Category: Community
Malaysian public’s lackadaisical attitude hampers fight against dengue
KUALA LUMPUR – Authorities in Selangor are blaming half of all dengue cases in the state on the people’s failure to get rid of containers and other objects with stagnant water. “Water contained in old tyres, paint cans, flower pot […]
24 swine flu deaths in Egypt
There have been 24 deaths due to swine flu or A/H1N1 virus since December in the country, the Egyptian health ministry said Tuesday. “The ministry has detected 273 cases since Oct 1 with 195 diagnosed since Dec 1. Twenty four […]
Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out in eastern Mongolia
ULAN BATOR – An outbreak of highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Sukhbaatar province in eastern Mongolia has been confirmed by the Mongolian State Central Veterinary Laboratory, local media reported. Currently, 86 head of cattle of 15 herder families were […]
Cancer still leading cause of death in Taiwan
TAIPEI – Cancer has topped the list of the 10 leading causes of death in Taiwan for 31 years in a row, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MHW) said yesterday. According to the MHW, each year about 28 percent […]
46,000 MRI and CT scans lost after system upgrade
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia – At least 46,000 images from a few million taken for patients who sought treatment at the University Malaya Medical Centre have been compromised due to a technical glitch that happened during a system upgrade. UMMC director […]
Government to track health of mother and child up to five years after birth
The government will now be tracking the health of a new mother and the child from birth to five years of age thanks to a unique mother-child tracking system launched by the central government. The Mother Child Tracking System (MCTS) […]
China reports H7N9 death, more cases
China reported another human H7N9 death and three more new cases, including two boys, on Saturday. An 82-year-old man died of the bird flu in the city of Foshan, south China’s Guangdong Province on Friday after treatment failed, the provincial […]
Cigarettes kicked out of school in China
BEIJING – China has banned smoking in schools, state media reported on Wednesday, the latest step in a government drive to kick the country’s pervasive tobacco habit. Despite years of campaigning by health activists, China is the world’s largest consumer […]
Lawmakers mull legalizing marijuana for medical use
MANILA — Minority lawmakers are mulling the legalization of marijuana for medical use and decriminalizing its possession to reduce the jailbirds in the country’s packed prisons. Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora said that his group agreed to consider the legalization of […]
Delhi says air “not as bad” as Beijing after smog scrutiny
NEW DELHI: India’s air monitoring centre on Wednesday denied that pollution in New Delhi was worse than in Beijing, following scrutiny of the Indian capital’s winter smog, which shrouds the city each year. A report in the New York Times […]
