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Clams from red tide-hit areas can cause fatal poisoning
KOTA KINABALU – Despite numerous warnings against the dreaded red tide off Sabah’s west coast, there are still people selling and consuming clams and other sea products from the area. Two people have reportedly died due to poisoning caused by […]
New effort to ease fears over China’s water quality
BEIJING – Beijing’s tap water will not lead to the formation of stones in an organ or duct of the human body, known as lithiasis, an official said, in the latest effort to ease public doubts about water quality. At […]
‘Traditional medicine’ factory raided in Thailand
THAILAND – Food and Drug Administration officials and police raided a traditional medicine factory in Pathum Thani’s Khlong Luang district that was producing pills for erectile dysfunction, FDA chief Dr Boonchai Somboonsuk said yesterday. In the Monday raid, officials seized […]
Polio virus found in Egypt linked to Pakistan: officials
PAKISTAN – Pakistani health officials Monday called for infants leaving the country to be issued polio vaccinations at airports after virus samples linked to a southern Pakistani city were discovered in Egypt. Two sewage samples from Cairo were analysed and […]
Nearly a third of China CNY foods fail inspection
TAIPEI – Almost a third of Chinese New Year foods inspected by Taipei’s Department of Health (DOH) were found to be in violation of government standards, according to official results released yesterday. A health official explained that three main categories […]
Cig makers in Malaysia face more cuts
SEREMBAN, Malaysia – Tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes will be reduced effective June as the Government attempts to bring down the estimated 100,000 deaths caused due to smoking-related illnesses. Tar content in each cigarette will be reduced from 20mg […]
Cambodia’s malaria death toll halves in 2012: health official
PHNOM PENH- Forty-seven Cambodian people were killed by malaria last year, down 50 percent compared with 94 deaths in a year earlier, a health official said Friday. “This is the first largest drop in the last decade,” Dr. Char Meng […]
Sudden spike in dengue cases
Singapore-There has been a sudden surge of dengue fever this year, with more than 200 cases diagnosed last week – the highest weekly number in more than a year and sparking a possible epidemic. The epidemic threshold is 165 cases […]
Tainted-chicken probe goes on in Shanghai
SHANGHAI – Shanghai’s food safety watchdog is still investigating Yum! Brands Inc and its subsidiary KFC for a scandal involving antibiotics-tainted chicken, vowing severe punishment for any violations. At a news conference in the city on Friday, Yan Zuqiang, director […]
Deadly Ebola Variant Found in Bangladesh Bats
New findings indicate that fruit bats in Bangladesh are harboring a new version of Ebola virus, which causes severe hemorrhagic fever. The study by EcoHealth Alliance, a non profit organisation that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, extends […]
