Category: Community
Giving blood benefits donors too
SINGAPORE- Eager to do his part for society, Mr Liu Zi Jia, 27, decided yesterday to donate blood for the first time on Red Apple Day, the biannual blood-donation drive organised by Singapore Press Holdings. “It feels great to help,” […]
2 men who died after eating sea cucumber an isolated case
KOTA KINABALU – The deaths of two men after they consumed toxic sea cucumber in the northern Kudat district was an isolated incident as the marine creature was safe for consumption, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin said. Likening sea […]
Cancer in China influenced by pollution, poverty
BEIJING- Cancer and its treatment in China is influenced by air pollution, poverty and a fledgling medical insurance system, the Health News, an affiliate newspaper of the Health Ministry, reported Monday — also World Cancer Day. The same type of […]
Punjab: Man Dies of Swine Flu
A middle-aged man died of swine flu at a private hospital in Punjab, say sources. The deceased identified as Bharpur Singh, who originally hailed from Faridkot district, had come to Ludhiana to attend a family function and fell ill. “Deceased […]
China caps levels of more food contaminants
BEIJING- China’s Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday announced new caps on levels of 13 contaminants in 20 categories of food. The newly amended standards will come into effect on June 1. They limit the content of contaminants including lead, […]
Jordan confirms third fatality of H1N1 influenza
AMMAN- Jordan’s Health Ministry on Sunday announced the death of a person suffering from H1N1 influenza, increasing the total fatality of the disease to three since the beginning of this year, the state-run Petra news agency reported. The third fatality […]
Local scientists find new method to attack cancer
BEIJING- Local scientists announced they have found a new mechanism governing the programmed death of cells, providing a new target for cancer treatment and altering a 15-year-old theory on how tumor cell death is controlled. The work could help limit […]
Toxic Gas Claims 8 Lives in Pakistan
In Pakistan’s southwest city of Loralai at least eight laborers died of suffocation and two others fainted due to accumulation of toxic gas in a coal mine. Local TV Dunya reported that the incident happened at pre-dawn time when 10 […]
Two Cambodians die from bird flu: WHO
PHNOM PENH – Two Cambodians have died from bird flu contracted while preparing infected chicken, the World Health Organisation said Friday. Tests on the victims, a 15-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man who died earlier this week, confirmed they had […]
Chemical residue in NZ milk raises concerns: China
CHINA – Tests are being urged on dairy products imported from New Zealand to see whether they have traces of a toxic chemical, despite reassurances from the country that such products are safe. Low levels of dicyandiamide, or DCD, were […]
