Category: Community
19 ill after inhaling toxic fumes in school in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR – Nineteen students and teachers were sent to hospitals here and in Ampang yesterday for treatment after feeling nauseous as a result of inhaling toxic fumes. City Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Azizan Ismail said […]
Beware of drug stores with ‘ghost pharmacists’: Philippines
PHILIPPINES – The public should be wary of drug stores that continue to sell prescription drugs even though they do not have pharmacists who can assist their customers, the Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPA) said on Tuesday. Yolanda Robles, PPA executive […]
Quality concerns over China’s bottled water
CHINA – A debate over the production standards adopted by bottled water giant Nongfu Spring has aroused safety concerns. Several bottled water retailers in eastern China approached by China Daily said they have yet to see a major setback in […]
Worst pollution this year envelops Hong Kong
HONG KONG – Hong Kong residents breathed in the worst air of 2013 on Monday, joining citizens in mainland China who have been choking on dangerously high pollution levels, and further undermining the city’s role as an Asian financial centre. […]
Philippines Health Department Warns Against E-cigarette Use
Saying the tobacco substitute could turn children into smokers, the Philippine health department warned the public against electronic cigarettes. E-cigarettes have been gaining favour among Filipinos as higher tobacco taxes make smoking more expensive. Food and Drug Administration director-general Kenneth […]
Chinese celebrity puts malaria on spotlight
Renowned Chinese singer and actress Karen Mok is the latest celebrity to render her gift for singing to join the global fight against malaria. During a press conference held recently alongside the World Health Summit Regional Meeting-Asia (WHSRMA) in Singapore, […]
Taiwan rules out 4 of 7 suspected H7N9 cases
TAIPEI- Taiwan’s disease control authority said Monday that four of seven suspected human infections of H7N9 bird flu that were reported over the last 24 hours have been ruled out, although the remaining three cases are still being tested. Twenty-seven […]
Cambodia fights surge in bird flu deaths
PHNOM PENH – As China scrambles to contain a deadly new strain of bird flu, Cambodia is battling a spike in the better known H5N1 strain that is baffling experts a decade after a major outbreak began in Asia. Bird […]
Research to Develop H7N9 Bird Flu Vaccine Begins in China
A Chinese health official said Monday that China has started research for the development of a vaccine for the H7N9 bird flu virus. However, complications in the development and manufacturing process mean it may take about six to eight months […]
Spike in rate of dengue infections
SINGAPORE – Dengue infections are occurring at their highest rate since the start of the year, with 317 people falling sick last week. The toll was the largest in a seven-day period since January. And by 3pm on Monday, another […]
