Category: Community
Current dengue virus strain replicates 3 times faster
SINGAPORE – The dominant dengue virus strain causing the current epidemic is a “fit and healthy” one which can replicate inside mMosquitoes at three times the speed of strains that circulated last year. Dr Ng Lee Ching, director of the […]
Poor Health Reduces Women Blood Donors in India
While the overall number of blood donors in India has grown over the years, women constitute only a tiny 10 percent share. It is not that women do not volunteer to donate blood. They do, but most of them are […]
230 infected by chikungunya so far this year
SINGAPORE – Dr Dixie Chua, 73, got worried when her bones started to ache, followed by stiff joints, making movement difficult. At first, she thought she had been doing too much gardening, as she had been pruning and the pain […]
Hundreds donate blood in Cambodia to mark World Blood Donor Day
PHNOM PENH- Hundreds of Cambodian citizens and dozens of foreigners working in Cambodia lined up to donate their blood on Wednesday during the celebrations of the 10th World Blood Donor Day. Speaking at the event, Cambodian Minister of Heath Mam […]
Six a minute in China told they have cancer
BEIJING- Six people are diagnosed with cancer every minute in China and young people and the elderly are most at risk, according to medical experts cited in a report in the bi-monthly China Comment journal. There are about 3.12 million […]
Kids ‘using gadgets at earlier age being exposed to risks’
SINGAPORE – Children using electronic gadgets like smartphones at a younger age are increasingly exposed to certain social and health risks that come with it. Parents, however, do not fully understand the negative effects of using such devices. Many also […]
Cambodia launches annual campaign to fight dengue fever
PHNOM PENH- Cambodia on Friday launched its annual campaign to fight against dengue fever as the rainy season comes. More than 1,000 health officials, health-related nongovernmental organization representatives, and students gathered at a public park in front of Botum Vatey […]
Cancer biggest killer in Taiwan: authorities
TAIPEI- Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taiwan for 31 consecutive years, local authorities said Thursday. Cancer is followed by cardiac and cerebrovascular disease in terms of mortality, according to statistics released by the island’s health authorities […]
New health threats for China as it grows richer
BEIJING – The Chinese are increasingly facing diseases of affluence such as cancer, according to a study to be published Saturday in a leading medical journal, with threats to health including diet, pollution and city living. The trends identified in […]
Monsoon Arrival in Kerala Results in Five Dengue Deaths
In southern India, the arrival of the monsoon has resulted in an outbreak of dengue that has claimed the lives of five people. Twenty-four cases of dengue were reported last weekend, of which 21 were in Thiruvananthapuram. Spread by the […]
