Category: Community
Coal burning in China’s north can shorten lives
CHINA – Heavy air pollution reduces life expectancy, a new study has found, ringing an alarm for policymakers looking to create their future energy roadmap. The research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a US multidisciplinary […]
Chicken feet scandal scares public
NANNING- A food scandal involving chicken feet has led to public concern in China after it emerged products had been stored in a freezer for nearly half a century. Police in Nanning, capital of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, […]
Foot-and-mouth disease infections confirmed in Tibet
BEIJING- The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Wednesday said infections of foot-and-mouth disease have been confirmed in cattle in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. On July 5, a village in Bomi County in Nyingchi Prefecture reported that 72 head of […]
120,000 dengue cases projected in Thailand in 2013
BANGKOK- The dengue outbreak, which has been surging sharply in Thailand during the current rainy season, is feared to strike 120,000 cases for the whole year, a sharp rise from the previous years, health officials said Monday. There have been […]
Dengue outbreak strikes 1,800 in the Central Philippines
A provincial official revealed that dengue fever has surged in the central Philippines, infecting more than 1,800 people and killing at least ten. The number of people struck down by the mosquito-borne disease in the central province of Iloilo this […]
Two new MERS deaths in Saudi: Ministry
RIYADH – A Saudi man and a child have died from the MERS virus, bringing the number of deaths from the respiratory infection in the kingdom to 38, the health ministry said on Sunday. The 53-year-old man died from the […]
India to curb sale of adulterated milk
Expressing concern over the sale of adulterated milk in India, the Supreme Court yesterday said it is a serious issue and action needs to be taken by state governments to curb it. “It is a very serious matter. Undoubtedly, it […]
China’s worried parents drive imported milk sales
CHINA – The first thing customers see as they enter the basement of the Wal-Mart Qinghe store in Beijing is a mountain of imported milk cartons. Half a large stack of Euro-fit whole milk from Germany, selling at 9.9 yuan […]
Respiratory illness hits over 10,000 in hazy Riau
RIAU – The heavy haze which has been engulfing Riau, Indonesia, for the past few weeks, may have started to fade, but the region’s problems are not over yet as the disaster has left an estimated 10,380 residents suffering from […]
AIDS Scientists in Kuala Lumpur in Search for Cure
In Kuala Lumpur, AIDS scientists expressed optimism over their search for a cure for the disease ahead of a major conference with more funding and research breakthroughs boosting their hopes. Thousands of delegates will attend the four-day International AIDS Society […]
