Category: Community
Singaporeans react to ’emotionless’ tag
SINGAPORE – Singaporeans have reacted to a survey depicting them as the world’s most emotionless people with many saying the city state’s competitive culture leaves them no room for feelings. “Singaporeans are the least likely in the world to report […]
China orders hospitals to treat HIV/AIDS patients
BEIJING – China has banned health institutions from withholding care to people with HIV/AIDS after an outcry over a cancer patient with the disease who was denied treatment, state media reported. The Ministry of Health issued a memo Friday ordering […]
HIV discrimination in China under fire
BEIJING – China’s top AIDS specialist has urged tougher punishments for hospitals caught denying treatment to HIV/AIDS patients. “HIV discrimination at hospitals might cost lives and is groundless. So far, no medics have contracted the virus after performing medical treatment, […]
China to end reliance on organ donations from condemned prisoners
GUANGZHOU- China’s reliance on organ transplants from condemned prisoners will end within two years after a human organ donation trial project proved successful, a senior official said. From March 2010 to the end of September 2012, the trial consisted of […]
China probes liquor containing excessive plasticizer
CHANGSHA- An ongoing investigation has confirmed that some of a domestic liquor brand’s products contain excessive levels of a plasticizer, but there is no evidence that the company has intentionally used the toxic additive, a Chinese local quality watchdog said […]
Mobile phones boost mother, child health care in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Mobile phones will scale up the initiatives to monitor maternal and child health care in eight poor municipalities in the Philippines, an official from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. Willibald Zeck, Chief of Health and […]
71 Percent of Indian Elders Compelled to Work
A survey conducted by United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) India said that nearly 71 percent of India’s elderly aged between 60 to 80 years are compelled to work. The survey, partnered with many other organisations, noted that 71 percent elderly […]
How mums ended up taking home wrong babies
SINGAPORE – Talk about a mother’s worst nightmare. Just hours after reaching home from hospital with her newborn, a 31-year-old woman realised the baby boy might not be hers. The boy had two name tags on his ankles – one […]
Toxic chemicals found in top clothing brands
TAIWAN – Greenpeace yesterday warned that 63 per cent of clothing samples from 20 name-brand clothing lines contain toxic chemicals that can do harm to wearers. Director of the Greenpeace Toxicant Prevention Project Lai Chien-ju said that the environmentalist group […]
S’pore scientists identify cause of chronic inflammation in cancers
SINGAPORE – A*STAR scientists have identified the enzyme telomerase as a cause of chronic inflammation in human cancers. Chronic inflammation is now recognised as a key underlying cause for the development of many human cancers, autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative diseases and […]
