China needs a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising in order to reduce the number of smokers. Bernhard Schwartlander, WHO representative in China, made the comments in a statement following a […]
