Category: Community
South Korea orders bird flu lockdown
SEOUL – South Korea imposed Monday a 12-hour lockdown on poultry farms in three provinces to curb a spreading bird flu outbreak, banning the movement of animals, people and vehicles. More than 640,000 poultry have already been slaughtered since the […]
Chinese city in Aids snare
CHINA- Dongguan, a city in China’s Guangdong province, is in the grip of an HIV/Aids epidemic. City officials admitted that about 2,000 KTV waitresses have been infected with the virus. There is no cure for Aids (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). […]
Dengue cases skyrocket
KAJANG: There has been an alarming rise in dengue cases in the country – more than three times the number recorded over the same period last year. As of Wednesday, a total of 6,155 cases were reported, an increase of […]
Is Cambodia getting chunkier ?
Although an Oxfam study released last week claimed Cambodians to be the healthiest eaters in the world, obesity in the Kingdom is on the rise. What are the reasons for this, and how do the figures correlate? Bennett Murray found […]
Expert warns of grim flu season in China
BEIJING – A low vaccination rate and multiple active virus strains have led to a more serious flu control situation in China this winter, a disease control expert warned on Thursday. Compared with previous years, the flu virus is much […]
Measles now under control, says DOH
MANILA, Philippines—The measles problem in the country has already stabilized, according to the Department of Health (DOH). “Based on our mathematical projections, the cases have already stabilized. [The number of cases] hasn’t shot up unlike in November and December, which […]
Want to win a car or holiday? Just lose weight
Lose weight and win a car or even a holiday. That is part of the pitch for the first national campaign to promote healthy weight management through incentives. The One Million KG Challenge was launched yesterday by the Health Promotion […]
3 in 4 Koreans feel depressed at work
Three out of four Korean workers suffer from work-related depression, according to a poll released on Monday. Job search engine Career recently surveyed 752 Korean office workers on their experience with depression at work. About 75.5 percent of the respondents […]
Vietnam reports first bird flu death in nine months
HANOI—Vietnam has recorded its first death from bird flu in nine months, according to the country’s Health Ministry, amid growing regional concerns over a potential resurgence of the deadly virus. A 52-year-old man from southern Binh Phuoc province died Saturday […]
Risk of avian flu outbreak in Singapore low: Health Ministry
SINGAPORE – The Ministry of Health’s (MOH) said its current assessment of avian influenza A, also known as H7N9, is that it poses a low public health risk to Singapore. “The risk of an outbreak in Singapore will continue to […]
