Category: Community
Philippines coordinating with WHO against new coronavirus
MANILA- The Philippine government is closely monitoring all international passengers, particularly those from the Middle East, to ensure that SARS-like virus could not enter into the country, a senior government official said Saturday. But Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said […]
Malaysians not consuming enough dairy
PETALING JAYA – It appears that Malaysians do not practise what they preach as far as milk consumption is concerned. A consumer research found that 72 per cent of 1,000 Malaysians surveyed believed that dairy was an important part of […]
Children need at least 1 hr of exercise daily
JAPAN – The education ministry recommends children get at least 60 minutes of exercise a day to raise their physical strength, which is hovering at a low level nationwide. Last year, the ministry drew up guidelines that give specific examples […]
Gnawing problem of ‘rat urine disease’ in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA – Many people frequent the hawker stalls and restaurants in the Sentosa commercial and business hub in Section 17 here, oblivious to the alarming rat infestation in the area. A probe team from The Star visited the area […]
Death Toll Rises To 30 in Saudi Arabia Due to SARS-like Virus
The World Health Organization said that the global death toll from a SARS-like virus has risen to 30, after three people died of the illness in Saudi Arabia, which is bearing the brunt of the outbreak. WHO spokesman Glenn Thomas […]
Cambodia records 7,890 malaria cases in first 4 months, down 54 pct
PHNOM PENH- Cambodia reported 7,890 malaria cases in the first four months of this year, a 54 percent drop from 17,043 cases over the same period last year, the National Center for Malaria’s report showed on Tuesday. During the January-April […]
Cigarette smoking puts millions at risk in Vietnam
HA NOI – Holding a burning cigarette in his stained lips, Nguyen Minh Khang, (not his real name) breathes in deeply. Taking the cigarette out, he rounds his lips to shape smoke into rings running to each other. He closes […]
1 in 3 Singaporeans getting too little sleep
SINGAPORE – One in three people here is getting so little sleep that it is affecting his health, according to a recent editorial in the Annals, a journal by the Singapore Academy of Medicine. People who do not sleep enough […]
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 […]
