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10th edition of Medical Fair Asia set to be the biggest yet; strong ASEAN markets drive show growth
In just six months, Singapore will once again play host to MEDICAL FAIR ASIA, as it makes a much anticipated return on 9 to 11 September 2014 at Suntec Singapore. The 10th instalment of the international exhibition on Hospital, Diagnostic, […]
Patients continue to suffer as doctors’ strike intensifies in UP
Patients continued to suffer due to doctors’ stir that has hit health services in several parts of Uttar Pradesh as the strike by junior doctors went on for another day on Wednesday, following the arrest of their co-workers after a […]
UAE will not follow Saudi’s ban on energy drinks
The UAE has no immediate plans to follow Saudi Arabia’s ban on energy drinks but guidelines are constantly under review, says the authority that helped to have them banned from schools. The kingdom prohibited sales of the drinks on Monday […]
India makes polio vaccine must for travellers
To keep away the polio virus from Indian soil, travellers to and from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria, Kenya, Somalia and Nigeria will have to take oral polio vaccination six weeks prior to the travel. Health Ministry has made the new […]
Haze covers Kuala Lumpur amid drought
KUALA LUMPUR – Haze shrouded Malaysia’s capital and its surroundings yesterday, causing “unhealthy” air quality due to fires from a drought that has led to water rationing. The Air Pollution Index rose as high as 150 in seven areas – […]
10 Filipinos die hourly due to smoking-related illnesses
MANILA, Philippines – Ten Filipinos die every hour from smoking-related illnesses, Senate President Franklin Drilon said Monday as he co-sponsored a bill requiring picture warnings on cigarette packaging with the aim of reducing smoking incidence in the country. “Our Department […]
‘Flesh-eating disease’ prophecy causes panic
Panic spread on social media in the Philippines when a TV report misleadingly uncovered a “flesh-eating skin disease” and then linked it to a prophecy made by an Indian holy man. The Philippines Department of Health has told the BBC […]
China closes 5,000 illegal clinics
BEIJING – China has closed 5,088 illegal clinics in three months amid a crackdown on illicit medical practices, the country’s health authority has announced. A year-long campaign began in October targeting unlicensed clinics and unqualified doctors, according to a National […]
WHO: Lack of exercise in UAE a key disease factor
DUBAI – Half of all women and a third of all men in the region do not exercise enough, a conference of health experts has heard. Studies by the World Health Organisation (WHO) found that its Eastern Mediterranean Region, of […]
Dialysis for the needy: Are we on the right track?
Senior health correspondent Salma Khalik may have highlighted another gap in our health-care system, where critical life-saving treatments like dialysis have been left to voluntary welfare organisations and for-profit private entities to manage and provide (“No support, so no dialysis”; […]
