Category: Community
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 […]
Malaysians with disabilities and positive attitudes
POH – A couple of notable events held in the last fortnight effectively erased the stigma and negative perceptions that people often have about Malaysians with disabilities. About 400 participants turned up for an awareness forum on Parkinson’s disease (PD) […]
Less use of trans fat now
SINGAPORE – It can clog arteries, cause heart disease and lead to ballooning waistlines. But the good news is that trans fat is on the decline here. At least 70 per cent of the Republic’s supplies of margarine, shortening and […]
Emergency response for cholera outbreak lifted in central China
WUHAN- An emergency response to a cholera breakout has been lifted in central China’s Hubei Province, as all confirmed cases have been cured, local health authorities said Monday. All nine patients diagnosed with the disease have been cured and discharged […]
China to create national database for human organ transplants
BEIJING- The Ministry of Health has drafted new regulations on organ distribution. As a result, a national database will be created to record and distribute organ donations. Increasing demand for organs means that transplants are facing a bit of a […]
S’pore to host World Health Summit
SINGAPORE – It will be the first time that the World Health Summit is holding an offshoot of its annual Berlin event. The summit, which counts German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande as patrons, was initiated four […]
Deaths Due to Heart Disease to See a Sharp Rise in India
One of the country’s leading radiologists has warned that the number of deaths due to heart disease will see a sharp rise in India, especially in the south, and will far exceed the death rates in China. According to well-known […]
