Category: Community
India unveils vaccine for deadly diarrhoea virus
NEW DELHI – Scientists unveiled on Tuesday an affordable vaccine against a deadly diarrhoea-causing virus that kills some 100,000 children in India every year. Rotavirus, which causes dehydration and severe diarrhoea, is globally responsible for some 453,000 deaths annually and […]
Panic grips Saudis as toll rises from SARS-like virus
RIYADH – Panic has gripped Saudis in the country’s east, where most cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected, witnesses said, as the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom hits 15. Scores of people have reported […]
Cambodia can End HIV Infections by 2020: WHO
Cambodia is on track to successfully reverse HIV epidemic and may eliminate new infections by 2020, says the World Health Organization. The Southeast Asian nation has reduced its HIV prevalence rate from a 1998 peak of 1.7 percent among people […]
Deaths of Nine Kids Forces Suspension of Vaccine in Vietnam
Following the deaths of nine children who were given Quinvaxem vaccine in Vietnam, the country’s health ministry revealed that it will be suspending the use of the vaccine until it receives a report from the World Health Organization. Quinvaxem is […]
Toxicity found in breast milk of Vietnamese mothers in dioxin-affected areas
DONG NAI – During the war in Viet Nam, US troops stored more than 98,000 buckets of Agent Orange at Bien Hoa airbase in the southern province of Dong Nai. After they overflowed several times, the contamination level far exceeded […]
Most fish sauces have ‘unsafe’ levels of preservatives
THAILAND – Most fish sauces and many mixed fish sauces on store shelves across Thailand contain levels of preservatives that fail to meet safety standards, according to the results of a study released yesterday. The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) […]
Influx of exhibitors expected to join in 2013 Medical Fair Thailand
The organiser of the Medical Fair Thailand (MFT) said that more than 400 exhibitors are expected to participate in this year’s biggest medical and healthcare event to be held 12-14 September at the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre. The growing participation […]
China plans crackdown on antiobiotics overuse
CHINA – China’s top health authority is set to further strengthen nationwide surveillance over clinical use of antibiotics and related drug-resistance cases to avert potential antibiotic overuse. The National Health and Family Planning Commission issued an online notice on May […]
The ‘allergic march’
SINGAPORE – When a child starts to show signs of having eczema, it could signal the start of a group of conditions that include asthma and allergic rhinitis. Together, they are known as atopic conditions. Overseas studies show about 50 […]
Kashmir Haunted by the Fear of Fake Drugs
An allegation over the wrongful purchase of antibiotics by a government-appointed committee in Jammu and Kashmir, has now started creating fear in the imagination of the public in the Valley. But is the issue being blown out of proportion? The […]
