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Singaporeans eat too much salt: HPB
SINGAPORE – Salt is essential for health but we need only very small amounts of it. Most of the time, we consume too much salt for our own good. The World Health Organisation recommends that adults should consume less than […]
Up to 500,000 die annually from China smog: Report
About 350,000 to 500,000 premature deaths occur in China every year due to outdoor air pollution, according to a report by 21st Century Business Herald on Tuesday. Chen Zhu, president of Chinese Medical Association and academician at the Chinese Academy […]
Malaysia’s Health Ministry to table safe drinking water bill soon
KUALA LUMPUR– The Health Ministry will soon table a bill in Parliament to better safeguard the rights of consumers and protect them from potential health hazards. The Safe Drinking Water Bill which spells out the roles of water concessionaires […]
Air quality bad in many areas of Thailand
THAILAND- Air quality has dropped to a level where it could affect the health of people living in many parts of Thailand, including Bangkok. The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has advised people to stay indoors if smog is visible. Or […]
Ona warns of diseases from heaps of garbage
TACLOBAN CITY—A top health official has warned of diseases arising from heaps of garbage that remain uncollected in some areas in the city, which suffered the brunt of Supertyphoon “Yolanda,” the world’s strongest storm in recorded history. Health Secretary Enrique […]
Infectious diseases on the rise in Korea
The number of infectious diseases in South Korea surged last year, reflecting the steady rise in the average temperatures on the Korean Peninsula, and raising concerns about a change in broader disease patterns. A total of 77,215 Koreans came down […]
Air pollution at highest levels ever in Metro Manila on New Year’s
MANILA, Philippines – As the dust from the New Year merrymaking settled, literally, environment officials found that the fireworks had caused nearly 10 times as much air pollution as is considered healthy in Metro Manila. The Department of Environment and […]
Major Japan food company recalls 6.3m packages of frozen food after insecticide detected
JAPAN – Major food company Maruha Nichiro Holdings began recalling more than 6.3 million packages of its frozen foods because some were found to contain an agricultural chemical. The Tokyo-based company announced Sunday that an organic phosphate insecticide called malathion […]
Beijing to increase maternity beds for new birth policy
BEIJING – Beijing will increase the number of maternity beds citywide to cope with the new birth policy, said the municipal health bureau on Friday. The Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People’s Congress is examining an amendment to the […]
Licensing for baby formula tightened in China
CHINA – China’s food and drug authority unveiled a new regulation on Wednesday that raises the bar for the licensing of domestic producers of baby formula. Experts believe it could result in an industry reshuffle and a potential price surge […]
