Category: Community
Bird flu confirmed to have spread to 11 provinces in Vietnam
HANOI – Bird flu has been confirmed to have spread to 11 provinces in Vietnam with 24 outbreaks, said the website of the Department of Animal Health under Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on Tuesday. The Eleven […]
President calls for eradicating Leprosy
Stressing the need for combating leprosy, President Pranab Mukherjee has called for integrated leprosy services in geographically focused areas to eradicate the disease. He was speaking at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan where he presented the International Gandhi Award […]
Tobacco claims lives of over 1 million Indians annualy
A new report recently stated that tobacco products are the number one cause of oral cancer in India, and chewed tobacco products are directly linked to oral cancer. The World Lung Foundation report said more than one million Indians die […]
Not time to legalize medical use of marijuana in PH yet: official
MANILA – It is not yet time for the Philippines to legislate the use of marijuana for medical purposes, Philippine Health Secretary Enrique Ona said here Saturday. Reacting to a bill on the legalization of the medical use of marijuana, […]
Vietnamese gov’t urges drastic measures as avian flu breaks out in eight provinces
HANOI – Vietnam has reported outbreaks of A/ H5N1 avian flu in eight provinces across the country, according to the website of the Department of Animal Health under Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on Saturday. Specifically, avian […]
China smog makes capital ‘barely suitable’ for life: report
Severe pollution in Beijing has made the Chinese capital “barely suitable” for living, according to an official Chinese report, as the world’s second-largest economy tries to reduce often hazardous levels of smog caused by decades of rapid growth. Pollution is […]
Dengue deaths up in M’sia
Deaths from dengue fever have nearly tripled in Malaysia this year compared to the same period last year. The deaths have sparked a stepped-up campaign to control the mosquitos which spread the virus. As of this week, 22 people have […]
Chinese consume too much food from animals
Chinese people appear to be eating more food from animals than they actually need, and this “compensatory consumption of food” may not change until the 2020s. Wang Dongyang, deputy director of the Institute of Food and Nutrition Development under the […]
Bahrain confirms first swine flu case in 2014
MANAMA – Bahrain registered Wednesday its first swine flu case in 2014 after test results of a 41-year-old woman proved positive. The Bahraini Health Ministry said in a statement the patient was shifted to a quarantine facility and given Tami […]
Vietnam raises alarm about H7N9 bird flu spread
HANOI- Vietnam’s Ministry of Health (MoH) recently sent an urgent circular to provinces and cities, asking them to beef up the prevention and fight against H7N9 bird flu. Appearing on MoH’s General Department of Preventive Medicine website on Monday, the […]
