Category: Community
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 […]
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 […]
