Category: Community
Malaysia to get tough on smokers
SEREMBAN – With an estimated 100,000 Malaysians dying every year from smoke-related illnesses, the Government may resort to having each cigarette stick printed with the words Smoking is hazardous to health. In another drastic move to discourage people particularly the […]
China to phase out prisoner organs next year: Researcher
BEIJING – China will start phasing out the use of executed prisoners as a source of organs for transplants next year, a researcher for the government has said, according to a World Health Organisation magazine. China will introduce a new […]
Saudi man cured of SARS family virus: Ministry
RIYADH – A Saudi man has been cured after he was diagnosed with a mystery illness from the same family as the deadly SARS virus and from which one person died, the kingdom’s health ministry said on Sunday. He was […]
India to triple spending on health, says PM
NEW DELHI- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday announced that the central government would triple its spending on health under the 12th five-year plan as the health indicators “reflect a country’s overall well-being”. “Recognizing the need to provide for the […]
Taiwan supplier recalls rice over pesticide residue scare
A major packaged rice vendor yesterday said it is removing its products from the market due to pesticide residue concerns. King-Town Co. said it decided to recall all packaged-rice products from the same harvest after tests commissioned by the company […]
Thousands of Poultry Birds Culled Near Bangalore
Thousands of infected chickens, ducks and emus have been culled in a poultry farm on Bangalore’s outskirts due to bird flu outbreak, say sources. “We have culled about 19,235 chickens, 13,673 ducks and 370 emus at the Central Poultry Development […]
Health summit highlights China’s lack of nurses
BEIJING- China’s health care system is severely affected by an insufficient number of nurses, said Dr. Lincoln Chen, president of the U.S.-based China Medical Board, at the Second China-U.S. Health Summit held Wednesday in Beijing. Dr. Chen cited the 2012 […]
New rules to ensure kids’ health
SINGAPORE – A free toy with a fast food meal? Forget it, if the proposals announced Saturday are accepted. Fast food restaurants may have to stop trying to attract children with such marketing ploys and soda makers may have to […]
Nongshim ordered to recall imported noodles in China
KOREA – The Chinese government ordered a recall of six types of South Korean instant noodles Friday that were found to contain benzopyrene, a substance classified as a carcinogen. China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine announced on […]
Malaysian health officials move to keep nurseries safe
SEREMBAN – Health officials will visit nurseries regularly to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their charges. The health teams will inspect the premises to ascertain whether they are clean and safe, and the personnel are fit to take care […]
