Category: Community
Bangladesh: 400 fall Ill after drinking factory water
In Bangladesh around 400 workers fell ill at their garment factory after drinking water at the factory, say sources. The workers were from Rose Dresses Limited, owned by Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Atiqul Islam, according to […]
China gets tough to remedy loss of faith in locally made milk powder
BEIJING – When her friends go on an overseas trip, Ms Cheng Hailin, who has a two-year-old daughter, asks them for a big favour. Like many other Chinese parents these days, the 33-year-old teacher does not trust made-in-China infant formula. […]
Drug residue found in Taipei eggs: DOH
TAIPEI – Eight out of 30 randomly tested batches of eggs currently on the market in Taipei were found to contain small amounts of drug residues that could harm humans if overexposed, Taipei City’s Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday. […]
Singapore reports third death from dengue this year
SINGAPORE- Singapore has reported the third death from dengue this year amid an epidemic in the city state. The patient was an 86-year-old man, the Ministry of Health and the National Environment Agency said in a statement on Tuesday evening. […]
Malaysia ministry warns smokers to stop smoking during haze crisis
PUTRAJAYA – Smokers are advice to stop smoking during the haze crisis. Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department deputy director Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar said smokers would stand a higher chance in contracting haze related illnesses. “Smokers will inhale not only […]
Malaysia haze: Huge jump in asthma cases
PUTRAJAYA – Public hospitals have recorded an upsurge in asthma attacks, with those in Johor and Malacca jumping by more than 100 per cent due to the haze that has heavily enveloped the two states. Other haze-related health complications have […]
Nearly 49,000 infected with dengue, 59 dead in Thailand
BANGKOK- Nearly 49,000 people in Thailand have been infected with dengue virus, 59 of whom died, Thai National News Bureau reported Friday. According to Public Health Minister Pradit Sintavanarong, dengue situation in Thailand is still of concern given nearly 49, […]
First human infection of H6N1 bird flu confirmed in Taiwan
TAIPEI- Taiwan’s disease control authority on Friday confirmed that the world’s first human infection of H6N1 bird flu has been reported on the island, adding that the patient has already recovered. Source: Xinhua
Beijing on alert for Middle East virus
BEIJING – Beijing can’t rule out the possibility of new SARS-like coronavirus MERS-CoV infections, said the city’s health authorities on Monday. The virus originated in the Middle East. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Health called for vigilance among the general […]
Children suffer as Pakistan battles measles epidemic
LAHORE, Pakistan – In the intensive-care ward of Lahore’s Mayo hospital, pale, spotty children cry in the intense heat of the Pakistani summer – victims of a devastating measles outbreak. Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province of which Lahore is the […]
