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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 […]
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 […]
