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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 […]
Health authorities in Haryana qrack down on quacks
Haryana Health authorities have cracked down on quacks who have been selling so-called herbal medicines to pregnant women by saying that these will ensure they give birth to a male child. National Health Mission’s mission director-cum-commissioner (Food and Drug Administration) […]
HIV infections still on the rise in PH
MANILA, Philippines — Almost 400 new cases of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which could lead to the fatal Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) if not suppressed, were reported last November, 35 per cent more than in the […]
Hong Kong has first H7N9 bird flu death
HONG KONG- A Hong Kong man infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu died yesterday. It is the first death in the city since the virus emerged there earlier this month. The 80-year-old man was the second reported case […]
