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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 […]
Thailand alert for H7N9 virus after deaths in China
BANGKOK- Thailand’s Public Health Department has set up nationwide surveillance for H7N9 bird-flu virus after three people in China were infected and two died. The system includes a lab test for confirmation, Surveillance Rapid Response Teams (SRRTs) and a check […]
Alert for H7N9 virus after deaths in China
The Public Health Department has set up nationwide surveillance for H7N9 bird-flu virus after three people in China were infected and two died. The system includes a lab test for confirmation, Surveillance Rapid Response Teams (SRRTs) and a check at […]
Singapore researchers identify new, deadly cancer
SINGAPORE – A man went to several hospitals and was treated for conditions ranging from diarrhoea to inflammation of the intestines over several months. But it was only when a tumour perforated his gut that the cancer diagnosis was made. […]
China sees more HIV-infected students
BEIJING- The number of Chinese students registered as infected with HIV is on the rise, with homosexual transmission becoming the major cause of new infections, an official said on Saturday. A total of 1,700 students were reported HIV positive in […]
Two Chinese die from H7N9 bird flu
BEIJING- Three cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza have been detected recently in Shanghai and Anhui Province, and two of them have died, the other being in a critical condition, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said […]
TB-HIV co-infection on the rise
INDONESIA – For Indonesia, World Tuberculosis Day, which falls on March 24, is an event of great relevance due to the fact that the country ranks fifth on the list of 22 high-burden Tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world. According […]
Rubella spreading rapidly among young men in Tokyo
TOKYO – Rubella, or German measles, has been spreading rapidly, especially among males in their 20s to 40s living in the Tokyo metropolitan area, prompting the health ministry to issue a call for citizens to get vaccinated against the disease. […]
Massive funding boost needed to beat TB: UN
The global fight against tuberculosis needs a massive financial boost as drug-resistant strains of the disease take hold, two international organisations warned on Monday. The World Health Organisation and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria said that […]
