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Vietnamese diabetics rise by 211 pct in 10 years
HANOI- The number of diabetics in Vietnam has increased by 211 percent compared to 10 years ago, while the number of people with glucose tolerance disorder has nearly doubled, local press reported Thursday. The figure was released at a conference […]
Rate of weekly rise in dengue cases highest since 2005
SINGAPORE – Dengue infection numbers surged last week with 620 people falling sick – up more than 10 per cent on the previous seven days. The only time Singapore has recorded a higher rate was during the country’s worst epidemic […]
Tackling Toilet Paper Crisis in Venezuela
Venezuelans are experiencing a huge shortage of toilet paper, and stores seem to have run out of stocks. The demand is huge and supply is so short, that the government has ordered 50 million rolls to meet the demand. Most […]
Tainted rice scandal hits Guangzhou eateries
CHINA – The authorities in Guangdong’s provincial capital promised to expand inspections of rice and related products after detecting eight batches of tainted rice and rice noodles. The move aims to ensure only quality rice, rice noodles and related products […]
MOH monitoring Sars-like virus in Saudi Arabia
SINGAPORE – The Health Ministry is “closely monitoring” the Sars-like virus that recently infected two health workers in Saudi Arabia, it said yesterday. But it has not advised against visiting the country as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not […]
Man dead, 5 hospitalised after suspected exposure to rat urine disease
SUNGAI PETANI – A 23-year-old man died 12 hours after he and six of his siblings were hospitalised, because of suspected leptospirosis, a disease caused by exposure to rat urine. Abu Hanifah Redzuan, a worker for a film production company […]
Kuwait Hospitals Ban Foreigners
A local media reports that Kuwait will soon bar foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings. The decision comes after complaints in parliament of Kuwaiti patients having to wait for treatment at public health facilities because of the large […]
China experts urge caution about eating insects
CHINA – An expert says China is not ready for mass consumption of insects, which the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation claims could protect the environment and help solve the food crisis. The solution to the global problem comes in […]
Foot-and-mouth disease case confirmed in Xinjiang
BEIJING- China’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Wednesday said that foot-and-mouth disease infections have been confirmed in cattle in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On May 10, a village in Urumqi County, Urumqi City, reported that 106 head of […]
China experiencing increase in skin allergy patients: Experts
CHINA – The change of the weather to spring and summer is usually a delightful time, as trees turn green and flowers bloom. But for people suffering from skin allergies, the change of seasons can be difficult, with recurring symptoms […]
