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Is this safe to eat? That’s the question
CHINA – While a single television documentary, A Bite of China, lifted hearts warmed by thoughts of mother’s cooking, several issues brought the Chinese diners back to earth in a year pockmarked by various food safety scares. In March, there […]
Unsafe mercury levels found in Thailand river
THAILAND – A civic group will submit to the United Nations a report showing that fish in a river in Prachin Buri, and hair samples taken from villagers living nearby, contain high levels of mercury believed to come from an […]
S’pore: No beef suspension
SINGAPORE – Singapore has not suspended the import of beef from Brazil, because the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has assessed that the risk of mad cow disease is negligible. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said […]
Beijing tap water getting worse: Expert
BEIJING – To drink or not to drink? That is the question for Beijing residents, according to water quality expert Zhao Feihong. Her answer: No. She advises anyone who can afford it to switch to bottled water, claiming it is […]
China Cuts Prices of 400 Drugs
The government price regulator said that prices of 400 Chinese drugs used to treat respiratory illnesses, pains and fever will be reduced by an average of 15 percent starting Feb 1. The National Development and Reform Commission said it will […]
More Myanmar citizens seek organ transplant in India
MYANMAR – More Myanmar citizens who want to undergo an organ transplant operation go to India as they face restrictions in their homeland, according to country’s healthcare services. Myanmar citizens usually go to Singapore, India and Thailand for liver or […]
Rising health concerns over China’s ‘instant chickens’
BEIJING – Sun Xin never cooks. Her heavy workload means she always eats out or orders takeout, and the 25-year-old IT engineer in Zhongguancun, Beijing, has been a loyal consumer of KFC products since her student days. Convenience and 24-hour […]
Disposable masks keep on evolving
TOKYO – Amid the cold of winter, many people use face masks to protect themselves from cold germs, pollen or yellow sand. Nonwoven, disposable masks have largely replaced regular gauze masks over the past decade. Relatively recent additions to the […]
H1N1 death toll rises to 25 in Jordan with new fatality this year
AMMAN- Jordanian Health Ministry announced on Sunday that a 26-year-old Jordanian man died in the northern city of Irbid after suffering from the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu. “The victim was admitted to the Princess Basma Hospital three […]
Blood Donation Camp in Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality held a blood donation camp which witnessed the participation of scores of municipal employees, customers and visitors. The camp was organised in collaboration with the Health Authority Abu Dhabi and Mobile Blood Bank. Source: IANS
