Category: Community
Chhattisgarh struck by bird flu
Officials said here Monday the poultry birds of Chhattisgarh are exposed to high risk of bird flu. Samples sent from Anjora Farm of Durg district and Jagdalpur Farm of Bastar district to Bhopal’s High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory were found […]
China orders Abbott to recall it’s baby formula
Chinese authorities has said that the country has ordered US pharmaceutical company Abbott to recall some products in the country over a botulism scare centred on New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra. Two batches of Abbott’s baby formula “risked having been […]
Long-term use of blood pressure drugs may up breast cancer risk
BEIJING- Women taking blood pressure drug for ten years or longer are associated with twice the risk of breast cancer, according to a new study in the JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday. The study said that the odds of developing […]
Obesity rate in China on the increase
CHINA – More Chinese people aged 20 to 39 are becoming overweight and their athletic ability is declining, according to a national survey released on Monday. The survey of more than 43,000 adults found that more than 11 per cent […]
Hundreds die in India for lack of organs, say experts
Health experts say that hundreds of people in need of organ transplants cannot be saved every year because of lack of donors. According to M. C. Misra, chief of the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre at the All India […]
Israel to launch mass polio vaccination campaign to vaccinate 200,000 children
Health Minister Yael German said that Israel launches a mass campaign in the south of the country to vaccinate 200,000 children up to nine years old against polio. “The decision to proceed with a vaccination campaign was taken after it […]
Taiwan on a high alert after rabies outbreak
After 22 infections, Taiwan has now been put on a high alert. Taiwan started reporting rabies cases last month. Prior to the outbreak, Taiwan had been rabies-free since 1959. No humans or dogs have yet been reported infected in the […]
15 per cent of Chinese older than 60 have dementia: Study
Three in 20 Chinese Singaporeans above the age of 60 suffer from cognitive impairment or dementia, according to a study conducted by the National University Health System (NUHS). Issues with poor brain function were found to increase with age, with […]
Two health workers among latest Saudi cases of Mers virus
Two Saudi health workers who had been in contact for patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) coronavirus infections are among three new cases reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations (UN) agency said on Thursday. The […]
Chicken sales banned in Nepal
Nepal has banned the sale of chicken after bird flu outbreak at several poultry farms on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu, say officials. Officials at Kathmandu District Animal Health Office said the government had imposed a week-long ban on […]
