Category: Community
Syringes, surgery and slaps: Thais suffer for beauty
BANGKOK – From breast-slapping and gold thread face-lifts, to vaginal whitening soaps and olive oil penis enlargements, image obsessed Thais are going to ever increasing extremes in the quest for beauty. The colourful self-proclaimed pioneer of breast-slapping says her unusual […]
Jakarta media urged to reduce tobacco ads
JAKARTA – Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi urged the mass media to take a greater role in the fight against tobacco by reducing cigarette advertisements. Speaking during an editors forum in Jakarta on Wednesday, Nafsiah said that the media could prevent […]
S’pore and Japan join hands to nurture top immunologists
SINGAPORE – Two noted Singapore and Japan research institutions have jointly organised a winter school to nurture next-generation immunologists in Asia. The second Network of Immunology Frontiers (NIF) Winter School on Advanced Immunology – organised by A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network […]
China coal plant shut by health chiefs
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have halted production at a huge $2.7 billion (S$3.3 billion) coal-to-chemicals plant for breaching environmental regulations, media said Wednesday as pollution levels rose again in Beijing. Environmental officials shut down the factory in Inner Mongolia on […]
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 […]
